Reconstruction:Proto-Lezghian/jirḳʷ

This Proto-Lezghian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Lezghian

Etymology

From Proto-Northeast Caucasian *jĕrḳwĭ.

Noun

*jirḳʷ

1. heart

Descendants

• Aghul: йуркӏ (jurkʼ)
• Archi: икӏв (ikʷʼ)
• Budukh: йикӏ (jikʼ)
• Kryts: йикӏ
• Lezgi: рикӏ (riḳ)
• Rutul: йикӏ
• Tabasaran: йукӏ (juḳ)
• Tsakhur: йикӏ
• Aghwan: 𐕆𐕞𐕡𐕄 (hüwḳ)
  • → Udi: укӏ (uḳ), уькӏ (üḳ)

Further reading

• Nikolaev, Sergei L., Starostin, Sergei A. (1994) “*jĕrḳwĭ”, in A North Caucasian Etymological Dictionary‎^[1], Moscow: Asterisk Publishers