Reconstruction:Proto-Lezghian/melc:

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 *mĕlc̣_ĭ.

Noun

*melc:

1. tongue

Descendants

• Aghul: мез (mez)
• Archi: мац (mac)
• Budukh: мез (mez)
• Kryts: мез, маьз
• Lezgi: мез (mez)
• Rutul: миз
• Tabasaran: милз (milz), мелз (melz)
• Tsakhur: миз
• Aghwan: 𐕌𐕒𐕡𐔵 (muz)
  • Udi: муз (muz)

Further reading

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