Reconstruction:Proto-Nakh/ħamc

This Proto-Nakh 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-Nakh

Etymology

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Noun

*ħamc (stem *ħamc-)

1. medlar

Descendants

• Vainakh:
  • Chechen: хьамц (ḥʳamc)
  • Ingush: хьамиск (ḥʳamisk) (< *ħamc-iḳ)
  • → Avar: хӏанц (ḥʳanc)

Further reading

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