Reconstruction:Proto-Nakh/ṭaaṭeᶰ

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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Adjective

*ṭaaṭeᶰ

1. wet; damp, moist
   1. → fresh, uncooked (of meat or fish)

Descendants

• Bats: ტატეჼ (ṭaṭẽ)
• Vainakh:
  • Chechen: тӏе̄да (tʼeeda)
  • Ingush: тӏа̄ьда (tʼääda)

References

• Schrijver, Peter (2021) “A history of the vowel systems of the Nakh languages (East Caucasian), with special reference to umlaut in Chechen and Ingush”, in Languages of the Caucasus‎^[1], volume 5, →DOI, →ISSN, page 100: “*tʾaːtʾeᶰ”