Reconstruction:Proto-Nakh/ṭateb

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.

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Proto-Nakh

Etymology

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Reconstruction notes

Initial d- in Vainakh is secondary under the influence of *dašeb (“gold”).

Noun

*ṭateb (stem *ṭateb-)

1. silver

Descendants

• Bats: ტათებ class dd (ṭateb)
• Vainakh:
  • Chechen: дети class dd (deti)
  • Ingush: дотув class dd (dotuv)

Further reading

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