Reconstruction:Proto-Nakh/buṭ

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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Noun

*buṭ (stem *buṭ-)

1. vulva

Descendants

• Bats: ბუტ (buṭ)
• Vainakh:
  • Chechen: буд (bud)
  • Ingush: буд (bud)

Further reading

• Klaproth, Jules (1823) Voyage au mont Caucase et en Georgie (in French), volume II, Paris, page 360