Reconstruction:Proto-Nakh/c̣eg-

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.

This Proto-Nakh entry contains original research. The reconstruction in this entry is based on published research, but the specific form presented here is not found in prior works.

Proto-Nakh

Root

*c̣eg- (adjectival)

1. red

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Nakh root *c̣eg- (3 c, 0 e)

• *c̣egeᶰ (“red”)
• *c̣egi (“blood”)
• *c̣eg-d-a-ᶰ (“to redden”, transitive)
  • Bats: წეგდაჼ (c̣egdã)
  • Vainakh:
    • Chechen: цӏийдан (cʼiı̇dan)
    • Ingush: цӏийде (cʼiı̇de)
• *c̣eg-d-al-a-ᶰ (“to redden”, intransitive)
  • Bats: წეგდალაჼ (c̣egdalã)
  • Vainakh:
    • Chechen: цӏийдала (cʼiı̇dala)
    • Ingush: цӏийдала (cʼiı̇dala)