Reconstruction:Proto-Nakh/dec̣aᶰ

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

Unknown. Analyzed as *dec̣- +‎ *-aᶰ.

Verb

*dec̣aᶰ

1. to love

Descendants

• Bats: დეწაჼ (dec̣ã)
• Vainakh:
  • Chechen: деза (deza)
  • Ingush: деза (deza)