Reconstruction:Proto-Nakh/duq̇

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

From Proto-Northeast Caucasian *ruƛ̣(V) ~ *ruƛ̣ƛ̣(V).

Noun

*duq̇

1. yoke

Descendants

• Bats: დუყ (duq̇)
• Vainakh:
  • Chechen: дукъ (duqʼ)
  • Ingush: дукъ (duqʼ)

References

• Nikolaev, Sergei L., Starostin, Sergei A. (1994) A North Caucasian Etymological Dictionary‎^[1], Moscow: Asterisk Publishers: “*duq̇”
• 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^[2], volume 5, →DOI, →ISSN, page 138: “*duqʾ”