Reconstruction:Proto-Nakh/gag

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

*gag (stem *gag-)

1. belly, stomach

Descendants

• ⇒ Bats: გაგაჸო̆ class dd (gagaʾŏ)
• Vainakh:
  • Chechen: гай (gaj), ге̄ class dd (gee) (< *gag-)
  • Ingush: гийг class jj (giı̇g) (< *gag-iḳ)

References

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