Reconstruction:Proto-Nakh/mac̣ardaᶰ

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

From *mac̣ariᶰ (“sweet”) + *daᶰ (“to do, to make”).

Verb

*mac̣ardaᶰ

1. to sweeten, to make sweet

Descendants

• Bats: მაწარდაჼ (mac̣ardã)
• Vainakh:
  • Chechen: марздан (marzdan)
  • Ingush: мерзде (merzde)