Reconstruction:Proto-Nakh/nHaaṗ

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

*nHaaṗ (stem *nHaaṗ-)

1. sleep

Descendants

• Bats: ნჵაპ class jj (n'aṗ)
• Vainakh:
  • Chechen: на̄б class jj (naab)
  • Ingush: на̄б class jj (naab)

References

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