Reconstruction:Proto-Nakh/pħu

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

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Noun

*pħu (stem *pħu-)

1. male dog

   Coordinate terms: *žˁala (“dog”), *dzɦuṭ (“female dog”)

Descendants

• Bats: პჰ⁊უ (ṗh⁊u)
• Vainakh:
  • Chechen: пхьу (pḥʳu)
  • Ingush: пхьу (pḥʳu)