Reconstruction:Proto-Nakh/q̇aač̣

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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Perhaps it has something to do with Old Georgian ყაჭი (q̇ač̣i, “silk”), Persian کژ (kaž, “a type of silk”), Old Armenian կաճ (kač, “felt”), Aramaic קָזָא / קָאזָא (qāzzā), Arabic خَزّ (ḵazz), Arabic قَزّ (qazz, “silk”), possibly also Sanskrit कोशज (kośaja, “coming from the cocoon, silk”) and Ancient Greek χάσδιον (khásdion, “a kind of silk-cloth”).

Noun

*q̇aač̣

1. combed wool, combing, scutching

Descendants

• Vainakh:
  • Chechen: къа̄ж class jj (qʼaaž)
  • Ingush: къа̄ж class dd (qʼaaž)