Reconstruction:Proto-Nakh/q̇aaḳ

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

*q̇aaḳ

1. some kind of plant from the order Poales

Descendants

• Bats: ყაკ class jd (q̇aḳ, “yellow bluestem”)
• Vainakh:
  • Chechen: къаж class j: (qʼaž, “sedge”)
  • Ingush: къаж class d: (qʼaž, “feathergrass”)

References

• Azmaiparašvili, Levan, Ardoṭeli, Nodar, Lolua, Roman, Saniḳiʒe, Laṭavra, Pareuliʒe, Rosṭom (2016) Naxur da daɣesṭnur enata šedarebiti gramaṭiḳa: I nac̣ili [Nakh-Daghestani comparative grammar: part I] (in Georgian), Tbilisi, page 173