Reconstruction:Proto-Nakh/ʕaarč̣iᶰ

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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Compare with Old Armenian արջն (arǰn, “black”).

Adjective

*ʕaarč̣iᶰ

black

Descendants

Bats: ჺარჭიჼ (ʿarč̣ĩ)
Vainakh:
- Chechen: ӏаьржа (ˀärža)
- Ingush: ӏаьржа (ˀärža)

References

Nikolaev, Sergei L., Starostin, Sergei A. (1994) A North Caucasian Etymological Dictionary‎, Moscow: Asterisk Publishers: “*ʕārč̣i-”

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