Reconstruction:Proto-Andian/bɔc̣ɔ

This Proto-Andian 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-Andian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Avaro-Andian *bɔc̣ɔ.

Noun

*bɔc̣ɔ class 3

  1. wolf

Descendants

  • Akhvakh: бачӏа class 3 (bačʼa)
  • Andi: боцӏо class 3 (bocʼo)
  • Bagvalal: бацӏа class 3 (bacʼa)
  • Botlikh: бацӏа class 3 (bacʼa)
  • Chamalal: ба̀цӏа class 3 (bàcʼa), базза́ (bazzá), бадда (badda)
  • Godoberi: бацӏа class 3
  • Karata: бацӏа class 3 (bac̣a)
  • Tindi: бацӏа class 3

References

  • Nikolaev, Sergei L., Starostin, Sergei A. (1994) A North Caucasian Etymological Dictionary[1], Moscow: Asterisk Publishers:*boc̣o
  • Schrijver, Peter (2021) “A history of the vowel systems of the Nakh languages (East Caucasian), with special reference to umlaut in Chechen and Ingush”, in Languages of the Caucasus[2], volume 5, →DOI, →ISSN, page 136:*bͻcʾ