Reconstruction:Proto-Nakh/ca

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

Unknown.

Reconstruction notes

In Chechen, vocalism levelled by analogy with the oblique stem.

Noun

*ca (stem *ca-)

  1. tooth

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Vainakh:
    • Chechen: це (ce, horse's tooth)
    • Ingush: ца (ca, tooth)

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Particle

*ca

  1. not

Descendants