Reconstruction:Proto-Nakh/ko

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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

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Etymology

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Unknown.

Reconstruction notes

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In the Chechen and Ingush archaic form, vowel /a/ is explained analogy with the form of the oblique stem.

Noun

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*ko

  1. hand (part of the forelimb)

Descendants

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  • Bats: ქო (ko)
  • Vainakh:
    • *ku-H-iḳ (H-epenthesis, diminutive derivational suffix)
    • *ku-l-iḳ (l-epenthesis, diminutive derivational suffix)
    • *ka
      • Chechen: ка (ka) (archaic)
      • Ingush: кa (ka) (archaic)
    • Ingush: кo (ko, handle)