Reconstruction:Proto-Nakh/xi

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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

Etymology

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Noun

*xi (stem *xi-)

  1. water

Descendants

  • Bats: ხი class dd (xi)
  • Vainakh:
    • Chechen: хи class dd (xi)
    • Ingush: хий class dd (xii)

References

  • 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, volume 5, →DOI, →ISSN, page 143:*χi