Reconstruction:Proto-Nakh/naaq̇bisṭ

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.
This Proto-Nakh entry contains original research. The reconstruction in this entry is based on published research, but the specific form presented here is not found in prior works.

Proto-Nakh

Etymology

Possibly from *naaq̇- (“road”)[1] + unattested second part. Compare with Azerbaijani yoldaş, Ottoman Turkish یولداش (yoldaş) and Persian دوست (dōst). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

*naaq̇bisṭ (stem *naaq̇bisṭ-)

  1. companion

Descendants

  • Bats: ნაყბისტ class vb/jd/dd (naq̇bisṭ)
  • Vainakh:

References

  1. ^ Schiefner, Anton (1856), Versuch über die Thusch-Sprache oder die khistische Mundart in Thuschetien (in German), Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences, page 140b
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