Reconstruction:Proto-Nakh/korto

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

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Noun

*korto (stem *kort-)

  1. head

Descendants

  • Bats: ქორთო̆ class bd (kortŏ), ქორთ (kort)
  • Vainakh:

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[1], volume 5, →DOI, →ISSN, page 104:*kuorta 'head'