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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.
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Proto-Nakh
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
*korto (stem *kort-)
- head
Descendants
- Bats: ქორთო̆ class bd (kortŏ), ქორთ (kort)
- Vainakh:
- Chechen: корта class bd (korta)
- Ingush: ко̄рта class bd (koorta)
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'”