I am no linguist, but imho:
There are probably literally hundred or so names for kindjals/short swords/long knives in Caucasus. Currenty there are probably two that are most common - kindjal, since russian remain lingua franka for the region, and qama, since the latter one is derived from the persian(?) name for this weapon.
There is however some misunderstanding with vainakh, where K'ama means one of the form of " nation" - "nohchi k'am" chechen nation.
Other than that you should be ok with whatever you use - Kama or Kinzhal.
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