Pearic etymology :

Proto-Pearic: *kic.N

Meaning: little, small (of size)

Presyllable: #

Austro-Asiatic etymology: Austro-Asiatic etymology

Chong: kec.A V?

Chong meaning: little, small (of size)

Song: kic.A

Song meaning: little, small (of size)

Kasong: kic.A

Kasong meaning: little, small (of size)

Samre: kic.A

Samre meaning: little, small (of size)

References: H-438: *Kic

Austro-Asiatic etymology :

Proto-Austro-Asiatic: *kɛt / *kic

Meaning: small

Austric etymology: Austric etymology

Proto-Katuic: *kɛ:t / *kɛt

Proto-Pearic: *kic.N

Proto-Vietic: ARE kʌt

Proto-Aslian: *kɛt

Katuic etymology :

Proto-Katuic: *kɛ:t / *kɛt

Meaning: small

Presyllable: #

Austro-Asiatic etymology: Austro-Asiatic etymology

Proto-West Katuic: *ke:t

Proto-East Katuic: *kɛt

References: P-186; TK15.157

West Katuic etymology :

Proto-West Katuic: *ke:t

Meaning: small

Presyllable: #

Katuic etymology: Katuic etymology

Bru Van Keu: kǝt V?

Bru Van Keu meaning: small

So: kit V?

So meaning: (TL)

Bru: kɛ:t.N

Bru meaning: small

Sou: kɛ:t

Kui: kɛ:t.N

Kui meaning: small, little

Kuay: ki:t.N

Kuay meaning: small, little

Ngeu: kɛ:t.N

Ngeu meaning: small, little

East Katuic etymology :

Proto-East Katuic: *kɛt

Meaning: small

Presyllable: #

Katuic etymology: Katuic etymology

Pakoh: kɛt

Pakoh meaning: small

Taojh: keʔ.T TR?

Taojh meaning: small (PT-181)

Bahnar etymology :

Proto-Bahnaric:

Meaning: small

Austro-Asiatic etymology: Austro-Asiatic etymology

Proto-North Bahnaric: DID ki:t

Proto-West Bahnaric: JRU ke:c

Khmer etymology :

Khmer: ghmuṃ

Meaning: bee

Austro-Asiatic etymology: Austro-Asiatic etymology

Old Khmer: gmum

Old Khmer Meaning: bee

Comments: JP link the word with *guṃ be grouped

References: P141, JP37

Viet-Muong etymology :

Proto-Viet-Muong:

Meaning: small

Austro-Asiatic etymology: Austro-Asiatic etymology

Aslian etymology :

Proto-Aslian: *kɛt

Austro-Asiatic etymology: Austro-Asiatic etymology

Meaning: small

Semelai: kɛ̃t

Semoq Beri: k<an>ɛd

Jah-Hut: kwɛ̃ʔ

Austric etymology :

Proto-Austric: *kEt(X)

Meaning: little

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Proto-Austroasiatic: *kɛt / *kic

Austroasiatic meaning: small

Proto-Austronesian: *dikit

Austronesian meaning: little, few, small in amount

References: Peiros 1989.

Long-range etymologies :

Borean (approx.) : KVRCV

Meaning : small, child

Sino-Caucasian : *kwǝ́ršṭĔ

Austric : PAA *kɛt / *kic 'small', PAN *dikit 'little, few, small'

Sino-Caucasian etymology :

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *kwɨršṭĔ́

Meaning: young

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *kwɨrč̣Ĕ (~ -ć̣-)

Yenisseian: *gitej ( ~ *k-)

Basque: *gaste

North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *kwɨrč̣Ĕ (~ -ć̣-)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: young (of animals, birds)

Proto-Tsezian: *ḳuč̣V (~ -o-)

Proto-Lak: karč̣

Proto-Lezghian: *kurč̣

Proto-West Caucasian: *kʷǝč̣́ǝ

Notes: The comparison is quite plausible both phonetically and semantically. In Inkh. the initial ḳ- is a result of assimilation ( < *k-), as is clearly seen from other evidence (the same process happened in Ud. and Abkh.).

Tsezian etymology :

Proto-Tsezian: *ḳuč̣V (~ -o-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: puppy

Khvarshi: ḳuč̣i (Radzhibov)

Inkhokvari: ḳuč̣e

Comments: PTsKh *ḳuč̣e (but opposed to ḳonč̣i 'young of donkey' and to PTsKh *ḳucǝ 'puppy' which are close but have different origins).

Lak etymology :

Lak root: karč̣

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: puppy

Lak form: karč̣

Comments: Cf. also Arak., Bartkh. čarč̣ id.

Lezghian etymology :

Proto-Lezghian: *kurč̣

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: puppy

Kryz: kurč̣

Budukh: kurč̣

Udi: k:uč:an

Comment: 3d class in Kryz. and Bud.; Udi has a suffix -n and an assimilated k:- < k-.

Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :

Proto-West-Caucasian: *kʷǝč̣́ǝ

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: chicken

Abkhaz: a-ḳʷč̣́ǝ́-š́

Abaza: kʷč̣́ǝ-s

Comments: PAT *kʷǝč̣́ǝ-śǝ (in Abkh. assimilated), pl. *kʷǝč̣́a-ra (Abkh. a-ḳʷč̣́á-ra-kʷa, Abaz. kʷč̣́a-ra).

Yenisseian etymology :

Basque etymology :

Proto-Basque: *gaste

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: young (adj.); young person, youth

Bizkaian: gazte

Gipuzkoan: gazte

High Navarrese: gazte

Low Navarrese: gazte

Lapurdian: gazte

Zuberoan: gazte

Roncalese: gazte

Comments: A unique case of the correspondence of Bsq *-st- ~ PNC *-rč̣- (~ -rć̣-). It is indirectly supported by other Bsq *-st-/-st- ~ PNC *-rC- matches: cf. e.g. Bsq *baste-r̄ ‘edge, margin, corner’ ~ PNC *whǝ̆rʒĭ ‘edge, tip’.

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