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Avar-Andian etymology :

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Protoform: *gVrV-lV
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: rolling-pin, beater
Avar: gerélo
Comments: Gen. gerélo-dul.
aandet-prnum,aandet-meaning,aandet-ava,aandet-comment,

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North Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-North Caucasian: *gōrV ( ~ -ɨ̄-)
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: pole, piece of log
Proto-Nakh: *gāra
Proto-Avaro-Andian: *gVrV-lV
Proto-Tsezian: *gerV (~ǝ,ɨ,ɔ,-l-)
Proto-Lezghian: *k:or(a) ( ~ -ɨ-)
Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. Correspondences are regular.
caucet-prnum,caucet-meaning,caucet-nakh,caucet-aand,caucet-cez,caucet-lezg,caucet-comment,

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Nakh etymology :

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Proto-Nakh: *gāra
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 a piece of cloven log 2 block
Chechen: gāra
Ingush: gar
Comments: 3d class in both languages.
nakhet-prnum,nakhet-meaning,nakhet-che,nakhet-ing,nakhet-comment,

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Tsezian etymology :

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Proto-Tsezian: *gerV (~ǝ,ɨ,ɔ,-l-)
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 pole 2 log
Tsezi: giri 1
Ginukh: giri 2
Khvarshi: giri (Radzhibov)
Comments: PTsKh *g[e]Re (possibly also *-ɨ-,-ǝ- - if Gin., Khvarsh. giri < *geri by assimilation).
cezet-prnum,cezet-meaning,cezet-cez,cezet-gin,cezet-khv,cezet-comment,

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Lezghian etymology :

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Proto-Lezghian: *k:or(a) ( ~ -ɨ-)
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: pole
Udi: gor, gorgor
Comment: Isolated within Lezghian, but having probable external parallels.
lezget-prnum,lezget-meaning,lezget-udi,lezget-comment,

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Sino-Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *gṓrV
Meaning: stick, wood
North Caucasian: *gōrV ( ~ -ɨ̄-)
Sino-Tibetan: *kār ( ~ g-, G-)
Basque: *e=gur̄
Comments and references : BCD 25 (different in WFR 5).
sccet-meaning,sccet-cauc,sccet-stib,sccet-basq,sccet-notes,

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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *kār ( ~ g-, G-)
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: stick
Chinese: 榦 *kār-s `post, pole'
Tibetan: mkhar-ba 'staff, stick'
Lepcha: gar-nek 'penis'?
Comments: Cf. *kāɫ.
stibet-prnum,stibet-meaning,stibet-chin,stibet-tib,stibet-lepcha,stibet-comments,

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Chinese characters :

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Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading: gàn
Preclassic Old Chinese: kārs
Classic Old Chinese: kānh
Western Han Chinese: kānh
Eastern Han Chinese: kānh
Early Postclassic Chinese: kā̀n
Middle Postclassic Chinese: kā̀n
Late Postclassic Chinese: kā̀n
Middle Chinese: kần
English meaning : posts in framework used in rearing earth walls; to correct; stem, stake; a k. of mulberry tree
Russian meaning[s]: ствол дерева; сруб колодца
Comments: Cf. 幹.
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Radical: 75
Four-angle index: 5247
Karlgren code: 0140 e
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Basque etymology :

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Proto-Basque: *e=gur̄
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: firewood, fuel
Bizkaian: egur, eur
Gipuzkoan: egur
High Navarrese: egur
Low Navarrese: egur
Lapurdian: egur
Zuberoan: égür
Roncalese: egur
Comments: Cf. PNC *gōrV 'pole, piece of log'.
basqet-prnum,basqet-meaning,basqet-bzk,basqet-gip,basqet-anv,basqet-bnv,basqet-lab,basqet-zbr,basqet-rnc,basqet-comments,

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