North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *wHŏrV (~ b-)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: a k. of thorny plant

Proto-Tsezian: *bɔrV (-ǝ-,-l-)

Proto-Lak: buIrū

Notes: A Tsez-Lak. isogloss.

Tsezian etymology :

Proto-Tsezian: *bɔrV (-ǝ-,-l-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: thorn

Inkhokvari: boru

Comments: Isolated in Inkh., but with a probable Lak. parallel.

Lak etymology :

Lak root: buIrū

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: thistle

Lak form: buIrū

Sino-Caucasian etymology :

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *wHŏrV

Meaning: a k. of weed

North Caucasian: *wHŏrV (~ b-)

Sino-Tibetan: *ruaj ?

Burushaski: *búru

Basque: *berho

Comments and references : Several ST candidates: *ruaj `a k. of creeping plant', *rŭjH id., *rāw `poisonous plant'.

Sino-Tibetan etymology :

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *ruaj

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: a k. of creeping plant

Burmese: rwajh 'Adenanthera Pavonina'

Kachin: ru³ a vine, a creeper.

Lushai: hruai a sp. of climbing plant.

Comments: Cf. *rŭjH.

Burushaski etymology :

Common Burushaski: *búru

Sino-Caucasian Etymology: Sino-Caucasian Etymology

Meaning: a k. of thorny bush

Yasin: búru

Basque etymology :

Proto-Basque: *ber̄ho

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 bramble 2 thicket, brake 3 hedge 4 (newly tilled) field 5 sown field

Bizkaian: berro 1, 2

Gipuzkoan: berro 1, 2

High Navarrese: berro 4

Salazarese: berro 4

Lapurdian: berho, berro 1, 2, 3

Baztanese: berro 4

Zuberoan: bérho 1, 2, 4, 5

Roncalese: berro 4

Comments: Meanings 4 and 5 reflect a common development such as *hedge > *fence > fenced in area, field.

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