North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *lătV ~ *tălV

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: kennel, trough

Proto-Avaro-Andian: *tarV ( ~ -o-)

Proto-Tsezian: *tara ( ~ -l-)

Proto-Lezghian: *lat

Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. Except for the metathesis (a frequent phenomenon), the correspondences are regular.

Avar-Andian etymology :

Protoform: *tarV ( ~ -o-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: ditch

Tindi: ʎ:en-tar

Comments: A compound with ʎ:en- 'water'. The root -tar is isolated within Andian, but has probable external parallels.

Tsezian etymology :

Proto-Tsezian: *tara ( ~ -l-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: kennel, gutter

Tsezi: tara

Ginukh: tara

Khvarshi: tala (Radzhibov)

Inkhokvari: tala

Comments: PTsKh *taRa.

Lezghian etymology :

Proto-Lezghian: *lat

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 stone trough for watering cattle 2 spring

Lezghian: lat 1

Tabasaran: lat 2

Rutul: lat 1 (Khniukh.)

Tsakhur: lat 1 (Tsakh.)

Comment: Cf. also Tab. Kand. lat 'stone trough'. Obl. base *lata-, cf. Tab., Lezg. lata- (the Tsakh. Tsakh. oblique base latɨ- is secondary). 3d class in Rut. and Tsakh.

Sino-Caucasian etymology :

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *tắlV ?

Meaning: gutter; pond

North Caucasian: *lătV ~ *tălV

Sino-Tibetan: *dhel

Burushaski: *tul (?)

Comments and references : WFR 21.

Sino-Tibetan etymology :

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *dhel

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: lake, still water

Tibetan: ãdal still water.

Lushai: dīl a lake, pond.

Burushaski etymology :

Common Burushaski: *tul (?)

Sino-Caucasian Etymology: Sino-Caucasian Etymology

Meaning: canal

Hunza: tul

Nagar: tur

Total pages generated Pages generated by this script 697926 3261686	Help
StarLing database server Powered by CGI scripts Copyright 1998-2003 by S. Starostin Copyright 1998-2003 by G. Bronnikov Copyright 2005-2014 by Phil Krylov