North Caucasian etymology : List with all references

Proto-North Caucasian: *c̣VduɫV

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: a young kinsman

Notes: A Tsez-Lezg. isogloss. Since words for 'bride' in Caucasian languages are often derived from *c̣ä̆nʔV 'new' (cf. Khin. c̣ɨ-nas, Arch. mac̣at:ur), we may think that this is in fact a derivate = *c̣ä̆n-du-ɫV 'youngling', which would explain the semantic development ( > a) 'bride, bride-groom'; b) 'grandchild').

Tsezian etymology :

Proto-Tsezian: *c̣u[d]ula

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: bride-groom, bride

Gunzib: c̣utula (Nakh.)

Comments: Attested only in Gunz., with possible parallels in PL. Gunz. -t- is irregular (both PTs *-t- and *-d- should give Gunz. -d-); perhaps this is a trace of some early consonant cluster.

Lezghian etymology :

Proto-Lezghian: *c̣ot:ol(:)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: grandchild

Tabasaran: c̣udul

Kryz: c̣ɨdɨl

Budukh: c̣ɨdɨl

Sino-Caucasian etymology :

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *c̣VdV́

Meaning: bridegroom, husband (?)

North Caucasian: *c̣VduɫV

Yenisseian: *cV(n)t-

Comments and references : Cf. 1165.

Yenisseian etymology :

Proto-Yenisseian: *cV(n)t-

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: husband

Ket: tēt, pl. tatn⁵

Yug: čet, pl .čatn⁵; xa-čit, pl. xeŋ-čatn¹ "old man" (*χ[e]ʔ-cV(n)t-, see *χ[e]ʔ 'big')

Kottish: hat-kīt, pl. -n "husband"; Ass. had-kip (М., Сл., Срсл., Кл.), at-kɨb (Кл.) "husband"

Arin: kintej "husband"

Pumpokol: ils-ét (Сл., Кл.), ilzet (Срсл.) "husband"

Comments: ССЕ 214-215. Not quite clear is the relationship of Arin forms: bi-q́aŕat (М., Сл., Срсл., Кл.) "husband" (lit. "my husband", (Лоск.) kerät "old man", ikerät "мужик" - perhaps a metathesis of the suffixed formation *kVt-ar (see КС 151). Pumpokol has a compound with the same component ils- as in ils-em 'wife' (i.e. ils-et < *ils-xet). Let us note that the Pumpokol form xačet (Срсл.) "old" is in reality Yug. Werner 2, 260 <*t'et> - ignoring the Kottish form hat- - which in fact is completely regular, see КС 151; for the same development see *cǝŋe > heŋai 'hair', *cēse > hēči 'boot'.