North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *c_wɨrV

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: a k. of fruit

Proto-Lak: s:iru

Proto-Lezghian: *s:ʷɨr(a)

Proto-West Caucasian: *šʷǝrǝ

Notes: The comparison seems rather likely, but the original meaning is not quite clear (probably some kind of wild fruits which were good for drying).

Lak etymology :

Lak root: s:iru

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: young pods of peas and black beans

Lak form: s:iru

Lezghian etymology :

Proto-Lezghian: *s:ʷɨr(a)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: dried fruits

Lezghian: zur-ar

Agul: sur-ar

Comment: Both the Lezg. and the Ag. forms are pluralia tantum. In Lezg. cf. also Akht. žur, Nüt. gürer id. A loan from some Lezg. dialect may be Ud. (Vart.) zurul 'wild pear' (although there are some doubts as to the meaning of the word).

Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :

Proto-West-Caucasian: *šʷǝrǝ

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: fruit(s)

Abkhaz: a-š̌ǝ́r

Abaza: šʷǝr

Comments: PAT *sʷǝrǝ (cf. also Bzyb. a-ś̌ǝ́r). PAT *sʷ can go back to PWC *šʷ, *sʷ or *x́ʷ, thus the PWC reconstruction is rather tentative (*šʷ is the best match for PEC *cʷ).

Sino-Caucasian etymology :

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *cwǝ́rV

Meaning: dried fruit or grass

North Caucasian: *c_wɨrV

Yenisseian: *saʔr₁

Yenisseian etymology :

Proto-Yenisseian: *saʔr₁

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: tobacco

Ket: śaʔĺ

Yug: saʔr

Comments: ССЕ 269. Werner 2, 182 <*saʔʎ>.

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