North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *ƛ̣imV ( ~ -ä-,-ɨ̄-)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: tops (of plants)

Proto-Avaro-Andian: *ƛ̣imV

Proto-Tsezian: *ƛ̣imV (~ -ɨ-)

Notes: An Av.-And.-Tsez. isogloss.

Avar-Andian etymology :

Protoform: *ƛ̣imV

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 leaf 2 tops (of plants) 3 root-crop 4 parsley

Avar: ṭamáχ 1, ṭin 3

Chadakolob: ṭamáħ

Akhvakh: ƛ̣imi 2

Chamalal: im 4

Godoberi: lima 2

Comments: Av. ṭin belongs to paradigm B or C (gen. ṭimá-l); the suffixed form ṭamáχ (gen. ṭanχí-l; Chad. ṭamħí-l, ṭámħa-l) goes back to *ƛ̣im-aχ. Cf. also Akhv. Tseg. ṭimi, Ratl. ƛ̣imi "tops", Cham. Gad. nim, Gig. em "parsley".

Tsezian etymology :

Proto-Tsezian: *ƛ̣imV

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: buckwheat 1: a k. of plant ("купырь")

Bezhta: holo-ƛ̣ime 1, sĩ-ƛ̣ime 2

Gunzib: sɨj-ƛ̣imi 2

Comments: PGB *ƛ̣imi. The first component is holo "pea(s)" or *sɨ̃h "bear".

Sino-Caucasian etymology :

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ƛ̣VmV́

Meaning: shrub, tree

North Caucasian: *ƛ̣imV ( ~ -ä-,-ɨ̄-)

Sino-Tibetan: *lem ( ~ ƛ-, -i-)

Burushaski: *tom

Comments and references : [Cf. also PST *lŭm (~ ƛ-) `a k. of shrub', PNC *Ł_ămʡV (/*Ł_wănʡV) `awn']

Sino-Tibetan etymology :

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *lem ( ~ ƛ-, -i-)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: a k. of tree

Burmese: (Mat.) lim Terminalia bialata.

Kachin: mǝlem¹ a k. of tree.

Lepcha: kă-hljám kuṇ a spec of Sterculia; St. villosa; kă-lim-bi a spec. of Solanum; kŭn-ljŭm a spec. of Smilax

Comments: Mat. 170.

Burushaski etymology :

Common Burushaski: *tom

Sino-Caucasian Etymology: Sino-Caucasian Etymology

Meaning: tree

Hunza: tom

Nagar: tom

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