North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *ʔwɨlgɨ (~-i,-u)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: lamb

Proto-Avaro-Andian: *borg(ʷ)V

Proto-Lezghian: *ʔʷɨlk: (~*ʔu-)

Notes: Reconstructed for PEC. The evidence is rather scanty, but the Cham. form shows good resemblance to PL both phonetically and semantically.

Avar-Andian etymology :

Protoform: *borg(ʷ)V

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: a spring-time (lean) lamb

Chamalal: bargʷ

Comments: Attested only in Cham., thus the reconstruction is tentative (*-a- is also possible; the Auslaut may be *-gʷV or *-gu).

Lezghian etymology :

Proto-Lezghian: *ʔʷɨlk: (~*ʔu-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 lamb (less than 1 year old) 2 1-year-old sheep

Agul: urg 1

Rutul: urg 2

Tsakhur: urg 1

Comment: Obl. base *ʔʷɨlk:ɨ- or *ʔʷɨlk:e- (cf. Ag. urgu-, Rut. urgu-). In Inlaut *-l- is reconstructed on basis of Rut. and Tsakh. evidence (*-r- would be lost).

Sino-Caucasian etymology :

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ʔwǝlgɨ́

Meaning: lamb, kid

North Caucasian: *ʔwɨlgɨ (~-i,-u)

Burushaski: *hálgit

Comments and references : DCE 17.

Burushaski etymology :

Common Burushaski: *hálgit

Sino-Caucasian Etymology: Sino-Caucasian Etymology

Meaning: goat over 1 year old, which has not given birth

Yasin: hálkit

Hunza: élgit

Nagar: élgit

Comments: [Could be derived from halk- `to bear young' (not quite plausible semantically, however); or could be secondarily contaminated with this root in Yas.]

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