Dargwa etymology :

Proto-Dargwa: *purpi

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: beech-tree

Akusha: purpi

Comments: Cf. also Ur. purpi, Kub. pūpe.

North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *pĭrpi

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: beech-tree, plane-tree

Proto-Nakh: *pop

Proto-Avaro-Andian: *pipi

Proto-Tsezian: *pipe B

Proto-Dargwa: *purpi

Proto-Lezghian: *pirp

Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. The B series in PTs could suggest a laryngeal in PEC (*pHĭrpi), but there is no trace of it in any other language; it is possible that Khvarsh. pepe is a result of secondary assimilation ( < pipe), which would allow us to reconstruct *pipe A for PTs.

Nakh etymology :

Proto-Nakh: *pop

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: plane-tree

Chechen: pop

Ingush: pop

Comments: Obl. base *popa- (cf. Chech. popa-, Ing. popo). 6th class in Chech., 3/5th class in Ing.

Avar-Andian etymology :

Protoform: *pipi

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: plane-tree

Andian language: pipi

Comments: Attested only in And., but having reliable external parallels.

Tsezian etymology :

Proto-Tsezian: *pipe B

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: plane-tree 1 beech-tree 2 cudgel

Ginukh: pepi 1

Khvarshi: pepe 2

Bezhta: pipe 1

Gunzib: pibe-s

Comments: PTsKh *pɨpe; PGB *pipe.

Lezghian etymology :

Proto-Lezghian: *pirp

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: beech-tree 1 poplar

Lezghian: pipi-n t:ar

Tabasaran: pirpu-n har

Kryz: pip 0,1

Budukh: pip

Udi: pup, pup-na χod

Comment: 3d class in Kryz. and Bud. Obl. stem *pirpe- or *pirpɨ- (Tab. pirpu- points rather to *pirpɨ-, but this can be a recent innovation due to the wide spread of -u- bases).

Sino-Caucasian etymology :

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *pĭrpi

Meaning: a k. of tree

North Caucasian: *pĭrpi

Burushaski: *phVp-

Burushaski etymology :

Common Burushaski: *phVp-

Sino-Caucasian Etymology: Sino-Caucasian Etymology

Meaning: 1 a wild plant (mit großer runder stachliger Samenkapsel) 2 das federförmige Blätterwerk des Wacholders

Yasin: phápaŋ 1

Hunza: (gále) phípirṣ 2

Nagar: (gále) phípirṣ 2

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