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Lezghian etymology :

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Proto-Lezghian: *t:-äχV- / *u_-iχV-
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 quick 2 quickly 3 suddenly
Tabasaran: uχ-ti 2
Agul: daχi 1
Kryz: däχä 1,2
Budukh: dɨχ 2
Archi: wiχ-taš 3
Comment: Cf. also Ag. Burk. (Shaumyan) deχe 'quick'. Lezghian languages reflect two stems: *t:-äχV- (with an aspectual prefix *t:-) and *u_-iχV- (with a class prefix *u_-), connected by Ablaut (*ä/i). Shakhdagh > Khin. daχ 'quickly'.
lezget-prnum,lezget-meaning,lezget-tab,lezget-agu,lezget-krz,lezget-bud,lezget-arc,lezget-comment,

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North Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-North Caucasian: *=ä̆χV
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: quick, swift
Proto-Nakh: *s-iχe-n
Proto-Avaro-Andian: *χ:iχ:V-
Proto-Lezghian: *t:-äχV- / *u_-iχV-
Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. The root is verbal/adjectival (cf. the Ablaut and prefixation in PL, prefixation in PN, reduplication in Av.-And.).
caucet-prnum,caucet-meaning,caucet-nakh,caucet-aand,caucet-lezg,caucet-comment,

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Nakh etymology :

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Proto-Nakh: *s-iχe-n
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: quick, swift
Chechen: siχa
Ingush: siχa
Comments: Cf. the pure stem in Chech. siχ-dan 'to hasten'.
nakhet-prnum,nakhet-meaning,nakhet-che,nakhet-ing,nakhet-comment,

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Avar-Andian etymology :

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Protoform: *χ:iχ:V-
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 quick, swift 2 quickly
Avar: χ:éχ:a-b
Chadakolob: χeχ 2
Andian language: χ:eχ:i 2
Akhvakh: χ:eχ:i-ʎe 2
Chamalal: χ:iχ:u- 1
Comments: Cf. also Cham. Gig. χ:eχ:a 'quickly'. Av. > Bezht., Gunz. χeχab 'quick'; Cham. (cf. Cham. χ:ĩχ:ʷ-ʎi 'quickly') > Inkh. χeχiʎin 'quickly'.
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Sino-Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *=V̆xkV̆́
Meaning: quick
North Caucasian: *=ä̆χV
Sino-Tibetan: *kǝ̆k (~ g-,q-,G-)
Yenisseian: *dǝ(ʔ)q-, *qaq-, *ʔǝ(ʔ)q-
Burushaski: *haqhái
Comments and references : +5th tone in Ket derivates may reflect *-ʔ- (which would contradict lax type in NC), but may also be a misrecording; lack of -ʔ- in the reduplicated qaq- is probably significant.
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *kǝ̆k (~ g-, q-, G-)
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: sudden, urgent
Chinese: *kǝk urgently, hurry, hastily.
Tibetan: kag-gis suddenly.
Comments: Cf. also *khjŏ and Tib. mgjogs-pa 'quick, swift', rta-mgjogs 'quick horse'.
stibet-prnum,stibet-meaning,stibet-chin,stibet-tib,stibet-comments,

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Chinese characters :

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Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading: jí
Preclassic Old Chinese: kǝk
Classic Old Chinese: kǝk
Western Han Chinese: kǝk
Eastern Han Chinese: kǝk
Early Postclassic Chinese: kɨk
Middle Postclassic Chinese: kɨk
Late Postclassic Chinese: kɨk
Middle Chinese: kik
English meaning : be urgent
Russian meaning[s]: 1) срочный; поспешный; 2) крайне, в высшей степени; [qì] неоднократно, повторно
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Radical: 7
Four-angle index: 69
Karlgren code: 0910 a-b
Shijing occurrences: 41.1, 41.2, 41.3
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Yenisseian etymology :

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Proto-Yenisseian: *dǝʔq-
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: quickly
Ket: dʌqtǝ5 (Werner 1, 216: dǝ̄qta1)
Yug: dʌхtɨ5,6
Comments: ССЕ 220. Possibly an old formation with the prefixed *d-; without this element cf. *ʔǝʔq-pVs "suddenly". Werner 1, 216.
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Burushaski etymology :

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Common Burushaski: *haqhái
Sino-Caucasian Etymology: Sino-Caucasian Etymology
Meaning: to run quickly
Nagar: haqhái et-
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