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Lezghian etymology :

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Proto-Lezghian: *ʎ:ʷirt:
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 manure, dung 2 cow's dung
Lezghian: fid 1
Agul: furd 1
Rutul: xid 1
Tsakhur: xid 1
Kryz: xid 2
Budukh: xid 2
Archi: ʎ:ʷit 1
Comment: Cf. also Lezg. erg. fit:e-di; Khl. fid (ft:i-), Akht. žud, Nüt. xüd, Kur. vid; Arch. erg. ʎ:ut:i (forms, demonstrating the reflexes of PL *ʎ:ʷ and *t:). Obl. base *ʎ:ʷirt:ɨ-, cf. Lezg. Khl. ft:i-, Ag. furdi-, Rut. xidi-, Tsakh. Gelm. xidɨ-. 4th class in all class-distinguishing languages.

    See Лексика 1971, 175; Талибов 1980, 323.

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North Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-North Caucasian: *ʎ_wirdɨ
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: manure; pus
Proto-Nakh: *far- (~ -ā-)
Proto-Avaro-Andian: *xʷVrdV
Proto-Tsezian: *ʎ:ar
Proto-Lezghian: *ʎ:ʷirt:
Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. Correspondences are regular, except for the PTs vowel (*ʎɨr would be expected): this is most probably explained by the influence of semantically close PTs *sar 'faeces' and *tar 'dung'.
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Nakh etymology :

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Proto-Nakh: *far- (~ -ā-)
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: sheep's dung
Ingush: far-ast
Comments: The Ing. word is a compound; the second component is most probably a distorted PN *lust 'dung, sheep's dung'.
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Avar-Andian etymology :

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Protoform: *xʷVrdV
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: pus, matter
Avar: xʷerd
Comments: Av. paradigm B or C (gen. xordó-l).
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Tsezian etymology :

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Proto-Tsezian: *ʎ:ar
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: sheep's dung
Bezhta: ʎär (Khosh.)
Gunzib: ʎar (Gunz., Nakh.)
Comments: PGB *ʎar.
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Sino-Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ʎwírdɨ
Meaning: manure
North Caucasian: *ʎ_wirdɨ
Sino-Tibetan: *lV̆t
Basque: *ler̄de
Comments and references : BCD 10.
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *lV̆t
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: mucus, phlegm
Chinese: *slhits (~-js) drivel from the nose.
Tibetan: lud phlegm, mucus; manure, dung.
Kachin: sǝlat2 sweat, perspiration, (H) kǝlet, gǝlet to run, as sweat.
Lepcha: lŭt, a-lŭt manure
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Chinese characters :

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Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading: sì
Preclassic Old Chinese: slhits (~ -js)
Classic Old Chinese: sl̥ić
Western Han Chinese: sl̥jǝś
Eastern Han Chinese: s(h)jǝś
Early Postclassic Chinese: s(h)jiś
Middle Postclassic Chinese: s(h)jìj
Late Postclassic Chinese: s(h)jì
Middle Chinese: sjì
English meaning : snivel, drivel from the nose
Russian meaning[s]: 1) сокр. Сыхэ (река в провинции Шаньдун); 2) сопли
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Radical: 85
Four-angle index: 1895
Karlgren code: 0518 g
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