Long-range etymologies :

Borean (approx.) : TVHV

Meaning : small

Eurasiatic : *ṭijV

Afroasiatic : ? *daʔ child

Sino-Caucasian : *[ṭ]iHV

Austric : PAN *bitiq 'few', PAA *tVc / *tVt 'small'

African (misc.) : Cf. Khoisan *Taʔ[BV] 'child, young'.

Nostratic etymology :

Eurasiatic: *ṭijV

Meaning: narrow

Borean: Borean

Altaic: TM *tija- 'narrow'

Uralic: *tijä

References: МССНЯ 370; ND 2450 *ṭiyA 'to be narrow' (+ ECush.).

Uralic etymology :

Number: 1066

Proto: *tijä

> Nostratic: > Nostratic

English meaning: narrow

German meaning: eng, schmal

Mordovian: t́eja (E), t́äjńä (M) 'eng, schmal' ?

Nenets (Yurak): tīje (O) 'schmal' ?

Enets (Yen): tīja 'eng' ?

Selkup: tetjekal (Čl. OO) ?

Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *daʔ- ~ *w/yVd-

Meaning: child

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Egyptian: ỉd 'young man' (OK) (metathesis) (?)

Western Chadic: *daʔVy- 'child' 1, 'fruit' 2, 'son' 3, 'offspring' 4, '(giving) birth' 5

Central Chadic: *wud- 'children'

East Chadic: *dVy- 'son, child'

Low East Cushitic: *daʔ- 'baby, child'

Egyptian etymology :

Old Egyptian: ỉd

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'young man' (OK)

West Chadic etymology :

Proto-WChadic: *daʔVy-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'child' 1, 'fruit' 2, 'son' 3, 'offspring' 4, '(giving) birth' 5

Hausa: ḍā́ 1,2,3 also 'freeborn; a little'

Warji: díyú-nà 1 [CLR]

Ngizim: ḍìyí 4, 5 [SchN]

Central Chadic etymology :

Proto-CChadic: *wud-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'children'

Mafa=Matakam: wúdá [BaMaf]

Zime-Batna: údò [Sa]

East Chadic etymology :

Proto-EChadic: *dVy-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'son, child'

Somrai: doi [Lk:77]

Low East Cushitic etymology :

Proto-Low East Cushitic: *daʔ-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'baby, child'

Oromo (Galla): daaʔ-ima

Sino-Caucasian etymology :

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *[ṭ]iHV

Meaning: small, little

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *ṭiHV / *HiṭV

Sino-Tibetan: *thē(-k)

Basque: *ti-pi-, *ti-n-

Comments and references : HGC 22, BDC 8.

North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *ṭiHV / *HiṭV

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: small, little

Proto-Avaro-Andian: *ṭVnV- (*ṭVHʷV-n-)

Proto-Lak: *-iIṭa-

Proto-Lezghian: *ṭi-

Proto-West Caucasian: *ṭa

Notes: Correspondences are regular, and the NC etymology seems reliable. The nasal (*-n-) in PA is probably of a secondary (suffixal) origin. Perhaps we should also relate here Tsez. ṭaḳi 'few' (with a velar suffix - old diminutive?). See Абдоков 1983, 185.

Avar-Andian etymology :

Protoform: *ṭVnV- (*ṭVHʷV-n-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: small

Avar: hiṭína-b

Chadakolob: ṭiħínč̣a-b

Chamalal: ṭanna-b (Gig.)

Comments: Cf. also PA *ṭunHV- 'bad', reflected in Cham. Gig. ṭuw 'bad', God. ṭũji 'very' ( < *'badly'), ṭũji-ʎi 'evil'. In PAnd.-Av. the form must have been *H(ʷ)VṭV-n- or *ṭVHʷV-n- (cf. the variants in Av. dialects).

    Av. > Bezht. iṭino 'small'.

Lak etymology :

Lak root: *-iIṭa-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: small

Lak form: *-iIṭa-

Comments: This hypothetical Lak. root is extracted from biIṭa-ḳis:a 'small finger' (cited from Khaid.).

Lezghian etymology :

Proto-Lezghian: *ṭi-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 small 2 few 3 little finger

Lezghian: ṭi-mil 2

Archi: ṭi 1

Udi: t:i-lin k:äšä 3

Comment: In Lezg. and Ud. the root is expanded by suffixes (in Ud. k:äšä - 'finger'). Cf. also Arch. ṭī-nna 'few', Lezg. Khl. ṭe-mil id.

Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :

Proto-West-Caucasian: *ṭa

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 few, a little 2 less, smaller

Adyghe: ṭaḳʷ 1

Kabardian: ṭaḳʷ 1

Ubykh: ṭa 2

Comments: PAK *ṭá-ḳʷǝ (a compound with an unclear second component; however, it is highly likely that the first part = Ub. ṭa). AK ṭaḳʷ > Ub. ṭaḳʷ, Abaz. ṭaḳʷ 'few, a little'.

Sino-Tibetan etymology :

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *thē(-k)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: small, little

Kachin: nteʔ³ so little, this small (cf. also tek² be small, minute, ǝtek² a dwarf, (H) tak be small).

Lushai: tē (tēt) be small, little, KC *tē.

Lepcha: tjă, tjă-lă tjă-lă or tă-tjă-lă appearing small as from a distance, also small, not full grown; tjăk, a-tjăk small, minute, little

Comments: Midzhu ka-tiy, Meyöl ka-ti small. Sh. 180. The Jnp. forms can also belong to *l[ia]k q. v.

Basque etymology :

Proto-Basque: *ti-pi, *ti-n-

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 small, little 2 a little 3 a tiny bit

Bizkaian: tin-gi 2, tintin 3

Low Navarrese: (Amikuse) ttipi 1

Lapurdian: txipi 1, (Ainhoa) tipi 1

Baztanese: tipi, ttipi 1

Zuberoan: ttipi, txipi, xipi 1

Comments: See the note to *čiki.

Austric etymology :

Proto-Austric: *tV[X]

Meaning: small

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Proto-Austroasiatic: *dVc

Austroasiatic meaning: small

Proto-Austronesian: *bitiq

Austronesian meaning: few, small

Notes: ?

Austro-Asiatic etymology :

Proto-Austro-Asiatic: *dVc

Meaning: small

Austric etymology: Austric etymology

Proto-Katuic: *tVjʔ

Khmer: tic < OK dic, dik

Proto-Vietic: *dʔit

Proto-Monic: OM pdic

References: Kh 721, S-246

Katuic etymology :

Proto-Katuic: *tVjʔ

Meaning: small

Austro-Asiatic etymology: Austro-Asiatic etymology

Proto-East Katuic: Katu katɨjʔ 'small'

Khmer etymology :

Khmer: tu:c

Meaning: ;

Austro-Asiatic etymology: Austro-Asiatic etymology

Old Khmer: tu:c

Old Khmer Meaning: small; dik, dic small P250

References: P218, JP106, JP141, JP153

Viet-Muong etymology :

Proto-Viet-Muong: *dʔit

Meaning: small

Austro-Asiatic etymology: Austro-Asiatic etymology

Monic etymology :

Proto-Monic: *dic

Meaning: to be less than, short by

Presyllable: pǝ(N)-

Austro-Asiatic etymology: Austro-Asiatic etymology

Modern Mon: dek

Old Mon: pdic to reduce in quantity

Nyakur: CHECK

Nyakur (dial.): TP: ndic.L small

References: S-245

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