Long-range etymologies :

Borean (approx.) : LVSV

Meaning : husband

Sino-Caucasian : *HV́l(V)sV

Austric : PAN *biras "wife's sister's husband" (?)

Sino-Caucasian etymology :

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *Hɨ́l(V)sV

Meaning: husband, bridegroom

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *jǝls_V

Yenisseian: *ʔil(V)s: Pump. ils-et `husband', ils-em `wife'

Burushaski: *hilés

Basque: *es-

Comments and references : LDC 36. .

North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *jǝls_V

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: husband

Proto-Avaro-Andian: *rVs:V

Proto-Tsezian: *ʔes:- (~ɨ,ǝ,o,ɔ)

Proto-Lak: las

Proto-Lezghian: *ja(l)s:

Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. Represented in several subgroups (although not in many languages), and the reconstruction seems reliable.

Avar-Andian etymology :

Protoform: *rVs:V

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: husband

Avar: ros:

Comments: Av. paradigm B (pl. ros:á-b).

Tsezian etymology :

Proto-Tsezian: *ʔes:- (~ɨ,ǝ,o,ɔ)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: male

Tsezi: is-lu

Comments: Attested only in Tsez., but with probable external parallels.

Lak etymology :

Lak root: las

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: husband

Lak form: las

Comments: Cf. Khosr. las id. Tenseness of -s is unclear (within the paradigm it is always in a syllable-final position, where -s and -s: are neutralized).

Lezghian etymology :

Proto-Lezghian: *ja(l)s:

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: *husband

Archi: as

Comment: The word is preserved only in Archi, in certain idioms: as-mus deqIes 'to marry', as:ǝ-ʎ:on:ol 'husband and wife'.

Burushaski etymology :

Common Burushaski: *hilés

Sino-Caucasian Etymology: Sino-Caucasian Etymology

Meaning: young unmarried man

Yasin: helés, dúlas; pl. dúlaśu

Hunza: hilés

Nagar: hilés

Basque etymology :

Proto-Basque: *es-

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 to get married 2 wedding, marriage

Bizkaian: ez-kon-(du) 1, ez-tai, ez-tegu, ez-kon-tza 2

Gipuzkoan: ez-kon-(du) 1, ez-tai, ez-tei 2

High Navarrese: ez-kon-(du) 1, ez-tai, ez-tei 2

Low Navarrese: ez-kon-(du) 1, ez-tei, ez-kon-tza 2

Lapurdian: ez-kon-(du) 1, ez-tai, ez-tei 2

Zuberoan: ez-kún-tü 1, ez-téi 2

Roncalese: ez-téi 2

Comments: The element *es- resembles the Archi element as- in as-mus deqIes 'to marry', as:ǝ-ʎ:on:ol 'husband and wife' (NCED). It is compounded with *-kon- (unknown element); *-t-ai (possibly = (c) jai ‘celebration, holiday’); *-t-egu (prob. = *egun ‘day’).

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