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Proto-Basque: *u-dagera
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: otter
Bizkaian: ugabere, ubagara, (Orozko, Ubidea) ubegara, (Gernika) ugadera, (Mundaka) uagara, (Markina) igarabi, (Lekeitio) igarabire, (Mondragon) igeribei
Gipuzkoan: (Andoain, Zumaya) igabera
High Navarrese: igaraba, (Leiza) iyabera
Salazarese: uragre
Lapurdian: udagara, (Ainhoa) ugadera, (arc) uhadera
Baztanese: ubadera
Aezkoan: uragre
Zuberoan: ügadera
Comments: The numerous variants show metathesis and folk etymology (ugabere 'water animal': cf. *a=bele). External comparison suggests *u-dagera is probably original (*u- for *hur 'water').
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Sino-Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *darq̇ʷV́
Meaning: otter; weasel
North Caucasian: *darq̇ʷV
Yenisseian: *täχVr
Basque: *u-dagera
Comments and references : BCD 9.
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North Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-North Caucasian: *darq̇ʷV
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: weasel, ermine
Proto-Avaro-Andian: *darq̇ʷa
Proto-Lak: t:arq̇a
Notes: An And.-Lak. isogloss; both phonetically and semantically perfect, thus probably going back to PEC.
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Avar-Andian etymology :

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Protoform: *darq̇ʷa
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: weasel, marten
Andian language: darGʷa
Comments: Attested only in And., but having a good Lak. parallel.
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Lak etymology :

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Lak root: t:arq̇a
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: weasel, ermine
Lak form: t:arq̇a
Comments: Cf. Khosr. t:arq̇ʷa id.
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Yenisseian etymology :

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Proto-Yenisseian: *täχVr
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: otter
Ket: ta:ĺ
Yug: ta:r
Kottish: thēgär, thēʔär
Comments: ССЕ 283. Werner 2, 251 <*thegǝʎ > *theʔǝʎ>.
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