Basque etymology :

Proto-Basque: *lić

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 spittle, saliva 2 small drop of liquid (on the ground) 3 small puddle 4 scum (on pond) 5 slime (of slug), slime (on hands) 6 quagmire

High Navarrese: lis-tu 1, lits, litx 2

Low Navarrese: lis-ka 6, (Aldude) lis-ka 4, lis-ka-da 4

Lapurdian: lis-ka 5, (Ainhoa) lis-ka 3, ur-lis-ka 3

Baztanese: lis-tu 1, lix-tu-r 3

Comments: It is possible that some of these words belong instead with Bsq *lincu-ra 'marsh, bog', *lisu-n 'moldy, dirty' (q.v.).

Sino-Caucasian etymology :

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ƛV(m)č̣V

Meaning: saliva, slime, pus

North Caucasian: *ƛămVč̣V (~ *x-)

Basque: *lić

Comments and references : Etymological comparison suggested by John Bengtson.

North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *ƛămVč̣V (~ *x-)

Meaning: saliva; pus

Proto-Avaro-Andian: *ƛa(m)c̣:V (~*ʎ-,-o-)

Proto-Tsezian: *ʎ:amač̣V (~ L(:)-)

Notes: An And.-Tsez. isogloss, very poorly represented - thus the reconstruction is rather uncertain. This may be an expressive variant of PEC *lōmVʒ_ĭ 'dirt, pus' q.v.

Avar-Andian etymology :

Protoform: *ƛa(m)c̣:V (~*ʎ-,-o-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: saliva

Tindi: ʎac:i

Comments: The Tind. word is obviously a contamination with PA *hac̣:i 'saliva' q.v.; thus the PA reconstruction in this case is not certain.

Tsezian etymology :

Proto-Tsezian: *ʎ:amač̣V (~ L(:)-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: pus

Tsezi: ʎač̣i

Ginukh: ʎamač̣i

Comments: PTsKh *ʎamač̣e / *ʎãč̣e. It is not clear how these forms are related to PGB *ž[ɔ̃]č̣ 'pus' (also irregular: Bezht. Tlad., Khosh. žöž /with assimilation/, Gunz. žãč̣).

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