Basque etymology :

Proto-Basque: *maguli / *malugi

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: strawberry

Bizkaian: maillugi, mallugi, mailluki, malluki

Gipuzkoan: mailluki, malluki

High Navarrese: magauri, maguri, marauri, mauli, malubi

Salazarese: maurgi, malubi

Baztanese: mauri

Aezkoan: maulubi

Roncalese: margu

Comments: This is etymologically distinct from other Bsq words for 'strawberry' (see *mar̄uhi / *mahur̄i), and close in form to Bur *maɣar- 'mulberry'. There has however clearly been some blending of reflexes of *maguli / *malugi with those of *mar̄uhi / *mahur̄i.

Sino-Caucasian etymology :

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *méwGV

Meaning: a k. of berry

North Caucasian: *niwG_V

Yenisseian: *pVKV `bird-cherry' (see *pi 468)

Burushaski: *maɣar-

Basque: *maguli / *malugi

North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *niwG_V

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: a k. of berry

Proto-Avaro-Andian: *muq̇:V ( ~ *miq̇:ʷV)

Proto-Lak: q̇uI-nuq̇i

Proto-Lezghian: *niwq̇:a(j)

Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. Correspondences are regular.

Avar-Andian etymology :

Protoform: *muq̇:V ( ~ *miq̇:ʷV)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: blackberry

Akhvakh: muq̇:ali

Comments: Attested only in Akhv., but having probable external parallels.

Lak etymology :

Lak root: q̇uI-nuq̇i

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: strawberry

Lak form: q̇uInuq̇i

Comments: Cf. Khosr. q̇Iunuq̇Ii 'strawberry, raspberry'. Initial q̇Iu- is most probably assimilated from *qV- (cf. other cases like qa-naḳ 'sweetbrier', q-asa 'ashberry' etc.).

Lezghian etymology :

Proto-Lezghian: *niwq̇:a(j)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: strawberry

Lezghian: neq̇i

Tabasaran: niq:ʷ / nimq:

Rutul: niGGä

Tsakhur: niq:äj (Gelm.)

Comment: Cf. Lezg. Khl. neq:i, Tab. Kand. niwq:, Düb. niwq:i; perhaps, also Ud. bala-nq:o(j) 'blackberry' (although the meaning of the 1st component, bala-, is not clear). 4th class in Rut. and Tsakh. All the forms point unambiguously to PL *-q̇:-; thus Ag. Rich. nuq̇i 'a k. of berry (костяника)' must be a loanword, probably from Old Lak or some Lak. dialect.

Burushaski etymology :

Common Burushaski: *maɣar-

Sino-Caucasian Etymology: Sino-Caucasian Etymology

Meaning: unripe mulberry

Hunza: maɣaroóni, maɣaroóṭi, maɣuroóṭi

Nagar: maraŋgoóno

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