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Basque etymology :
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Proto-Basque: *biśa-r̄
Meaning: 1 a kind of small wild cat 2 marmot
Bizkaian: mixar, mixu, musar 2
Gipuzkoan: musar 2
High Navarrese: (Lezaka) musar 2
Low Navarrese: (Aldude) bisar 1
Salazarese: muxar 1
Lapurdian: musar 2
Baztanese: bisar 1
Comments: Forms with m-, mu- and -x- /š/ have been altered by expressive changes. Forms like PVSV 'cat' are widespread in the world, but in this case they could reflect an archaic SC word for 'wild cat' or 'marmot'. Note that they are found in the remote Pyrenean dialects (SAL, BZT).
basqet-prnum,basqet-meaning,basqet-bzk,basqet-gip,basqet-anv,basqet-bnv,basqet-sal,basqet-lab,basqet-bzt,basqet-comments,
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Sino-Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *bĭSV
Meaning: wild cat, marmot
Burushaski: *buś
Comments and references : Etymological comparison suggested by John Bengtson.
sccet-meaning,sccet-cauc,sccet-buru,sccet-basq,sccet-notes,
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North Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-North Caucasian: *bĭs_V
Meaning: pussy-cat
Notes: An expressive and, possibly, onomatopoeic root; therefore, the PEC antiquity is dubious. Phonetically, p- (instead of b-) in PN should be ascribed to assimilation.
caucet-meaning,caucet-nakh,caucet-lezg,caucet-comment,
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Nakh etymology :
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Proto-Nakh: *pisV
Meaning: pussy-cat
Chechen: pisū
Comments: Isolated in Chech., with possible cognates in PL.
nakhet-prnum,nakhet-meaning,nakhet-che,nakhet-comment,
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Lezghian etymology :
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Proto-Lezghian: *p:is:ij
Meaning: 1 pussy-cat 2 cat
Lezghian: psi 1
Tsakhur: bis:i 2
Udi: piši-k: 2
lezget-prnum,lezget-meaning,lezget-lzg,lezget-cak,lezget-udi,
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