Burushaski etymology :

Common Burushaski: *tur-

Sino-Caucasian Etymology: Sino-Caucasian Etymology

Meaning: marmot

Yasin: turćún

Hunza: turśún

Nagar: turśún

Comments: Sh. turśún

Sino-Caucasian etymology :

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ŁărHV́ ( ~ *ƛ̣-)

Meaning: hare, mouse

North Caucasian: *Ł_ărV (~ *ƛ̣-)

Sino-Tibetan: [*lej ~ ƛ-]

Burushaski: *tur-

Comments and references : MCGD 7.

North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *Ł_ărV (~ *ƛ̣-)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: hare

Proto-Nakh: *lar-iḳ

Proto-Avaro-Andian: *ƛ̣:an-ḳal

Proto-Khinalug: ḳizä

Proto-West Caucasian: *Ĺa

Notes: The suffixless form is reflected in Khin. (ḳizä < *Ł_ărV) and PWC (with a regular loss of resonant). PA and PN reflect a diminutive *Ł_ărV-ḳV (in PA with addition of a further suffix, *-ɫV: *Ł_ărV-ḳVɫV > *ƛ̣:anḳal(a)). Palatalisation of *Ĺ in PWC is, as in several other cases, caused by the early merger of *L and *Ĺ in PWC.

    See Trubetzkoy 1930, 277, Abdokov 1983, 118.

Nakh etymology :

Proto-Nakh: *lar-iḳ

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: hare

Ingush: lerg

Comments: The simple stem meaning 'hare' is preserved in Ing. Since the word is homonymous with lerg ( < *lariḳ) 'ear', in Chech. it was reinterpreted and is now only used within a compound lerg-jāχar 'hare', lit. 'ear'+'long'.

Avar-Andian etymology :

Protoform: *ƛ̣:an-ḳal

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: hare

Andian language: ƛ̣:anḳala

Akhvakh: ƛ̣:ãḳa

Chamalal: ƛ̣:anč̣al/č̣anƛ̣:al

Tindi: ƛ̣:anḳ́al

Karata: ƛ̣:anḳala

Botlikh: ƛ̣:anḳar

Bagvalal: ƛ̣:enḳel (Khu.)

Godoberi: ƛ̣:anḳ́ala

Comments: Cf. also Akhv. Tseg., Ratl. ƛ̣:anḳal.

Khinalug etymology :

Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :

Proto-West-Caucasian: *Ĺa

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: hare

Abkhaz: a-ž́á

Abaza: ž́a, až́a

Ubykh: La

Comments: PAT *ž́a; Ub. def. á-La.

Sino-Tibetan etymology :

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: [*lej ~ ƛ-]

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: a k. of small animal (squirrel, rabbit)

Lushai: hlei, thehlei a squirrel, KC *k-r(?)-hlei.

Lepcha: kă-li a sp. of squirrel; generic name for a squirrel

Comments: Rgyarung ka-li, ka-lie rabbit. Sh. 121.

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