Burushaski etymology :

Common Burushaski: *ćhaɣé(n)

Sino-Caucasian Etymology: Sino-Caucasian Etymology

Meaning: 1 crow with a red beak 2 Dohle

Yasin: ćaɣé 2

Hunza: ćhaɣén 1

Sino-Caucasian etymology :

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *č̣āmʁā́

Meaning: crow

North Caucasian: *č̣āmʁā

Burushaski: *ćhaɣé(n)

North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *č̣āmʁā

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: a k. of bird (jackdaw, magpie)

Proto-Nakh: *č̣āʁV

Proto-Avaro-Andian: *č̣:[a]mʁa

Proto-Lezghian: *č̣aʁa

Proto-Khinalug: č̣aʕ

Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. Correspondences are regular. Cf. Osset. c̣ax 'jackdaw, rook' < Cauc. (see Abayev 1958, 331).

Nakh etymology :

Proto-Nakh: *č̣āʁV

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: magpie

Chechen: č̣ēʁag

Comments: -ag is a common diminutive suffix. Isolated in Chech., but having probable external parallels.

Avar-Andian etymology :

Protoform: *č̣:[a]mʁa

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 jackdaw 2 starling

Avar: č̣:iʁá 2

Andian language: č̣:inʁa 1

Akhvakh: č̣:ãʁa 1

Chamalal: ṣaʁa 1

Tindi: č:aʁʷa 1

Godoberi: č:aʁa 1

Comments: The labial quality of the medial nasal is pointed by Tind. -ʁʷ-. The vowel -i- in Av. and And. is not quite clear. Cf. also Cham. Gig. č̣anʁa 'jackdaw, rook'.

Lezghian etymology :

Proto-Lezghian: *č̣aʁa

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: jackdaw, rook

Lezghian: č̣aʁ

Tabasaran: č̣aʁ

Agul: č̣aʁ (Shaumyan)

Tsakhur: č̣ɨʁIa

Kryz: č̣aʁ

Budukh: č̣aʁ

Comment: Cf. also Lezg. erg. č̣aʁra, Khl. erg. č̣aʁra, pl. č̣aʁ-ar; Tab. Düb. č̣aʁa. The Tsakh. form contains expressive pharyngealization; the -ɨ- vowel quality may be due to Ablaut *č̣aʁa (dir.), *č̣oʁa- (obl.). 3d class in all class-distinguishing languages.

    See Лексика 1971, 151, Талибов 1980, 302.

Khinalug etymology :

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