Burushaski etymology :

Common Burushaski: *ʒ́ak

Sino-Caucasian Etymology: Sino-Caucasian Etymology

Meaning: rheumatic pain

Hunza: ʒ́ak

Nagar: ʒ́ak

Comments: Sh. ʒ́aák

Sino-Caucasian etymology :

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *HV̆ǯV́-

Meaning: to be ill

North Caucasian: *HV̆ǯVw-

Yenisseian: *ʔāʒ- (~x-,-ǯ-)

Burushaski: *ʒ́a-k

Comments and references : Confused with *ʔăʒV in HGC 36.

North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *HV̆ǯVw-

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to itch, to hurt

Proto-Nakh: *ʡabǯ- ( ~ -č̣-)

Proto-Avaro-Andian: *žab- ( ~ -o-)

Proto-Lak: č:u-

Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. An expressive root; some languages have reflexes of a similar root with a hissing consonant: cf. Chech. zuz (züza-) 'itch, rash', Av. zu-n- / zun-ṭ- 'to have a shooting pain'; Ud. zizi 'ache, pain'; Khin. izä-q̇i 'to itch'.

Nakh etymology :

Proto-Nakh: *ʡabǯ- ( ~ -č̣-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to sting, burn (of pain, wound)

Chechen: ʕowž-

Ingush: ʕowž-

Comments: Cf. also dur. *ʡēbǯ- (Chech. ʕīž-, Ing. ʕijž-).

Avar-Andian etymology :

Protoform: *žab- ( ~ -o-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to hurt, be in pain

Chamalal: zaj- / zā-

Tindi: žē-

Godoberi: žab-

Comments: Cf. also Cham. Gig. zab- id.

Lak etymology :

Lak root: č:u-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to itch

Lak form: č:u-n

Comments: Cf. also č:uč:i 'itch, rash'; Khosr. č:ʷu-n, imper. č:ʷuč:ʷu 'to itch'.

Yenisseian etymology :

Proto-Yenisseian: *ʔāʒ- (~x-,-ǯ-)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to be ill

Ket: a:dǝ⁴ / adǝ⁴ (Bak., Sur.)

Yug: a:^ht́, ad́ade⁵

Comments: ССЕ 186. Here also perhaps (with a reduction of Anlaut) - Ket da-jeŋ⁵, Yug. d́ajeŋ 'illness, ill', as well as a compound *aʒ-kiń (?)> *aŕgiń > Ket. ajgiń, Yug. ajgin^5,6 / ajgi:n³ 'sore'. For the second component *kiń cf. perhaps Kott. hońēla, hońela 'boil, abscess' (although the vocalism is unclear). Cf. Werner 1, 59-60 <*aʔǝd'ǝ>, 170.

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