Sino-Caucasian etymology :

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ʔwǝ̄rxqÚ

Meaning: sack, basket

North Caucasian: *ʔwɨrqV(-nV)

Sino-Tibetan: *g(h)aw (~ -ɨ-)

Yenisseian: *ʔāχ- (~x-)

Comments and references : The NC form is alternatively compared with PST *kʷān `to wear, put on' in WFR 53.

North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *ʔwɨrqV(-nV)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: sack; shirt

Proto-Avaro-Andian: *ʔiqan ( ~ -χ-)

Proto-Tsezian: *ʔeχ:en

Proto-Lak: huqa

Proto-Lezghian: *ʔu(r)χun ( ~ -χ:-)

Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. The medial resonant must be reconstructed because of the PTs reflex *-χ:- (otherwise *-χ- or *-ʁ:- would be expected); other languages do not contradict it.

Avar-Andian etymology :

Protoform: *ʔiqan ( ~ -χ-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: sack, pillow

Tindi: eχan

Comments: Attested only in Tindi; a loan from Tsezian languages is not excluded.

Tsezian etymology :

Proto-Tsezian: *ʔeχ:en

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 sack 2 pillow

Tsezi: iχin 1

Khvarshi: eχen 1,2

Inkhokvari: eχen 1,2

Comments: PTsKh *ʔeχen.

Lak etymology :

Lak root: huqa

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: shirt

Lak form: huqa

Comments: Cf. Khosr. huqa id.

Lezghian etymology :

Proto-Lezghian: *ʔu(r)χun ( ~ -χ:-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: shirt

Rutul: uχun

Comment: Isolated in Rut., with possible external parallels.

Sino-Tibetan etymology :

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *g(h)aw (~ -ɨ-)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: a k. of basket

Burmese: khawh small basket in which offerings are presented to an evil spirit.

Lushai: khô a flat shallow basket, KC *kho.

Lepcha: ku-mu a sort of basket for carrying rice etc.

Comments: Rgyarung khos, rko sack. Sh. 44, 121; Ben. 63. Cf. also KC *khau sack.

Yenisseian etymology :

Proto-Yenisseian: *ʔāχ- (~x-)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: sack

Ket: a:ji⁴ / aj⁴ (North.), South. aj⁴; мн. ajeŋ⁶

Yug: a:^hj, pl. ajeŋ⁵

Kottish: falanč-āk / -āg, pl. falančāgan, -čākŋ

Comments: ССЕ 185. Kottish has a compound with falanče 'sew', lit. 'sewn sack'. Werner 1, 18 reconstructs <*aʔǝjǝ> and doubts the attribution of the Kottish form. The morphological analysis of the Kottish form seems, however, quite straightforward, and the consonantal correspondence is quite regular (although not frequent) - cf. Ket. ɨ̄ 'bull' : Kott. ig 'male', Yug. ta:^hr 'otter' : Kott. thēgär etc. (see КС 168 with detailed analysis).

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