Sino-Caucasian etymology :

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *sdĭ́[k]V̆

Meaning: goat

North Caucasian: *ʒ_ĭkV̆ / *k_ĭʒV̆ (~ -ä̆-)

Sino-Tibetan: ? Burm. ćhit goat, Jnp. (Mat.) čit³-sa²

Burushaski: *chigír

Basque: *sikiro

Comments and references : DCE 17; BCD 14.

North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *ʒ_ĭkV̆ / *k_ĭʒV̆ (~ -ä̆-)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: goat, kid

Proto-Avaro-Andian: *c̣:iḳi-r / *c̣iḳi-r

Proto-Tsezian: *ciḳǝ (~ -ɨ-)

Proto-Lak: c̣uku

Proto-West Caucasian: *kVc̣ǝ (~ ḱ-,-ć̣-)

Notes: Lak. c̣uku is assimilated from *c̣iku; on the partial reflection in Lak. of another root, PNC *c̣_ü̆hnV̄ see above. The second consonant, which should have been reflected as *-k- in Av.-And.-Tsez. languages, became early assimilated to the reflex of initial *ʒ (*c̣: in Proto-Av.-And.-Tsez, > *c in PTs). Assimilations and metatheses are quite usual in roots of this type (containing two or more stops), thus the unity of all listed forms does not raise any doubts.

Avar-Andian etymology :

Protoform: *c̣:iḳi-r / *c̣iḳi-r

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: kid

Andian language: c̣:eḳir

Akhvakh: č̣eḳe

Chamalal: ṣeč̣i

Tindi: c̣iḳ́ar

Karata: c̣:iḳer

Botlikh: c̣:eḳir

Bagvalal: c̣:iḳer

Godoberi: c̣eḳir

Comments: Cf. also Akhv. Tseg., Tlan. č̣eḳer, Ratl. č̣iḳer, Cham. Gig. c̣:eč̣ir. Without the suffix -r cf. Bagv. pl. c̣:eḳi, Cham. Gig. pl. c̣:eč̣a, Kar. pl. c̣:iḳi; cf. also Kar. Tok.(with irregular vocalism) c̣:aḳu. The variant *c̣iḳir (reflected in Akhv., Tind., God.) is a result of secondary assimilation ( < *c̣:iḳir).

Tsezian etymology :

Proto-Tsezian: *ciḳǝ (~ -ɨ-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: kid

Tsezi: ceḳi

Ginukh: ceḳe

Comments: PTsKh *ciḳǝ (~ -ɨ-). This root should be distinguished from PTs *čiḳe 'kid', although they have actively contaminated with each other.

Lak etymology :

Lak root: c̣uku

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: goat

Lak form: c̣uku

Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :

Proto-West-Caucasian: *kVc̣ǝ (~ ḱ-,-ć̣-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: kid

Adyghe: č́ac̣ǝ

Kabardian: čǝc̣

Comments: PAK *kVc̣ǝ́. Since there are no AT or Ub. parallels, both plain and palatalised consonants can be reconstructed for PWC.

Burushaski etymology :

Common Burushaski: *chigír

Sino-Caucasian Etymology: Sino-Caucasian Etymology

Meaning: goat

Yasin: cigír

Hunza: chiír

Nagar: chigír

Basque etymology :

Proto-Basque: *sikiro

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 castrated ram 2 castrated goat 3 to castrate

Gipuzkoan: zikiro 1, zikira-tu 3

High Navarrese: zikiro 1

Low Navarrese: zikhiro 1, (Hazparren) zikite 2

Lapurdian: zikhiro 1, zikhira-tu, zikhita-tu 3

Baztanese: zikira-tu, zikita-tu 3

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