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Sino-Caucasian etymology :

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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.
sccet-meaning,sccet-cauc,sccet-stib,sccet-buru,sccet-basq,sccet-notes,

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North Caucasian etymology :

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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.
caucet-prnum,caucet-meaning,caucet-aand,caucet-cez,caucet-lak,caucet-abad,caucet-comment,

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Avar-Andian etymology :

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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).
aandet-prnum,aandet-meaning,aandet-and,aandet-akv,aandet-chm,aandet-tnd,aandet-krt,aandet-btl,aandet-bgv,aandet-gdb,aandet-comment,

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Tsezian etymology :

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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.
cezet-prnum,cezet-meaning,cezet-cez,cezet-gin,cezet-comment,

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Lak etymology :

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Lak root: c̣uku
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: goat
Lak form: c̣uku
laket-prnum,laket-meaning,laket-lak,

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Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :

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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.
abadet-prnum,abadet-meaning,abadet-adg,abadet-kab,abadet-comment,

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Burushaski etymology :

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Common Burushaski: *chigír
Sino-Caucasian Etymology: Sino-Caucasian Etymology
Meaning: goat
Yasin: cigír
Hunza: chiír
Nagar: chigír
buruet-prnum,buruet-meaning,buruet-yas,buruet-hun,buruet-ngr,

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Basque etymology :

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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
basqet-prnum,basqet-meaning,basqet-gip,basqet-anv,basqet-bnv,basqet-lab,basqet-bzt,

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