Sino-Caucasian etymology :

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *=írśE(l)

Meaning: to weave

North Caucasian: *=irś_E(l)

Burushaski: *giś- / *-jáś-

Basque: *e=ośi

North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *=irś_E(l)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to weave

Proto-Avaro-Andian: *=irš:-

Proto-Tsezian: *=eš:-

Proto-Lak: š:aš:a-

Proto-Dargwa: *=Vrš(:)-

Proto-Lezghian: *ʔiš(:)Vl

Proto-West Caucasian: *śʷV

Notes: A reliable common NC cultural term (see Trubetzkoy 1930, 279; Абдоков 1983, 159).

Avar-Andian etymology :

Protoform: *=irš:-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to weave

Avar: =es:-

Chadakolob: =es-

Andian language: =eš:-

Akhvakh: g-os:-

Chamalal: is:-

Tindi: iš:-

Karata: k-erš:an-

Tsezian etymology :

Proto-Tsezian: *=eš:-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to weave

Tsezi: =iš-

Khvarshi: n-iš- (Radzhibov)

Gunzib: r=eš-

Comments: PTsKh *=[e]š-.

Lak etymology :

Lak root: š:aš:a-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to weave

Lak form: š:aš:a-n

Comments: G. pr. š:a=š:u-n. Cf. Khosr. š:aš:a-n id.

Dargwa etymology :

Proto-Dargwa: *=Vrš(:)-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to weave

Chiragh: =erš- / ruš-

Comments: Cf. Ur. =irš- / =uš- id. We should expect tense *š: in PD, thus the notation -š- in the MSU Chirag recordings is rather strange; unfortunately, there are no Tsud. or Kub. data available.

Lezghian etymology :

Proto-Lezghian: *ʔirš(:)Vl

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 to spin 2 to spin (hemp) 3 make a warp

Lezghian: ruša- 3

Tabasaran: wu=š- 2 (Khür.)

Kryz: šil- / šišl- 1

Budukh: q:-u=šr- 3

Comment: Budukh has -r-conjugation probably because of assimilation (*ʔirš(:)Vl- > *ʔiršVr-); Kryz. -l clearly points to PL *-l. The original *-i-vowel is preserved in Kryz.; other languages reflect rather the Ablaut grade *ʔorš(:)Vl (cf. also *ʔärš(:)Vl in Kryz. imper. s-äšil).

Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :

Proto-West-Caucasian: *śʷV

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to weave

Abkhaz: a-s-rá

Abaza: s-ra

Adyghe: śa-n

Kabardian: śa-n

Comments: PAT *śǝ (cf. also Bzyb. a-ś-rá); PAK *śa. The correspondence PAT *ś : PAK *ś points only to PWC *śʷ.

Burushaski etymology :

Common Burushaski: *giś- / *-jáś-

Sino-Caucasian Etymology: Sino-Caucasian Etymology

Meaning: to weave

Yasin: giśá-

Hunza: giśá- / -́jaśi-

Nagar: giśá- / -́jaśi-

Basque etymology :

Proto-Basque: *e=ośi

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to sew

Bizkaian: josi

Gipuzkoan: josi

High Navarrese: josi

Low Navarrese: josi

Lapurdian: josi

Zuberoan: josi

Comments: The semantic difference (Bsq) ‘sew’ ~ (PNC) ‘weave’ ~ (Kryz) ‘spin’ seems ordinary: cf. Ger. nähen ‘to sew’ ~ Lith. nýtis `lever of a loom’, Lett. nīts ‘part of a loom’ ~ Gk νή- ‘to spin’, Lat. nē- id., etc.

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