Sino-Caucasian etymology :

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *muč̣Ŭ́

Meaning: branch, stick

North Caucasian: *muč̣Ŭ / *č̣umŬ

Burushaski: *muṣ-

Basque: *moś-ko-r̄

North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *muč̣Ŭ / *č̣umŬ

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: stick

Proto-Avaro-Andian: *č̣umV

Proto-Tsezian: *č̣umal

Proto-Lak: č̣amaralu

Proto-Dargwa: *murč̣

Proto-West Caucasian: *mǝč̣ʷǝ

Notes: Phonetically - except for the usual metathesis - the correspondence is quite plausible; the root is accompanied by suffixes (*-ɫV, -*rV or both) in PTs, Lak. and PD (PD *murč̣ is a development of *muč̣(V)-rV, just like murs: q.v. < *mus:V-rV). The original meaning must have been 'stick, wood' (preserved in most languages), with a development > 'leg' in PTs (cf., characteristically, both meanings at once in Bezht.), and, further, 'leg(s)' > 'groin' in Lak.

Avar-Andian etymology :

Protoform: *č̣umV

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: stick, stalk

Godoberi: č̣uma

Comments: Attested only in God., but having good external parallels.

Tsezian etymology :

Proto-Tsezian: *č̣umal

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 leg, foot 2 stem, stalk

Bezhta: č̣amal 1,2

Gunzib: č̣umal 1

Comments: PGB *č̣umal (with vowel assimilation in Bezht.).

Lak etymology :

Lak root: č̣amaralu

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: groin; perineum

Lak form: č̣amaralu

Dargwa etymology :

Proto-Dargwa: *murč̣

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: rod, stick; vine

Akusha: murč̣

Comments: Cf. also Kub. murč̣ id.

Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :

Proto-West-Caucasian: *mǝč̣ʷǝ

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 wood, firewood 2 coal

Abkhaz: a-mč̣ǝ́ 1

Abaza: mč̣ǝ 1

Adyghe: ṣ́ʷa-mǝč̣ 2

Kabardian: f̣a-mǝṣ́ 2

Comments: PAT *mǝč̣ǝ; PAK *c̣ʷa-mǝ́č̣ǝ (lit. "black (*c̣ʷa-) wood"). See Шагиров 1977, 2, 102 (where, however, PAK *c̣ʷa- is erroneously linked to *mac̣ʷa 'fire').

Burushaski etymology :

Common Burushaski: *muṣ-

Sino-Caucasian Etymology: Sino-Caucasian Etymology

Meaning: 1 branches with leaves 2 wood, thicket

Yasin: muṣk 2

Hunza: muṣqú 1, muṣk 2

Nagar: muṣqú 1, muṣk 2

Comments: Sh. muṣk

Basque etymology :

Proto-Basque: *moś-ko-r̄

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 trunk (of a tree), burl 2 stout log, burl

Bizkaian: moskor 1

Gipuzkoan: moskor 1, mozkor 2

High Navarrese: moskor 1

Comments: This word is frequently conflated with *moku-r̄ (q.v.), but this is etymologically distinct. Cf. the suffix in Bur. *muṣ-k 'wood, thicket'.

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