Sino-Caucasian etymology :

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *HVsV

Meaning: comb, to comb, scrape

Sino-Tibetan: [*si(j)]

Yenisseian: *ʔɨ̄s- ?

Burushaski: *hes-k

Sino-Tibetan etymology :

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: [*si(j)]

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: comb, rake

Kachin: pǝsi³ comb, mǝsit² to comb, to rake.

Comments: Mikir iŋthi; Ao mǝsǝ; Rawang ǝsi. Ben. 118.

Yenisseian etymology :

Proto-Yenisseian: *ʔɨ̄s-

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to row

Ket: ɨ:śi⁴ (Kur.); Bak., Sur. ɨśǝ⁴ / ɨśǝ⁴; South. ɨś⁴ 'to row'; ъ̄ś (South.), North. ъ̄śi¹ 'to moor'

Yug: ɨ:^hs⁴ 'to row'; ʌtsej⁵ 'to moor'

Kottish: d́agičaŋ, *d́ägičaŋ, praet. alagīčaŋ, imp. alčiš; šigiš "rowing"

Comments: ССЕ 196. The root is also attested with an initial vowel reduction as *sV- in the compound *sV-wVǯ 'to row' (Kott. ša-pēi, šā-pei, Ket. (Кастр.) de-sä-bät, (Донн.) de-se-wet, Yug. (Кастр.) dē-sabet́, (Доннер) dǝsebet). Werner 2, 431 <*ɨʔǝsǝ>; 2, 421 <*ǝt..ǝs> 'to moor' (on the first part see *ʔǝt-).

Burushaski etymology :

Common Burushaski: *hes-k

Sino-Caucasian Etymology: Sino-Caucasian Etymology

Meaning: comb

Yasin: hesk

Hunza: hisk

Nagar: hisk

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