Sino-Caucasian etymology :

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ƛ̣_VćV

Meaning: log, pole

North Caucasian: *ƛ̣_VćV

Basque: *las

Comments and references : BCD 15.

North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *ƛ̣_VćV

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: log; pole

Proto-Avaro-Andian: *ƛ̣:i(r)č̣o

Proto-Tsezian: *ƛ̣eš:(a)

Notes: An And-Tsez. isogloss (early borrowing, before the assimilation *ć > *č > *ć̣ in PA, is not excluded).

Avar-Andian etymology :

Protoform: *ƛ̣:i(r)č̣o

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 log 2 pole(s) for planking ceiling, thin log

Andian language: ƛ̣:erč̣o 1

Akhvakh: ƛ̣:eč̣a 1

Chamalal: ƛ̣:eč̣a (Gig.) 2

Karata: č̣erƛ̣:a (Tok.) 1

Comments: Cf. also Akhv. Tseg., Tlan. ƛ̣:eč̣e, Ratl. ac̣:eƛ̣:en (with the same metathesis as in Kar., and with assimilation *č̣ > *č̣: > c̣:) 'log'.

Tsezian etymology :

Proto-Tsezian: *ƛ̣eš:(a)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 pole(s) (for planking the ceiling) 2 board; step of stairs

Tsezi: ƛ̣iš 1

Ginukh: ƛ̣iš 1

Bezhta: ƛ̣ešä 2 (Tlad.)

Comments: PTsKh *ƛ̣eš.

Basque etymology :

Proto-Basque: *las

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: beam, rafter

Lapurdian: laz

Comments: An isolated LAB word. Cf. PNC *ƛ̣_VćV 'log, pole'.

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