Sino-Caucasian etymology :

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *mŏrq_wV̆

Meaning: line, border

North Caucasian: *mŏrq_wV̆

Basque: *muga

Comments and references : BCD 27.

North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *mŏrq_wV̆

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: stripe, line

Proto-Nakh: *maʁu

Proto-Avaro-Andian: *muq:V / *nuq:V

Proto-Lak: marqʷ

Proto-Lezghian: *marχ:ʷ

Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. From Avar the word had been borrowed into some Tsezian languages: cf. Inkh., Bezht. muq 'row, stripe'. The Lak. word fits well phonetically, but is somewhat far semantically: we should probably think of a development "stripe" > "thick thread" > "thread of high quality".

Nakh etymology :

Proto-Nakh: *maʁu

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 line 2 line, row

Chechen: moʁa 2

Ingush: muʁ 1

Comments: Initial *mɦ- also possible. In Chech. the word has two obl. stems: maʁara- 'row' (cf. Ing. muʁaro) and moʁana- 'line'; the latter is obviously secondary.

Avar-Andian etymology :

Protoform: *muq:V / *nuq:V

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 line 2 stripe 3 furrow

Avar: muq: 1

Akhvakh: muq:u 1

Chamalal: nuq: 1,3 (Gig.)

Karata: nuq:e 1,2

Godoberi: muq:i 1

Comments: Av. paradigm C (muq:í-l, múq:a-l). Cf. also Kar. Tok. muq:i 'line'. Cham. and Kar. have initial n- - obviously a result of labial dissimilation before -u-.

Lak etymology :

Lak root: marqʷ

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: a woolen thread of high quality

Lak form: marqʷ (Khosr.)

Comments: Gen. murqa-l.

Lezghian etymology :

Proto-Lezghian: *marχ:ʷ

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: a stripe of mown grass

Lezghian: marʁʷ

Tabasaran: marʁʷal

Budukh: merʁ

Archi: maχ

Comment: Cf. also Lezg. erg. marʁuni, Arch. pl. maχ:ut (indicating that the root consonant is indeed *χ:). The Arch. word has a specific meaning: 'part of the meadow allotted for one woman to mow'. From Lezg. the word has been borrowed into Ud. marɨʁ 'trace of one scythe-stroke'.

Basque etymology :

Proto-Basque: *muga

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 boundary, limit 2 occasion, moment 3 season

Bizkaian: muga 1

Gipuzkoan: muga 1, 2

High Navarrese: muga 1, 2

Low Navarrese: muga 1

Lapurdian: muga 1, 2, 3

Zuberoan: muga 1

Roncalese: muga 1

Comments: Cf. PNC *mŏrq_wV̆ 'stripe, line' > Avar muq: 'line', etc.

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