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Sino-Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *sindV
Meaning: a k. of insect
Comments and references : BCD 32.
sccet-meaning,sccet-cauc,sccet-basq,sccet-notes,
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North Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-North Caucasian: *sindV (~ -ä-)
Meaning: a k. of insect
Notes: An Av.-And.-Tsez. isogloss. One is tempted to compare Ub. š́ā́nṭa 'bug', but the correspondences between *sindV and š́ā́nṭa are absolutely irregular; thus (unless this is a case of heavy irregular change in an expressive root), it should be better kept apart. Bouda (1960, 125) and Abdokov (1983, 125) compare the Ub. form with the reflexes of EC *ć_wVṭV 'biting insect' (q.v.) - which, unfortunately, is as irregular as the other solution.
caucet-prnum,caucet-meaning,caucet-aand,caucet-cez,caucet-comment,
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Avar-Andian etymology :
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Protoform: *sindV
Meaning: 1 tick 2 spider
Akhvakh: šideƛ:u 1
Chamalal: sinaƛ:ʷ 1
Karata: sindarƛ̣:u 2 (Tok.)
Comments: Cf. North. Akhv. (MSU recording) šĩdeƛ:u 'tick', Tseg. šinabaƛ:, Tlan. šinajƛ:o id., Cham. Gig. sinaƛ: 'bug, bed-bug'. All forms have a second component with a lateral; its meaning is unknown. The original suffixless form is probably reflected in an old loan-word from Andian languages: Gin. sena 'tick'.
aandet-prnum,aandet-meaning,aandet-akv,aandet-chm,aandet-krt,aandet-comment,
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Tsezian etymology :
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Proto-Tsezian: *zidɔ A
Meaning: moth
Tsezi: zedo
Khvarshi: zeda (Radzhibov)
Inkhokvari: zido
Bezhta: sida
Gunzib: sɨdɔ
Comments: PTsKh *zido; PGB *sɨdɔ. The PGB *-ɨ- is not regular (*-i- would be expected).
cezet-prnum,cezet-meaning,cezet-cez,cezet-khv,cezet-inh,cezet-bzt,cezet-gnz,cezet-comment,
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Basque etymology :
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Proto-Basque: *seden
Meaning: 1 weevil (of wheat, maize) 2 wood worm, wood borer 3 pork worm (Trichinella) 4 moth (larva)
Bizkaian: zeden 1, 2, zeren 2, 4, (Markina) zegen 2
Gipuzkoan: zeden 1, 3, (Andoain) zeren 1, (Ordizia) zegen 2
High Navarrese: zeden 3
Lapurdian: zeden 1, 3
Roncalese: zeden 1
Comments: The forms zeren and zegen are by irregular expressive changes, common in words for insects and other small creatures.Cf. PNC *sindV 'a k. of insect' (moth, tick, spider).
basqet-prnum,basqet-meaning,basqet-bzk,basqet-gip,basqet-anv,basqet-lab,basqet-rnc,basqet-comments,
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