Sino-Caucasian etymology :

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ʎ_ɦwaɫū

Meaning: a k. of tree

North Caucasian: *ʎ_ɦwaɫū ( ~ -ĕ-)

Sino-Tibetan: *ril (~-ɫ) (?)

Basque: *leher̄

Comments and references : BCD 34. Cf. PAA *rɛj 'rattan' ( < ST?).

North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *ʎ_ɦwaɫū ( ~ -ĕ-)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: a k. of tree

Proto-Avaro-Andian: *ʎ:VlV

Proto-Lak: ħalu

Notes: An Av.-Lak. isogloss.

Avar-Andian etymology :

Protoform: *ʎ:VlV

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: yew-tree

Avar: ʎ:alú

Comments: Av. paradigm B (gen. ʎ:alú-dul).

Lak etymology :

Lak root: ħalu

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: grove

Lak form: ħalu

Comments: Lit. ħalu < *xʷaIlu, cf. Arak. (cited from Khaidakov 1966) xʷaIlu id.

Sino-Tibetan etymology :

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *ril (~-ɫ)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: a k. of creeping plant

Kachin: ri¹ a creeper, rattan, (H) ri, rin.

Lushai: KC *-rīl creeper.

Lepcha: tă-ról rik n. of a creeper, Spatholobus Rozburghii (?)

Comments: BG: Garo re, Dimasa rai rattan, cane; Magari ri cane. Ben. 137. The root should be kept distinct from *rĕ rope (q. v.).

Basque etymology :

Proto-Basque: *leher̄

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 pine (tree) 2 pine tree (diminutive) 3 pine grove 4 pitch, resin 5 torch (made from pine branch)

Low Navarrese: ler-ki 5

Salazarese: ler 1, ler-do 4

Zuberoan: (Garazi) leher 1

Roncalese: ler 1, ller-ko 2, ler-doi 3, ler-ki 5

Comments: A northeastern Bsq isogloss: other dialects use pinu (< Rom.). Cf. PNC *ʎ_ɦwaɫū 'a kind of tree' (Avar 'yew').

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