Sino-Caucasian etymology :

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ʔVƛ_Vr-

Meaning: to slip, crawl

North Caucasian: *ʔVƛ_V(r)

Basque: *ler̄a

Comments and references : FDCP 3.

North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *ʔVƛ_V(r)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to crawl, glide

Proto-Avaro-Andian: *ʔiƛ:- / *ƛ:Vr-

Proto-Tsezian: *ʎ:aʎ:-

Notes: An expressive (often reduplicated) Aand-Tsez. isogloss.

Avar-Andian etymology :

Protoform: *ʔiƛ:- / *ƛ:Vr-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 to rub (against smth.) 2 to glide 3 to crawl

Avar: ƛ:urí- 1

Chadakolob: ƛurs- 2

Akhvakh: iƛ:- 1

Chamalal: ƛ:uƛ:a-d- 1

Tindi: ƛ:iƛ:- 1

Karata: ƛ:or- 3

Comments: Stem I (*ʔiƛ:-) is reflected only in Akhv.; other languages reflect either stem II *ƛ:Vr- (cf. also Cham. Gig. ƛ:ur- 'to crawl', Kar. Tok. ƛ:ol- 'to rub, stroke') or a reduplicated stem (cf. also Av. ƛ:uƛ:á- 'to rub'). Stem II *ƛ:V-b- is reflected in Tind. ƛ:ab-d- 'to crawl (on one side)'. Av. > Arch. ƛur-bos 'to rub'. Cf. also similar roots for a) 'to scrape, scratch': Cham. ƛ:an-, ƛ:aƛ:an-, Gig. ƛ:am-; b) 'to sweep': Av. ƛ:- in ƛ:-ux-, ƛ:-uq:á-, Chad. ƛʷa-, And. ƛ:ar-d-, Cham. ƛ:a-d-, Tind. ƛ:ē-, Kar. Tok. ƛ:al-.

Tsezian etymology :

Proto-Tsezian: *ʎ:aʎ:-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to crawl

Gunzib: ʎaʎa-ƛ-

Comments: Isolated in Gunz. (cf. perhaps also - with Ablaut - Bezht. Khosh. =üʎ- 'to rub').

Basque etymology :

Proto-Basque: *ler̄a

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 slip, slide, skid (noun) 2 to slip, slide, skid

High Navarrese: (Arakil) ler-tu 2

Low Navarrese: lerra 1, lerra-tu 2

Lapurdian: lerra 1, lerra-tu 2

Baztanese: lerra-tu 2

Zuberoan: lérra 1, lerrá-tu 2

Comments: Cf. PNC *ʔVƛ_V(r) 'to crawl, glide'.

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