Sino-Caucasian etymology :

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *mħǝ̆́rc̣ū

Meaning: edge, point, nose

North Caucasian: *mħǝ̆rc̣_ū

Basque: *mośu

Comments and references : Etymological comparison suggested by John Bengtson.

North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *mħǝ̆rc̣_ū

Meaning: point, edge, protruding part

Proto-Nakh: *m(ɦ)uc̣(H)ar

Proto-Avaro-Andian: *mic̣:V

Proto-Tsezian: *mocu (~-u-)

Proto-Lak: mazu

Proto-Dargwa: *muc:i

Proto-Lezghian: *murc: (~-o-)

Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. Correspondences are regular (medial *-r- is confirmed both directly by PL *-r- and indirectly by the consonant reflex in Lak. and PD).

Nakh etymology :

Proto-Nakh: *m(ɦ)uc̣(H)ar

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: snout, muzzle; trunk

Chechen: muc̣ar

Ingush: muc̣ar

Comments: Some kind of medial cluster is indicated by Ing. dial. muoʒʁǝr id. 4th class in both languages.

Avar-Andian etymology :

Protoform: *mic̣:V

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 teat, nipple 2 tip

Avar: móc̣:u 1,2

Akhvakh: mic̣:o 1

Chamalal: miṣ 1

Tindi: mic:i 1

Godoberi: mic:i 1

Comments: Av. paradigm A or C (pl. móc̣:a-bi). In Cham., Tind. and God. the root became homonymous with *mic̣:i "tongue" - which is obviously secondary in view of the Av. and Akhv. evidence.

Tsezian etymology :

Proto-Tsezian: *mocu (~-u-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: rib

Inkhokvari: mucu

Comments: Isolated in Inkh., but having probable external parallels.

Lak etymology :

Lak root: mazu

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: nipple (by animals)

Lak form: mazu

Dargwa etymology :

Proto-Dargwa: *muc:i

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: sting

Chiragh: muc:e

Comments: Ak. muza 'corner, angle' is probably a contamination of this root (PD *muc:i) with PD *muza 'angle, corner' q.v. (the latter should be reflected in Ak. as murʔa).

Lezghian etymology :

Proto-Lezghian: *murc: (~-o-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 blade 2 edge, verge 3 narrow side of an object

Lezghian: murz 1,2,3

Tabasaran: murz 2

Comment: Cf. also Tab. Kand. murz/murʒ, Düb. murʒu 'blade (of an axe)'. Obl. stem *murc:ɨ- (~-o-), cf. Lezg. murc:u-, Tab. Düb. murʒu-.

Basque etymology :

Proto-Basque: *mośu

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: ́1 nose 2 face 3 kiss 4 point 5 beak

Bizkaian: mosu 3

Gipuzkoan: musu 1, 2, 3, 4

High Navarrese: musu 3

Low Navarrese: musu 2, (Amikuse) mos-ko 5

Salazarese: musu 2

Lapurdian: musu 2, 3

Baztanese: musu 2

Zuberoan: mü̃́s-ko 5

Comments: Other derivatives: (GIP) musu-ko ‘muzzle; face, facial, pertaining to the lower half of the face’; (ZBR-arc) mus-ko ‘sting’, (BZK-Oñate) mus-ki ‘snot, mucus’, (BZK, GIP) mus-kil id., (SAL) titi-mus-ko ‘nipple’. Cf. PEC *mħǝ̆rc̣_ū 'point, edge'. Cf. Bsq *muśtu-r̄ 'snout, muzzle; edge' and *mutu-r̄, both of distinct origins.

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