Sino-Caucasian etymology :

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *xḳħǝlć̣V́ ( ~ -ɦ-)

Meaning: genitalia

North Caucasian: *ḳħǝlč̣V ( ~ -ɦ-,-ć̣-)

Yenisseian: *gV(ʔ)ns- ( ~ G-)

Burushaski: *-ɣúṣ ?

Basque: *kunca

Comments and references : DCE 8. In Bur. cf. also Nag. -qháśiŋ `ass, buttocks', Yas. -xáśaŋ `female genitalia' [if originally `back' - can be also compared with PEC *Ghwanś_wā `back (of head) etc.']

North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *ḳħǝlč̣V ( ~ -ɦ-,-ć̣-)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: hole; vulva

Proto-Avaro-Andian: *ḳVrč̣V ( ~ -c̣-)

Proto-Tsezian: *ḳoč̣(o)

Proto-Lezghian: *ḳa(l)č̣(a)

Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. In PL there occurred a semantic development (*"hole") >"vulva" > "clitoris".

Avar-Andian etymology :

Protoform: *ḳVrč̣V ( ~ -c̣-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 hole 2 vulva

Chadakolob: kórč̣u 1

Akhvakh: ḳač̣o 2 (Tseg.)

Comments: Cf. also Av. Ants. (Mikailov 1959) kurč̣u 'hole'. Paradigm A in Chad. (kórč̣u-l, kórč̣a-l).

Tsezian etymology :

Proto-Tsezian: *ḳoč̣(o) B

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 hole, burrow 2 window

Tsezi: ḳič̣ (Radzhibov)

Bezhta: ḳöč̣ö 2 (Tlad.)

Gunzib: ḳoč̣ 1

Comments: PGB *ḳoč̣(o).

Lezghian etymology :

Proto-Lezghian: *ḳa(l)č̣(a)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 clitoris 2 penis (of a boy)

Tsakhur: ḳač̣ani 1 (Mishl.)

Archi: ḳač̣a 2

Comment: 4th class in both languages. Medial *-l- is suggested by external parallels, but must have been lost both in Arch. and Tsakh.

Yenisseian etymology :

Proto-Yenisseian: *gVns-

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: testiculi; penis

Kottish: kančal 'testiculi'

Pumpokol: kutte 'penis'

Comments: ССЕ 230. Werner 1, 456, doubting the match "wegen phonetischen Unterschiedes" - although correspondences are quite regular.

Burushaski etymology :

Common Burushaski: *-ɣúṣ

Sino-Caucasian Etymology: Sino-Caucasian Etymology

Meaning: vulva

Hunza: -ɣúṣ

Nagar: -ɣúṣ

Comments: Cf. also Yas. -khús `Hintern, After'? [-ɣuṣ - rather to Yas. quś 'armpit']

Basque etymology :

Proto-Basque: *kunca

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: vulva (of cattle)

Baztanese: ema-kuntza

Comments: "Vulva, parte exterior de la vagina en el ganado" (Azkue). A homonym of the Bsq noun-forming suffix *-kunca, but here it seems to correspond to PSC *xḳħǝlć̣V́. Cf. the phonetic development in PY *gVns-.

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