Sino-Caucasian etymology :

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *xkV̄wV́ ( ~ -j-)

Meaning: a k. of large predator

Sino-Tibetan: *kej (~-ǝ-)

Yenisseian: *qV̄wi (~χ-)

Sino-Tibetan etymology :

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *kej ( ~ -ǝ-)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: leopard, tiger

Burmese: khjij-sać leopard cat.

Kachin: khaŋ¹-khji² leopard.

Lushai: kei, sa-kei tiger, leopard, KC *t-kei.

Kiranti: *ke-ba

Comments: Miri si-ke. Sh. 22; Ben. 116; Mat. 177.

Kiranti etymology :

Proto-Kiranti: *ke-ba

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: tiger

Limbu: ke-wa

Yamphu: ki:ba

Limbu dictionary :

Entry: ke:b

Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology

Grammar: n.

Meaning: tiger.

Yamphu dictionary :

Entry: ki:ba

Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology

Grammar: n.

Meaning: tiger.

Nepali: bāgh

Yenisseian etymology :

Proto-Yenisseian: *qV̄wi (~χ-)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: bear

Ket: qɔj⁴ (South.), North. qɔ:jǝ⁴ / qɔjǝ⁴, Kur. qɔ:ji⁴; pl. qōn; "bear's lair": qɔjʁɔ⁶, pl. qɔjʁɔŋ⁵, Kur. qɔjɔ:ʁǝ⁴, pl. qɔjɔʁǝn⁵

Yug: xɔ:^hj, pl. xon; "bear's lair": xɔ:^hjɔ⁴, pl. -n⁴

Arin: kibä (Стр.), (М., Сл., Кл.) qip, (Лоск.) kip

Comments: ССЕ 266. Werner 2, 90 identifies the Arin word with the Ket taboo-word for "bear" (Ket. qīp, Yug. xep "grandfather" > "bear"; see under *χ[e]ʔ), and reconstructs <*qoʔǝjǝ> [would be *qōjV in our reconstruction], which is also possible.

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