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Sino-Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *lāswĔ
Meaning: long hair, wool, rope
North Caucasian: *lāswĔ
Sino-Tibetan: *rŭj
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North Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-North Caucasian: *lāswĔ
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: hair; wool
Proto-Avaro-Andian: *rVsV
Proto-Tsezian: *riz(:)V (~ l-,-ɨ-)
Proto-West Caucasian: *laśʷV
Notes: Although the root is not widely spread in EC, the correspondences between Av., Tsez. and WC are quite regular, and the PNC reconstruction seems reliable. See Abdokov 1983, 83-84 (with some confusion of several EC roots, but containing the basically correct comparison of Av. ras and WC forms).
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Avar-Andian etymology :

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Protoform: *rVsV
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: hair
Avar: ras
Chadakolob: raš
Comments: Av. paradigm C (rasú-l, rása-l). Isolated in Av., but with probable external correspondences.
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Tsezian etymology :

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Proto-Tsezian: *riz(:)V (~ l-,-ɨ-)
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: string
Tsezi: rezi
Khvarshi: lizi (Radzhibov)
Comments: PTsKh *Rizi.
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Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :

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Proto-West-Caucasian: *laśʷV
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: wool
Abkhaz: á-lasa
Abaza: lasa
Ubykh: dašʷǝ́
Comments: PAT *laśa (cf. also Bzyb. á-laś). Correspondences are regular.
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *rŭj
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: rope
Chinese: *ruj rope, bonds, 纍 *ruj to wind around; string.
Tibetan: dru-bu, gru-bu 'clew of threads, yarn'
Lushai: hrui bow-string, KC *k?-hr2ui\..
Comments: Sh. 121, 195, 407. STEDT 183ff *s-hrwǝy 'cord, string, cane, rattan' (a confusion with *rĕ 'rope' and *ril 'creeping plant' q.v.).
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Chinese characters :

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Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading: léi
Preclassic Old Chinese: ruj
Classic Old Chinese: rwǝj
Western Han Chinese: rwǝj
Eastern Han Chinese: rwǝj
Early Postclassic Chinese: lwij
Middle Postclassic Chinese: lwij
Late Postclassic Chinese: lwi
Middle Chinese: lwi
English meaning : rope, bonds
Russian meaning[s]: узы, путы (для связывания вместе преступников)
Comments: For *r cf. Fuzhou lui2.
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Radical: 120
Four-angle index: 8264
Karlgren code: 0577 s
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