Sino-Caucasian etymology :

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *mV́ć̣V

Meaning: beard

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *mēć̣_uri (~-ī-)

Sino-Tibetan: *mut

Burushaski: *muʒ́óq

North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *mēć̣_uri (~-ī-)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: beard; long hair

Proto-Nakh: *merc̣ (~-ē-,-ʒ)

Proto-Lak: č̣iri

Proto-Dargwa: *muc̣ur

Proto-Lezghian: *moč̣or, *moč̣or-ij

Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. Tense *ć̣_- reconstructed because of the Nakh reflex (after a weak vowel *ć̣ would yield PN *-ss-). PN *merc̣ is obviously a transformation of *mec̣rV- (analogously from the oblique base to direct - a rather frequent process). Since there are no Av.-And.-Tsez. reflexes and the root is polysyllabic, the vocalic reconstruction is not very certain.

Nakh etymology :

Proto-Nakh: *merc̣ (~-ē-,-ʒ)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: hair in horse's tail

Chechen: merz

Ingush: merz

Comments: 6th class in Chech., 5th class in Ing. Cf. also Chech. Shar., Khild. mjerʒ. Original vowel length unclear.

Lak etymology :

Lak root: č̣iri

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: beard

Lak form: č̣iri

Dargwa etymology :

Proto-Dargwa: *muc̣ur

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 beard 2 chin

Akusha: muc̣ur 1

Chiragh: muc̣ur 1,2

Comments: Cf. also Ur. muc̣ur, Kub. muc̣uj 'beard' etc.

Lezghian etymology :

Proto-Lezghian: *moč̣or, *moč̣or-ij

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 beard 2 chin 3 moustache 4 edge of a plough

Tabasaran: muč̣ur (Khiv.) 4

Agul: muč̣ur 2

Rutul: mɨč̣ri 1

Tsakhur: muč̣ru 3

Budukh: mič̣er 1

Archi: moč̣or 1

Comment: Some of the languages reflect a suffixed form *moč̣ori-j (Tsakh. muč̣ru < *muč̣ri with vowel assimilation). 3d class in all class-distinguishing languages. See Талибов 1960a, 296; Лексика 1971, 104; Гигинейшвили 1977, 135.

Sino-Tibetan etymology :

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *mut

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: beard

Burmese: mut-chit beard.

Lepcha: măt, a-măt hair

Comments: Miri a-muit.

Burushaski etymology :

Common Burushaski: *muʒ́óq

Sino-Caucasian Etymology: Sino-Caucasian Etymology

Meaning: fringe, bundle of hair (on cow's tail)

Hunza: muʒ́óq

Nagar: muʒ́óq

Long-range etymologies :

Borean (approx.) : MVCV

Meaning : beard

Sino-Caucasian : *mV́ć̣V

Austric : PAN *sumit (and *kumis?) 'moustache'

Amerind (misc.) : *ṗoti (in fact *moCi ?) 'beard' (R 45) [+ A]

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