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Sino-Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *jīš_wĂ
Meaning: song, sing
sccet-meaning,sccet-cauc,sccet-stib,
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North Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-North Caucasian: *jīš_wĂ
Meaning: voice, song
Notes: Correspondences are regular, and the root seems worth reconstructing for PNC (although it is not widely preserved).
caucet-prnum,caucet-meaning,caucet-nakh,caucet-lezg,caucet-abad,caucet-comment,
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Nakh etymology :
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Proto-Nakh: *jīš
Meaning: 1 voice 2 song, melody
Chechen: jiš 1,2
Ingush: jiš 2
Batsbi: iš 1
Comments: 3d class in Chech., 4th class in Ing. and Bacb. Obl. stem *ʔāše-rV- (cf. Chech. ēšara-, Ing. ašaro, Bacb. ašir-).
nakhet-prnum,nakhet-meaning,nakhet-che,nakhet-ing,nakhet-bcb,nakhet-comment,
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Lezghian etymology :
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Proto-Lezghian: *jišʷa
Meaning: verse, song
Tsakhur: juše
Comment: Cf. also jušen-ās 'to speak, talk'. The root is attested only in Tsakhur, but has probable external parallels.
lezget-prnum,lezget-meaning,lezget-cak,lezget-comment,
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Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :
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Proto-West-Caucasian: *(a)šʷa ( ~ -sʷ-)
Meaning: song
Abkhaz: áš̌a
Abaza: ašʷa
Comments: PAT *asʷa (cf. also Bzyb. áś̌a id.).
abadet-prnum,abadet-meaning,abadet-abk,abadet-aba,abadet-comment,
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :
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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: [*śa]
Meaning: sing
Lushai: sa (sak) to sing, to chant (as song or hymn), KC *śa (?).
Comments: Dimasa ră-dźa to sing; Midzhu zai ~ dzai. Sh. 52, 185. Sh. 52, 185.
stibet-prnum,stibet-meaning,stibet-lush,stibet-comments,
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