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Sino-Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ɫHémqV
Meaning: shame, fright
North Caucasian: *ɫHimq_V
Sino-Tibetan: *liǝ̄k
sccet-meaning,sccet-cauc,sccet-stib,

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North Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-North Caucasian: *ɫHimq_V
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: shame, anxiety
Proto-Avaro-Andian: *lim[q]V
Proto-Lak: liχ:aIwu
Proto-Lezghian: *liwqI / *riwqI
Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. Despite some irregularities (Av. -ħ- instead of the expected -q:-, variation *l-/*r- in PL), the PEC reconstruction seems probable.
caucet-prnum,caucet-meaning,caucet-aand,caucet-lak,caucet-lezg,caucet-comment,

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Avar-Andian etymology :

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Protoform: *lim[q]V
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: guilty look
Avar: límħi
Comments: Cf. also the verb limħ- 'to look guilty'.
aandet-prnum,aandet-meaning,aandet-ava,aandet-comment,

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Lak etymology :

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Lak root: liχ:aIwu
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: anxiety, alarm
Lak form: liχ:aIwu
Comments: A suffixed form; with another suffix the root was borrowed (from some Lak. dialect) into Arch. laχ:Iǝ-ṭi 'anxiety'.
laket-prnum,laket-meaning,laket-lak,laket-comment,

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Lezghian etymology :

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Proto-Lezghian: *liwqI / *riwqI
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: shame
Lezghian: reʁü
Rutul: rɨqI
Kryz: reħ
Archi: libχI
Comment: In Arch. cf. also libχI i 'to be ashame'. The variation *l-/*r- is unclear.
lezget-prnum,lezget-meaning,lezget-lzg,lezget-rut,lezget-krz,lezget-arc,lezget-comment,

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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *liǝ̄k
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: fear, be afraid
Chinese: *slēk fear, respect.
Tibetan: ãʒ́igs be afraid of a thing.
stibet-prnum,stibet-meaning,stibet-chin,stibet-tib,

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Chinese characters :

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Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading: tì
Preclassic Old Chinese: sl(h)ēk
Classic Old Chinese: (s)l̥ēk
Western Han Chinese: (s)l̥ēk
Eastern Han Chinese: l̥iēk
Early Postclassic Chinese: thiēk
Middle Postclassic Chinese: thiēk
Late Postclassic Chinese: thiēk
Middle Chinese: thiek
English meaning : to be anxious, to respect, to grieve
Russian meaning[s]: 1) настороженный, бдительный; 2) уважение, благоговение; 3) бояться
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Radical: 61
Four-angle index: 4405
Karlgren code: 0850 i-j
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