Sino-Caucasian etymology :

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ƛ̣wé̆nχV

Meaning: pus

North Caucasian: *ƛ̣wĕ[n]χ_V

Sino-Tibetan: *liŋ (~-aiŋ) (p-)

Basque: *legar̄

Comments and references : Cf. PAA *lVŋ / *lVm 'pus'.

North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *ƛ̣wĕ[n]χ_V

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: pus; snot

Proto-Avaro-Andian: *ƛ̣ʷoχo (~ -q-)

Proto-Tsezian: *χ:ɔ̃ƛ̣ (~ -ẽ-)

Notes: An And.-Tsez. isogloss; correspondences are regular except for the metathesis in PTs (however, the weak reflex *ƛ̣ in PTs proves that the PA order of phonemes is original). Reconstruction of the medial resonant is not quite certain (based only on PTs nasalisation).

Avar-Andian etymology :

Protoform: *ƛ̣ʷoχo (~ -q-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: pus

Andian language: loχʷo

Chamalal: aχa (Gig.)

Tindi: χʷā-r

Karata: ƛ̣ʷaχa

Botlikh: aχʷa

Comments: Cf. also And. (Khaidakov) oχo, Kar. Tok. uha. The Tind. form has a suffixed -r and is metathesized: χʷār < *χʷaƛ̣a-r < *ƛ̣ʷoχo-r.

Tsezian etymology :

Proto-Tsezian: *χ:ɔ̃ƛ̣ (~ -ẽ-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: snot

Tsezi: ħiƛ̣ / ħeƛ̣

Khvarshi: χiƛ̣ (Radzhibov)

Inkhokvari: χẽƛ̣

Comments: PTsKh *χIẽƛ̣.

Sino-Tibetan etymology :

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *liŋ (~-iǝ-) (p-)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: pus, abscess

Tibetan: lhiŋ tumor filled with matter, an abscess.

Burmese: prań pus, LB *pliŋ ́.

Lepcha: fren, frań boil, ulcer (?)

Comments: Pwo, Sgaw phi pus. Ben 143.

Basque etymology :

Proto-Basque: *legar̄

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: ́1 rennet 2 ulcer in the mouth

Bizkaian: legar, alegar 1

High Navarrese: legar 2

Lapurdian: legar 2

Comments: *lega-r̄ 'pebble, gravel' (q.v.) is a homonym of distinct origin.

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