Sino-Caucasian etymology :

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *šä̆́ŋʔwV

Meaning: milk, nipple

North Caucasian: *š_ä̆mʔV ( ~ -ʡ-)

Yenisseian: *de(ʔ)n

Burushaski: *ṣiŋ

Basque: *e=Sene / *sen-

Comments and references : MCGD 11.

North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *š_ä̆mʔV ( ~ -ʡ-)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: milk; udder

Proto-Nakh: *šim

Proto-Avaro-Andian: *š:imHu

Proto-West Caucasian: *č́ǝ

Notes: The affricatisation (š́ > č́) in PWC can be probably explained if we assume a dental prefix (č́ǝ < *T-š́ǝ, possibly of a class origin); dental prefixation is less frequent in PWC than labial prefixation, but several cases of it are attested.

    See Trubetzkoy 1930, 277 (at least the comparison of Ub. č́a and And. š:iwu is correct).

Nakh etymology :

Proto-Nakh: *šim

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: udder

Chechen: šin

Ingush: šim

Batsbi: šĩ

Comments: Obl. base *šima- / *šam-ar- (cf. Chech. šina-, Ing. šamaro; the variant *šamar- is probably more archaic and demonstrates the PN Ablaut). 6th class in all languages.

Avar-Andian etymology :

Protoform: *š:imHu

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: milk

Andian language: š:iwu

Akhvakh: s:ō

Chamalal: s:ī̃w

Tindi: š:ū

Karata: š:iw

Botlikh: š:ĩʔu, š:iʔũ

Bagvalal: š:ū

Godoberi: š:ĩwu

Comments: Cf. also And. (Gudava) š:imu, Akhv. Tseg. s:in, Tlan. s:jo, Cham. Gig. s:ĩw, Bagv. Kvan. š:i.

Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :

Proto-West-Caucasian: *č́ǝ

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 udder 2 milk

Abkhaz: á-č́-rǝgʷ 1

Abaza: č́ǝ 1

Ubykh: č́a 2

Comments: PAT *č́ǝ (the Abkh. form is a compound with -gʷǝ 'middle, heart' and a connecting morpheme -rǝ-). Some comments on the Ub. form see also under *ƛǝ.

Yenisseian etymology :

Proto-Yenisseian: *de(ʔ)n

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: nipple, milk

Kottish: ten, pl. tanaŋ "nipple"

Arin: téŋul (М., Сл., Срсл., Кл.) "milk"

Pumpokol: den (Сл., Срсл., Кл.) "milk"

Comments: ССЕ 220. Ar. teŋul < *ten + kul 'nipple' + 'water' (см. *xur₁). Werner 2, 258 *den.

Burushaski etymology :

Common Burushaski: *ṣiŋ

Sino-Caucasian Etymology: Sino-Caucasian Etymology

Meaning: milk

Hunza: ṣiŋ

Nagar: ṣiŋ

Basque etymology :

Proto-Basque: *e=śene

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 milk 2 sap

Araban: ezne 1

Bizkaian: ezne, esne 1, 2

Gipuzkoan: ezne, esne 1, 2

High Navarrese: ezne, esene 1

Low Navarrese: ezne, esne 1

Salazarese: ezne 1, 2

Lapurdian: esne 1

Baztanese: ezne 1

Zuberoan: eznẽ́ 1

Roncalese: ezne 1, 2

Comments: Bsq *ś is the expected correspondence to PNC *š, and this is attested in the ANV variant esene. The sibilant-nasal cluster in other dialects is resolved either as /śn/ or /sn/, more commonly the latter, according to Azkue. For (BN) zen-bera 'soft cheese', etc., see Bsq *sen-[-bera], a distinct etymon.

Total pages generated Pages generated by this script 469167 2244782	Help
StarLing database server Powered by CGI scripts Copyright 1998-2003 by S. Starostin Copyright 1998-2003 by G. Bronnikov Copyright 2005-2014 by Phil Krylov