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Yenisseian etymology :
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Proto-Yenisseian: *χupi
Meaning: a k. of wood grouse (косач, Birkhahn)
Ket: qūp, pl. qu:n
Yug: xup, pl. xufɨn5
Kottish: hūpi, pl. hupan "Birkhuhn (Tetrao tetrix)
Comments: ССЕ 305. Werner 2, 141 <*qup / *quphǝ>.
yenet-prnum,yenet-meaning,yenet-ket,yenet-sym,yenet-kot,yenet-notes,
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Sino-Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *Gĕ(GV)bV́
Meaning: a k. of bird
sccet-meaning,sccet-cauc,sccet-yen,
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North Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-North Caucasian: *GĕGVbV
Meaning: partridge
Notes: The root is onomatopoeic (like many bird names), but very well reconstructable for PEC.
caucet-prnum,caucet-meaning,caucet-aand,caucet-cez,caucet-lak,caucet-darg,caucet-lezg,caucet-comment,
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Avar-Andian etymology :
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Protoform: *ʁoʁibo / *ʁobʁo
Meaning: partridge
Andian language: ʁobʁo
Akhvakh: ʁaʁba (Tseg.)
Chamalal: ʁaʁa
Tindi: ʁaʁa
Bagvalal: ʁaʁa
Godoberi: ʁabʁa
Comments: Cf. also Akhv. Ratl. ʁaʁiba.
aandet-prnum,aandet-meaning,aandet-and,aandet-akv,aandet-chm,aandet-tnd,aandet-bgv,aandet-gdb,aandet-comment,
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Tsezian etymology :
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Proto-Tsezian: *ʁ:ɔʁ:ba
Meaning: partridge
Ginukh: ʁoʁmo
Khvarshi: ʁoʁba
Inkhokvari: ʁoʁba
Bezhta: ʁaʁba (Tlad.)
Comments: PTsKh *ʁoʁba (-mo in Gin. is not quite clear).
cezet-prnum,cezet-meaning,cezet-gin,cezet-khv,cezet-inh,cezet-bzt,cezet-comment,
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Lak etymology :
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Lak root: q:aqnu
Meaning: partridge
Lak form: q:aqnu
Comments: Probably from *q:aq:Vb-nu, cf. Arak. q:aqmu id. and q:aq:aba 'the cry of a partridge' (preserving the more archaic structure). The second q: is regularly weakened before a consonant, cf. the genitiveform q:aq:un-t:ul.
laket-prnum,laket-meaning,laket-lak,laket-comment,
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Dargwa etymology :
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Proto-Dargwa: *q:aq:ba
Meaning: partridge
Akusha: ʁaʁba
Chiragh: q:aq:ba
Comments: Cf. also Ur. ʁaʁba, Kub. q:aqba.
darget-prnum,darget-meaning,darget-drg,darget-chr,darget-comment,
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Lezghian etymology :
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Proto-Lezghian: *q:äq:Vp:- (~-a-)
Meaning: partridge
Tabasaran: q:aq:uba (Düb.)
Comment: Isolated in Tab., but with good external parallels.
lezget-prnum,lezget-meaning,lezget-tab,lezget-comment,
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