North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *bHaćwe (~ -a)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: bark, skin; leaf

Proto-Tsezian: *beš:

Proto-Lak: burču

Proto-Lezghian: *p:aIša

Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. Medial -r- in Lak. is clearly secondary in this case (burču < *bučV-ru ?), because other languages do not show any trace of resonants.

Tsezian etymology :

Proto-Tsezian: *beš:

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 bark, shell 2 skin (of neat cattle)

Bezhta: beš 1

Gunzib: beš 2

Comments: PGB *beš.

Lak etymology :

Lak root: burču

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: skin, hide

Lak form: burču

Comments: 3d class.

Lezghian etymology :

Proto-Lezghian: *p:aIša

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 leaf 2 willow button

Lezghian: p:eš 1

Agul: ṗaIž 1

Kryz: beš 1

Budukh: beš 2

Comment: Oblique base (in *-ä) may be (not very certainly) reconstructed on basis of Lezg. Khl. p:eše- and Ag. Burk. ṗaIǯ, ṗaIǯu-. The Ag. form has been influenced by ḳeǯ 'leaf' (PL *ƛ̣ač̣a q.v.). 4th class in Kryz. and Bud.

Sino-Caucasian etymology :

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ṗHaćwé ?

Meaning: skin, leather

North Caucasian: *bHaćwe (~ -a)

Burushaski: *pisV́k ?

Basque: *pać

Burushaski etymology :

Common Burushaski: *pisV́k

Sino-Caucasian Etymology: Sino-Caucasian Etymology

Meaning: 1 front piece of leather on boot 2 priceless leather

Yasin: pisík 1

Hunza: pisók 2

Nagar: pusók 2

Basque etymology :

Proto-Basque: *pać

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 pomace (of apples) 2 pomace (of grapes)

Bizkaian: batz 1, 2, (Mondragon) pats 1

Gipuzkoan: pats 1, 2

High Navarrese: pats 2, (Lezaka, Oyarzun) pats 1, 2

Lapurdian: phats 2, (coast) fats 1, 2

Comments: Pomace is the residue of pressed pulp, skins and pips of apples, grapes or any fruit after pressing (= Sp. orujo, Fr. marc). The BZK form batz is the result of Bizkaian merger of *c and *ć in /c/ = tz (Moutard 1976: 31), and voicing dissimilation (p > b).

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