Sino-Caucasian etymology :

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *gǝ̄bǝ̄ ~ *bǝ̄gwǝ̄

Meaning: 'side, back; liver'

North Caucasian: *gǝ̄bǝ̄ ~ *bǝ̄gwǝ̄

Basque: *gibe-l ~ *bige-l

Comments and references : Etymological comparison suggested by John Bengtson.

North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *bǝ̄gwǝ̄ (/*gǝ̄bǝ̄) (~ ō)

Meaning: side

Proto-Avaro-Andian: *bigʷV

Proto-Lezghian: *p:ak:ʷ

Proto-West Caucasian: *k:ap:a

Notes: The WC form is metathesized (which is frequent with roots of this structure); otherwise the correspondences are regular.

Avar-Andian etymology :

Protoform: *bigʷV

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: thigh, hip

Tindi: beǵaw / beǵal

Comments: The two forms are in free variation in Tind.; they probably suggest an earlier form *bigʷa-l; cf. also Tind. (with another suffix) begʷa-ƛ:i 'leg (from the foot to the pelvis)', 'leg (of an animal)'.

Lezghian etymology :

Proto-Lezghian: *p:ak:ʷ

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 side 2 near

Lezghian: p:agʷ 1

Tabasaran: baga-x 2

Agul: bagʷ 1

Rutul: beg 1

Kryz: beg 1

Archi: bakʷ 1

Comment: Obl. vowel stem *p:ak:ʷa-, cf. Tab. baga-x (with delabialisation), Ag. bagʷa-. For *-k:- cf. Lezg. erg. p:ak:uni, Arch. pl. bak:ur. The irregular front vowel and loss of labialisation in Kryz. and Rut. are probably due to contamination with another PL root *p:eƛ:V- q.v.

    Cf. Лексика 1971, 103; Гигинейшвили 1977, 76.

Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :

Proto-West-Caucasian: *k:ap:a

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 side 2 mountain slope

Adyghe: č́āpa 2

Kabardian: ǯāba 1

Comments: PAK *k:ap:á.

Basque etymology :

Proto-Basque: *gibe-l ~ *bige-l

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 liver 2 back (part, space) 3 rump, arse 4 quietness, calm

Bizkaian: gibel, (arc) kibel 1, 4

Gipuzkoan: gibel 1

High Navarrese: gibel, (Lezaka) bigel 1, 2

Low Navarrese: gibel 1, 2

Salazarese: gibel 1, 4

Lapurdian: gibel 1, 2

Zuberoan: gíbel 1, 2, 3

Roncalese: gibel 1, 4

Comments: Cf. PNC *gǝ̄bǝ̄ ~ *bǝ̄gwǝ̄ ‘side’. For semantics, note especially Tindi beǵal (~ beǵaw) 'thigh, hip' in relation to ZBR gíbel 'rump, arse'.

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