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Sino-Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ḳV̆rḳV̆́
Meaning: walnut
North Caucasian: *ḳV̆rḳV̆(-nV)
Burushaski: *khakhā́jo
Basque: *kankano
Comments and references : LDC 23.
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North Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-North Caucasian: *ḳV̆rḳV̆(-nV)
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: small stone, grain, egg
Proto-Nakh: *ḳiḳel
Proto-Avaro-Andian: *ḳorḳonV
Proto-Tsezian: *ḳeḳe
Proto-Lezghian: *ḳäḳäl (~ -l:)
Proto-West Caucasian: *ḳanǝḳa / *ḳaḳanǝ
Notes: One of several EC and NC roots with the structure *KVKV denoting some small object. The root is expressive, and it is hard to reconstruct vowels; however, consonantal correspondences are quite regular and the root is well represented, thus it must be reconstructed for PNC. See Abdokov 1983, 134 (with some confusion of several roots mentioned above). Cf. Hurr. kirikiri(j)annǝ 'seed of pine-cone' ( > Akkad. kirkiriannu), see Diakonoff-Starostin 1986, 57.

    Similar roots are known in Kartvelian (PK *ḳaḳal- 'nut', *ḳaḳa- 'fruit stone'); however, the supposition of a late loan of Lezg. forms from Georg. ḳaḳali 'walnut' (Klimov 1972, 352) or from Arm. k:ak:al id. (Klimov, Vinogradova 1979, 158) is unacceptable - both because Lezg. forms are very different semantically and because they fit well into the common NC root. The Armenian form itself is obviously a Caucasian loanword.

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Nakh etymology :

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Proto-Nakh: *ḳiḳel
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: fruit
Batsbi: ḳiḳel (Desh.)
Comments: The Bacb. word is isolated within Nakh, but has rather reliable external parallels.
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Avar-Andian etymology :

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Protoform: *ḳorḳonV
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 egg 2 grape, berry
Avar: ḳorḳónu 2
Andian language: ḳorḳon 1
Chamalal: č̣ač̣ã 1
Tindi: ḳ́eḳ́ama 1
Karata: ḳarḳan 1
Botlikh: ḳarḳamu 1
Bagvalal: ḳ́aḳ́an 1
Godoberi: ḳ́arḳ́anu 1
Comments: Cf. also Cham. Gig. ḳuč̣an 'egg'.
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Tsezian etymology :

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Proto-Tsezian: *ḳǝḳǝ
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: roasted grain
Tsezi: ḳiḳi (Radzhibov)
Khvarshi: ḳaḳa (Radzhibov)
Bezhta: ḳeḳe
Gunzib: ḳeḳe
Comments: PTsKh *ḳǝḳǝ; PGB *ḳeḳe. According to Y. Testelets, the shift *ǝ > e is regular in PGB in the position close to velar consonants.
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Lezghian etymology :

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Proto-Lezghian: *ḳäḳäl (~ -l:)
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 small stone, gravel 2 sheep's dung 3 dry clay
Lezghian: kḳal 1
Tabasaran: ḳeḳel 1 (Düb.)
Rutul: ḳäḳäl 2
Tsakhur: ḳaḳalaj 1
Kryz: ḳɨḳäl 1
Budukh: ḳɨḳǝl 3
Comment: Cf. also Rut. Khn. ḳɨḳal 'small stone' (the meaning "sheep's dung" in Luch. is obviously a result of contamination with PL *ḳälḳäṭ q.v.).

    See Лексика 1971, 187; Хайдаков 1973, 72; Талибов 1980, 289.

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Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :

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Proto-West-Caucasian: *ḳanǝḳa / *ḳaḳanǝ
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 egg 2 nut
Abkhaz: a-ḳaḳán 2
Abaza: ḳaḳan 2
Adyghe: č̣́anč̣́a 1
Comments: Cf. also Shaps. ḳ́āḳ́a 'egg'. PAT *ḳaḳanǝ. An expressive word (semantical development is usual: *seed, *fruit-stone > a) nut; b) egg).
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Burushaski etymology :

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Common Burushaski: *khakhā́jo
Sino-Caucasian Etymology: Sino-Caucasian Etymology
Meaning: walnut (shelled)
Nagar: khakhā́jo
Comments: Sh. khakhaáĩ
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Basque etymology :

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Proto-Basque: *kankano
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 large fruit-stone, large kernel 2 large awkward man
Bizkaian: (Oñate) kankano 1, 2
Salazarese: kankano 2
Baztanese: kankano 2
Comments: Meaning 2 is probably secondary to 1 (cf. Abkhaz: a-ḳaḳán 'nut', etc.).
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