Avar-Andian etymology : Query result

Protoform: *qVrV ( ~ χ-, h-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: mow, hayloft, shed

Avar: hor

Chadakolob: hor

Comments: Av. paradigm C or A (pl. hóra-l); Chad. C (horú-l, hóra-l).

Protoform: *q(ʷ)ar- ( ~ -o-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to ask, pray

Avar: har-

Akhvakh: qor-

Chamalal: χa-d-

Tindi: χē-

Karata: χā-

Comments: Cf. also Kar. Anch. χar-, Tok. hal- 'to ask', Tind. (with reduplication) χuχā- 'to ask strongly', χaχ- 'to beg'.

Protoform: *qʷilu (~χʷ-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: back of the head

Tindi: χolu

Comments: Isolated in Tind., but with probable external parallels.

Protoform: *q(ʷ)Vj

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: oath

Avar: ha

Chadakolob: hédi

Comments: Av. paradigm C ~ A (plur. hája-l). The Chad. form is a masdar from the derived verb he-d- (lit. héd-ize, masd. hédi) 'to swear, take oath'.

Protoform: *qʷVrV ( ~ χʷ-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: carpet (made of goat's wool)

Avar: χuru (Kuyad.)

Protoform: *qʷVrV (~ *χʷ-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: cock's comb

Chadakolob: hʷar

Comments: Paradigm C (hʷarí-l/hʷará-l, hʷára-l/hʷár-dul). Isolated in Av., but with probable external parallels (*'horn').

Protoform: *q̇a-b-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: wide, broad

Avar: ʕe-b-

Chadakolob: ʕe-b-

Andian language: Ga-b

Akhvakh: q̇a-da

Chamalal: a-ru-

Karata: a-bo-

Botlikh: ʁa-bi

Bagvalal: ʕa-bu-

Comments: Most languages (except Akhv. and Cham. - but cf. Cham. Gig. a-bi) reflect a suffixed *-bV- (possibly a former class marker).

Protoform: *q̇anča (~*ʔ-,o)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 balcony 2 a division in a granary

Chamalal: ača 1

Tindi: anča 2

Protoform: *q̇aq̇a / *q̇ʷaq̇ʷa

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 dung, manure, faeces 2 dry dung 3 pus, matter

Avar: ʕaʕá 1

Akhvakh: q̇ʷaq̇ʷa 2

Chamalal: ā 3

Comments: The source of Akhv. labialisation is not clear.

Protoform: *q̇ili

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: mouth

Akhvakh: q̇eli

Chamalal: el-miṣ

Tindi: eli (Gud.)

Karata: eli

Botlikh: ʁeli

Bagvalal: el

Protoform: *q̇ili

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 ditch, obstacle (ravine,pit) 2 tomb-stone 3 trap

Avar: ʕeléʕ 1

Akhvakh: q̇ili 2,3

Chamalal: ila-be 3

Tindi: ili 3

Comments: The Av. form is reduplicated; the Cham. form is plur. tantum. Cf. also Akhv. Tseg. ilu, Tlan. q̇ilu 'tomb-stone'.

Protoform: *q̇inko

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 bull-calf 2 cow

Avar: ʕaká 2

Chadakolob: ʕaká 2

Andian language: q̇:inko-m 1

Comments: Av. paradigm B (ʕak-dá-l; the plural is not quite clear: ʕačí < *ʕak-čí ?). The And. form is quoted from Khaidakov, and is most probably a misspelling instead of *q̇inko-m.

Protoform: *q̇:aʔi ( ~ -o-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 thing(s), possession(s) 2 farmstead

Avar: q̇:ají 1

Akhvakh: q̇:e 1,2

Chamalal: q̇:aj 1

Tindi: q̇:ā 1

Godoberi: q̇:aji 1

Comments: Av. paradigm B (pl. q̇:ajá-bi). Cf. also Akhv. Tseg., Ratl. q̇:aj 'things'. Some of the Andian forms may be borrowed from Av.; however, all correspondences are regular, and nothing is against genuine relationship.

Protoform: *q̇:ahV- ?

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: many

Tindi: q̇:aha-r

Comments: An isolated Tindi word with obscure etymology.

Protoform: *q̇:am- / *q̇:an-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 to bite 2 to eat (tr.)

Chadakolob: q̇am- 1

Andian language: q̇:am- 1

Akhvakh: q̇:onu- 2

Chamalal: q̇:an- 1

Tindi: q̇:an- 2

Karata: q̇:am- 2

Botlikh: q̇:am- 1

Bagvalal: q̇:an- 2

Godoberi: q̇:am- 1

Comments: Cf. also Kar. Anch. q̇:am- 'bite', Akhv. Tseg., Ratl. q̇:am- 'eat'. In Akhv. the word for 'bite' is q̇:eleč̣u-ru- which is probably an old compound *q̇:am-lV-Hič̣- (see *Hič̣-).

Protoform: *q̇:amha, *q̇:am-čV

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 hairdo 2 cock's comb 3 mane

Avar: q̇:ama 2

Andian language: q̇:ãw 1

Akhvakh: q̇:ama 2

Chamalal: q̇:ama 2

Tindi: q̇:ama 2

Bagvalal: q̇:amča 3

Comments: Cf. also And. dial. q̇amu 'cock's comb; beak'. Av. accent paradigm is unknown (the word is attested only in the Russian-Avar dictionary). All Andian forms (except And. itself and Bagv.) may be borrowed from Av. An obvious Av. loan is Inkh. q̇ama 'plait; cock's comb'. The Bagv. form q̇:amča reflects an old derivate.

Protoform: *q̇:a(n)q̇:ara (~ o)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: snot, snivel

Andian language: GenGe

Chamalal: q̇:aq̇:ara

Tindi: q̇:aq̇:ara

Comments: And. GenGe 'snot' ( < *q̇Vnq̇V) is a result of contamination of this root with PA *q̇aq̇a q.v.

Protoform: *q̇:arq̇:ala

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 body, stature 2 carcass

Avar: q̇:arq̇:ála 1

Chadakolob: q̇:arq̇:ála 2

Andian language: q̇:arq̇:ala 1

Akhvakh: q̇:aq̇:ala 1

Chamalal: q̇:arq̇:ala (Gig)

Tindi: q̇:arq̇:ala 1

Karata: q̇:arq̇:ala 1

Godoberi: q̇:arq̇:ala 1

Comments: All Andian forms may be borrowed from Avar.

Protoform: *q̇:atʷV ( ~ -o-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 lid, cover 2 to cut, chop

Avar: q̇oṭ- 2

Chadakolob: q̇uṭ- 2

Chamalal: q̇:atʷ 1

Karata: q̇:ʷaṭa (Leksika) 1

Comments: Cf. also Cham. Gig. q̇:atu 'lid, cover'. The original meaning is 'chopped block' - cf. the external evidence and the Avar verb (obviously denominative - cf. the similar usage of *q̇aṭ in Lezghian languages).

Protoform: *q̇:aṭV-rV ( ~ -o-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: dot, drop

Akhvakh: q̇:aṭira

Comments: Attested only in Akhv., but having probable external parallels.