Avar-Andian etymology : Query result

Protoform: *ḳʷiṭi ( ~ *ḳu-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: armful

Andian language: ḳuṭi (Khaidakov)

Comments: Attested only in And., but having possible external parallels (if the meaning "armful" goes back to *"bundle" < *"skein, hank").

Protoform: *ḳʷonƛ̣:a

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 pitchfork 2 scissors

Avar: ḳuƛ̣:-máχ: 2

Chadakolob: ḳʷeƛ̣:-maχ 2

Andian language: ḳonƛ̣:a 1

Akhvakh: ḳʷãƛ̣:ela 2

Chamalal: ḳʷanƛ̣:a 1

Tindi: ḳʷanƛ̣:a 1,2

Karata: ḳʷanƛ̣:e 1

Bagvalal: ḳʷanƛ̣:a 1,2

Godoberi: ḳʷanƛ̣:a 1

Comments: Av. has a compound (with maχ: 'iron'); in lit. Avar there is also a variant ḳʷéƛ̣:-maχ:. Cf. also Akhv. Tseg. ḳʷeƛ̣:e-bil 'scissors', Ratl. ḳʷanƛ̣:i-bali, Cham. ḳʷanƛ̣:-be (Gig. ḳunƛ̣:ib), God. ḳʷanƛ̣:i-bi id. (the word for "scissors" has usually a plural suffix).

Protoform: *ḳʷordo

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: grass

Andian language: ḳʷordo

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

Protoform: *ḳʷVḳ-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 to rumple, make soft 2 to rub

Avar: ḳʷéḳ- 1

Chadakolob: ḳéḳ- 2

Protoform: *ḳʷVrš:V

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: urine

Avar: ḳuš: / ḳurš:

Chadakolob: ḳurs

Comments: Cf. also Av. Gid. ḳʷaš 'urine'. Used also as a verbal root: Av. ḳuš:í-ze, Chad. ḳusix-ži 'to urinate'.

Protoform: *ḳʷVṭḳʷVṭV

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: woodpecker

Avar: ḳʷaṭḳʷaṭ

Comments: The Avar word is cited from the Russian-Avar dictionary. Cf. also Unt. (Mikailov 1959) ʁʷeṭḳuṭ 'woodpecker'.

Protoform: *ḳʷVṭV

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: short-eared ram

Akhvakh: ḳʷaṭa

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

Protoform: *ḳʷVṭV

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: a small sheaf

Avar: ḳuṭ (dial.)

Comments: A Southern dialectal form, cited from Микаилов 1959. It is the probable source of Gin. ḳuṭu 'small stack'.

Protoform: *-0

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: nominative

Avar: -0

Andian language: -0

Akhvakh: -0

Chamalal: -0

Tindi: -0

Karata: -0

Botlikh: -0

Bagvalal: -0

Godoberi: -0

Protoform: *-0-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: in series

Chamalal: -0-

Tindi: -0-

Karata: -0-

Godoberi: -0-

Protoform: *-0+class marker

Meaning: 1 gen. anim. and pronominal 2 gen. anim. masc. and pronominal 3 gen. anim. masc. (sing.) and anim. (plur.)

Andian language: -0+class marker 1

Akhvakh: -0+class marker+-e

Chamalal: -0+class marker(+e with plur. dependant) 1

Tindi: -0+class marker 2

Karata: -0+class marker 3

Botlikh: -0+class marker 2

Bagvalal: -0+class marker 2

Godoberi: -0+class marker 2

Protoform: *-ʎ-

Meaning: in empty series

Avar: -ʎub

Andian language: -la- ( < *-ʎa-?)

Protoform: [*-ʎ-]

Meaning: negative pres.

Chamalal: -eʎ

Protoform: *-ʎ- ( ~ -ƛ-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: deverb. verb.

Tindi: -ʎ-

Karata: -ʎ-

Protoform: *ʎanV ( ~ -o-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: pitchfork

Avar: ʎen

Chadakolob: ten

Akhvakh: ʎanu / ʎano

Comments: Av. paradigm C (ʎaní-l, ʎún-dul; but Chad. B: tonó-l, ten-bí). Cf. also Akhv. Tseg., Tlan., Ratl. ʎanu id.

Protoform: *ʎar- ( ~ -o-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to sweep

Akhvakh: ʎar-

Karata: ʎar-

Protoform: *ʎars:V ( ~ -o-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: bug, bed-bug

Akhvakh: ʎars:i (Ratl.)

Tindi: ʎas:u

Karata: ʎars:e

Comments: Cf. also Kar. Anch. ʎas:a id.

Protoform: *ʎaχV ?

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: leaf

Andian language: ʎaχib

Comments: An isolated Andi root with obscure etymology.

Protoform: *-ʎi

Meaning: 1 denom. abstr. 2 plural 3 infin.

Avar: -ʎi 1

Andian language: -ʎi-r 1

Karata: -ʎa 3

Botlikh: -ʎi 2 (in various plur. markers)

Bagvalal: ? -ʎ:a 2

Protoform: *ʎiru

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 feather 2 wing 3 butterfly

Avar: miʎír 2

Chadakolob: mitír 1

Andian language: ʎiru 1,2

Akhvakh: ʎiro 2

Chamalal: ʎĩw 3

Tindi: ʎiru 1,2

Karata: ʎiru 2

Bagvalal: hilʷ 2

Godoberi: ʎeru 2

Comments: Av. paradigm C (pl. míʎra-l); the origin of the initial m(i)- is not clear (perhaps, analogy with names for body parts like mehéd "breast" etc.?). Cf. also Cham. Gig. ʎiru/ʎeru "wing", Kar. Tok. ʎeru id.