Avar-Andian etymology : Query result

Protoform: [*-q̇ʷon-]

Meaning: denom. attrib. (suffic.)

Andian language: -q̇ʷon

Protoform: *q̇ʷonč̣V-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: crooked, curved

Andian language: Gʷonč̣i-l

Comments: Attested only in Andian, but having probable Lezghian parallels.

Protoform: *q̇ʷoni

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 head 2 horn

Andian language: Gʷon 2

Chamalal: un 1

Tindi: ʔʷani 1

Karata: ʕon 2 (Tok)

Bagvalal: un 1

Godoberi: wani 1

Protoform: *q̇ʷVli

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: crust, rind

Akhvakh: q̇oli

Comments: Isolated within Andian, but having good Tsezian parallels.

Protoform: *q̇(ʷ)VlV

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: mare

Avar: ʕalá

Comments: Av. paradigm B (ʕalá-dul, ʕulú-l, ʕul-bí).

Protoform: *q̇ʷVnV

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 cheek 2 palm of hand

Avar: ʕonó 1

Tindi: uni-rela 2

Comments: Av. paradigm B (ʕonó-dul, ʕaná-l/ʕaná-bi). There is too little information to establish precisely the PA vocalism.

Protoform: *q̇ʷVs:V

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: shovel

Chadakolob: ʕʷes / ʕers

Comments: Paradigm B (ʕorsó-l, ʕus-bí).

Protoform: *q̇ʷVṭV-lV

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: skein, hank, clew

Karata: q̇:oṭulu (Tok.)

Comments: Isolated in Kar., but having probable external parallels.

Protoform: *r

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 plural class marker 2 5th (inanim. sing.-plur.) class 3 anim. plural class marker 4 inanim. plural class marker 5 4th (inanim. sing.-plur.) and 5th plur. class

Avar: r-, -l 1

Andian language: r 2

Akhvakh: r 4

Chamalal: j-, -l 5

Tindi: r 4

Karata: r 4

Botlikh: r-, -l 3

Bagvalal: r 4

Godoberi: r 4

Protoform: *-r-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: plural

Tindi: -r-da

Botlikh: -r-di

Bagvalal: -da-ri

Protoform: *-r-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 elative 2 lative 3 suffix of nomina instrumenti

Avar: -ro 3

Andian language: -r 3

Akhvakh: -r in -χa-r- (ad series)

Chamalal: -al 2

Karata: -r 2

Botlikh: -ru 1

Godoberi: -ru 1

Protoform: [*-r-]

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: frequentative

Avar: -r- [+-dar-, -rd-]

Protoform: *r[a]c̣i-l

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 joint 2 cartilage, gristle

Avar: c̣il 2

Andian language: rič̣in 1

Akhvakh: rac̣i 1

Chamalal: razil (Gig.) 1

Tindi: rac̣al 1

Bagvalal: rac̣al 1 (Tlond.)

Godoberi: rac̣i 1 (Zib.)

Comments: Av. c̣il (borrowed in And. c̣il) is probably a reduction < *rVc̣il. Very strange are the And. and Akhv. forms: we should expect -c̣- in And., -č̣- in Akhv., not vice versa. The Tind. form is borrowed in Inkh. rac̣c̣al 'joint'.

Protoform: *raʎa (~ o, -ƛ-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: urine

Tindi: raʎa

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

Protoform: *raχa ( ~ o)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: lock

Karata: raχe (Tok.)

Comments: Attested only in Kar., cf. also Kar. Archo. raχaj, Anch. ḳula-laχa (with assimilation r > l after ḳula- 'key').

Protoform: *raχ:ʷV ( ~ -o-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: a measure, measuring vessel (4-5 kg)

Chadakolob: raχ

Akhvakh: raχ:ʷa

Chamalal: jaχ:ʷ

Karata: raχ:u (Tok.)

Godoberi: raχ:u

Comments: Av. paradigm B (raχíldul / roχó-l, raχá-l). Cf. also Cham. Gig. raχ:u.

Protoform: *raži

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: garlic

Avar: raží

Chadakolob: niží-per

Andian language: raži

Akhvakh: raži

Chamalal: lazi (Gig.)

Tindi: raži

Godoberi: raži

Comments: All Andian forms (except Cham. with a secondary shift r- > l-) can be borrowed from Av. (however, since the correspondences are regular, some of them may be genuine, too).

Av. paradigm B~C (gen. raží-dul). The Chad. form (where per = 'onion') and Gid. niži (cited from Magometov Dial.) point probably to medial nasal in Proto-Av.-And. (**ranži). Tind. (or Avar lit.) > Inkh. raži 'garlic'; Av. dial. > Gunz., Bezht. Tlad. niži, Khosh. nezi.

Protoform: *ri-ʔibu

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: spring

Andian language: rejbu

Akhvakh: riʔibo

Chamalal: jēb

Tindi: rēbu

Karata: reʕibo

Botlikh: rebu

Bagvalal: reba

Godoberi: rēbu / reʔibu

Comments: The word is an original compound of *riHV (q.v.) and *ʔibu 'spring'.

Protoform: *ric̣:i

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: pus

Avar: rec̣:

Chadakolob: réc̣i

Akhvakh: rec̣:i

Karata: rec̣:i (Anch.)

Godoberi: rec:i

Comments: Av. paradigm B~C (gen. roc̣:ó-l).

Protoform: *ric̣:ʷV

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: twig

Avar: noc̣:

Chadakolob: nuc̣

Akhvakh: ruc̣:e / rec̣:a

Chamalal: wuṣ

Tindi: ruc:a

Comments: Av. paradigm A (gen. nóc̣:i-l), but Chad. C (nuc̣í-l, núc̣a-l). Cf. also Cham. Gig. wuc̣:.