Avar-Andian etymology : Query result

Protoform: *xʷibV

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: grave

Avar: χob

Chadakolob: ħub

Andian language: šub

Akhvakh: šobe

Chamalal: hob

Tindi: hoba

Karata: xobo

Botlikh: xumu

Bagvalal: xʷob (Tlis.)

Godoberi: šubu

Comments: Av. paradigm C (χabá-l, χába-l / χáb-zal, Chad. ħubá-l, ħúba-l). Nasal -m- in Botl. is not quite clear. Cf. also Cham. Gig. hubu, Kar. Tok. xobi. The oblique base for this noun can be reconstructed as PA *xʷidV-, cf. Tind. hoja (used as a variant of hoba), Kar. Arch. xodaj, Botl. obl. xud-, God. obl. šud-, plur. šuda-l ('graveyard'), And. (Khaidakov) šuli-bol ( < *šudi-bol) id., Cham. plur. hod-dali.

Protoform: *xʷic̣:V

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: bog, marsh

Avar: xuc̣:

Tindi: hic:u (Akn.)

Karata: xuc̣:e

Comments: Av. paradigm B or C (gen. xuc̣:í-l). Cf. also Kar. Tok. xec̣:u. The root should be distinguished from PA *ƛi(r)c̣:V and *tic̣:u q.v.

Protoform: *xʷinc̣:V

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: tick

Avar: xʷenc̣: (Andal.)

Comments: The Av. dialectal form is quoted from Mikailov 1959. It is not quite clear whether Av. Chad. ħec̣-kér 'tick' should be related here.

Protoform: *xʷonHi

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 smell 2 to smell

Andian language: šun- 2

Akhvakh: šʷani 1,šun- 2

Chamalal: hun- 2

Tindi: hun- 2

Karata: xʷãji 1

Bagvalal: hʷãʔi 1

Godoberi: šãji 1

Comments: The stem serves both as nominal and verbal in Andian languages. Cf. also Bagv. Tlis. χʷãji 'smell', Akhv. Tseg. šʷan, Tlan., Ratl. šʷã id., Kar. Tok. xʷãji / xõj 'smell', xun- 'to smell', God. Zib. šãhi 'smell'.

Protoform: *xʷVc̣:V

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: skin (for making soles)

Avar: xʷac̣:á

Comments: Av. paradigm B (gen. xʷac̣:í-l).

Protoform: *xʷVc̣:V-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to filter

Avar: xuc̣:ú-

Protoform: *xʷVnV

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: horses (collect.)

Avar: xʷáni

Comments: Exceptional accent paradigm: gen. xʷánu-l, pl. xunú-l. The word is known also in Andian languages (Akhv., And., Bagv. xʷani, Kar. xʷane), but is obviously a loan from Avar.

Protoform: *xʷVrdV

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: pus, matter

Avar: xʷerd

Comments: Av. paradigm B or C (gen. xordó-l).

Protoform: *xʷVṭV

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: straw

Avar: xuṭ

Comments: Av. paradigm A (gen. xúṭi-l).

Protoform: *-χ-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: ad series

Avar: -h-an denom. profess.

Andian language: -χ-

Akhvakh: -χa-r-

Chamalal: -χ- (-χe affective)

Tindi: -χ-

Botlikh: -χ-

Bagvalal: -χ-

Godoberi: -χa

Protoform: *χan(H)V ( ~ q-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: cheese

Avar: ħan

Chadakolob: ħan

Comments: Av. paradigm A (gen. ħáni-l; but Chad. ħaní-l).

Protoform: *χanu ( ~ q-,-o-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: whetstone

Avar: χonó

Chamalal: χanʷ

Tindi: χanu

Karata: χanu (Anch.)

Bagvalal: han

Godoberi: χanu

Comments: Cf. also Cham. Gig. χanu, Kar. Tok. hanu id. The root should be strictly distinguished from PA *qonu 'egg' (merger of these two roots in some languages is purely coincidental).

Protoform: *χanχa (~q,o)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: fang, canine tooth

Chamalal: χanχa (Gig.)

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

Protoform: *χarχV ( ~-o-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 gravel 2 road-metal

Akhvakh: χaχi 2

Godoberi: χuχa-b 1

Comments: Cf. also Akhv. Tlan., Ratl. χarχa 'gravel'. God. reflects an old plural.

Protoform: *χimi-r

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 bundle, load 2 pack

Akhvakh: χeme 1

Chamalal: χimi 1

Tindi: χimar 1

Karata: himer 1

Botlikh: χemer 1

Bagvalal: hemer 1

Godoberi: χimir 2

Comments: Cf. also Akhv. Ratl. χemer, Kar. Anch. χemer, Tok. himir, Cham. Gig. χimir.

Protoform: *χirV

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 sack (for carrying grain) 2 burden, load

Avar: hir 1

Chadakolob: hir 2

Comments: Av. paradigm C (hirí-l, híra-l); Chad. hirí-l, híra-l.

Protoform: *χ:aka-ra

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: bat

Andian language: χ:akara (Khaidakov)

Comments: Attested only in And. (cited from Khaidakov 1973), with probable external parallels.

Protoform: *χ:ami (~ -o-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: cloth

Avar: χ:am

Akhvakh: χ:ani

Karata: χ:ame

Comments: Av. paradigm A (gen. χ:ámi-l).

Protoform: *χ:an-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 to shave 2 to mow

Andian language: χ:an- 1,2

Akhvakh: χ:ʷan- 1

Chamalal: χ:an- 1,2

Tindi: χ:an- 1,2

Godoberi: χ:an- 1

Comments: Cf. also Cham. χ:i-d- (with nasalless conjugation) 'to shear (sheep etc.)'.

Protoform: *χ:ar- ?

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: round

Chamalal: χ:aradda

Comments: The form is a participle building from χ:ar-ad- 'to turn round, encircle, walk round'; etymology unclear (see, however, under WC *χʷǝrV).