Avar-Andian etymology : Query result

Protoform: *moḳʷo

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 place 2 chair, stool 3 mattress, floor-cloth

Avar: baḳ 1,2

Andian language: moḳʷo 1,2

Akhvakh: maḳʷa (Tseg.) 3

Chamalal: maḳʷa 1,2

Tindi: maḳʷa 1,2

Karata: maḳʷa 1

Botlikh: maḳʷa 1,2

Bagvalal: maḳʷa 1,2

Godoberi: maḳʷa (Gudava)1,2

Comments: Av. paradigm C (baḳí-l, báḳa-l) in the meaning "chair"; with the meaning "place" the word has a pronominal declension (gen. báḳa-ʎ:ul). Cf. also Av. báḳa-l-da 'together', (dial.) baḳu 'stool'; Cham. Gig., L.-Gakv., Gad. maḳa 'place; chair'.

Several heterogeneous Tsezian forms (Gunz. bɔḳ 'nest; bed'; Bezht. muḳol 'bed'; Inkh. moḳo 'place') are most probably borrowed from different Av.-And. sources.

Protoform: *moʎ:-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 to teach 2 teaching

Avar: maʎ:- 1

Chadakolob: maʎ- 1

Andian language: moʎ:i 2

Chamalal: maʎ:i-d- 1

Tindi: maʎ:- 1

Karata: maʎ:- 1

Comments: Cf. also the Av. noun maʎ: 'teaching, study' ( = And. moʎ:i). Av. > Bezht. maʎzi =ow- 'to teach'.

Protoform: *moq̇o

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: tear

Avar: máʕu

Chadakolob: máʕu

Andian language: moGo

Akhvakh: maq̇a

Chamalal: mā

Tindi: mā

Karata: maʔa

Botlikh: maʁa

Bagvalal: maʕa

Godoberi: maʔa

Comments: Av. paradigm C (maʕí-l, máʕa-bi). Cf. also Akhv. Tseg. maʔa-l, Tlan., Ratl. maq̇a-l, And. (Gudava) moq̇o, Cham. Gig. maj, Kar. Anch., Tok. maʕa.

Protoform: *moq̇V

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 nail, peg 2 stem, stalk

Avar: maʕ 1

Andian language: moq̇ 2

Akhvakh: miq̇e 1

Karata: maʔa 1

Comments: Av. paradigm A (máʕi-l, máʕa-l). Cf. also Akhv. Tseg. meʔe 'nail'. Av. > Gunz. maʕ id.

Protoform: *muc̣:V ( ~ *mVc̣:ʷV)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: top (of mountain, head)

Chamalal: muṣ

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

Protoform: *muč̣a (~ -o)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: dung (of horses, donkeys)

Akhvakh: ħũč̣e

Chamalal: muč̣a

Tindi: muč̣a

Comments: The Akhv. form has the specific Akhv. laryngeal prefix (ħũč̣e < *ħV-muč̣V). Tind. > Inkh. muč̣a id.

Protoform: *muħV

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 grain 2 seed

Avar: muh 1

Chadakolob: muh 1

Andian language: muhu 1

Akhvakh: mũhĩ 2,1

Chamalal: muhu (Gig.)

Tindi: muhu

Karata: muhu (Tok.)

Comments: Av. paradigm C (gen. muhó-l, Chad. muhí-l, pl. Chad. múha-l). Tind.-Cham. muhu > Inkh., Tsez. muhu 'grain'; Av. muh > Bezht., Gunz. muh id.

Protoform: *muq:V / *nuq:V

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 line 2 stripe 3 furrow

Avar: muq: 1

Akhvakh: muq:u 1

Chamalal: nuq: 1,3 (Gig.)

Karata: nuq:e 1,2

Godoberi: muq:i 1

Comments: Av. paradigm C (muq:í-l, múq:a-l). Cf. also Kar. Tok. muq:i 'line'. Cham. and Kar. have initial n- - obviously a result of labial dissimilation before -u-.

Protoform: *muq̇a

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 a sp. of barley(голозерный ячмень) 2 wheat 3 rye

Avar: buʕá 1

Andian language: muGa 2

Akhvakh: muq̇a 1

Tindi: muja 1

Karata: muʔa 3

Godoberi: muʔa 1

Comments: Av. paradigm B (gen. buʕó-l). Cf. also Akhv. Tseg. muʔa 'barley'. Av. buʕá > Cham. Gig., Kar. Tok. buʕa id.

Protoform: *muq̇:V

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 pole 2 ceiling

Avar: moq̇: 1

Andian language: moq̇:ol 2

Akhvakh: muq̇:e 1

Chamalal: muq̇: 1

Tindi: muq̇:u 1

Karata: nuq̇:e 1

Godoberi: muq̇:u 1

Comments: Av. paradigm A (móq̇:i-l, móq̇:a-l). Cf. also Akhv. Tseg., Tlan., Cham. Gig. muq̇:u, Kar. Tok. muq̇:i. Besides And. moq̇:ol with the meaning 'ceiling' cf. also Cham. Gig. (Bok.) muq̇:u id., Kar. L.-Enkh. miq̇:ela; usually this meaning is present in the compound *muq̇:V-riƛ̣:V (with different assimilations and transformations), cf. Av. móq̇:ruƛ̣:, And. (Tsertsvadze) moq̇:o-lƛ̣:i, Cham. jeq̇:-muq̇:, Gig. req̇:-muq̇:a, Kar. miq̇:a-laƛ̣:i etc.

Protoform: *muq̇:V ( ~ *miq̇:ʷV)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: blackberry

Akhvakh: muq̇:ali

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

Protoform: *muq̇u ?

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: knee

Akhvakh: muq̇u

Comments: An isolated Akhv. form with obscure etymology.

Protoform: *muq̇V ( > *nuq̇V)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: witness

Avar: nuʕ

Comments: Av. paradigm B (plur. nuʕ-zál / nuʕ-záb).

Protoform: *mus:VrV

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: rag

Akhvakh: mos:olo (Tseg.)

Tindi: mus:ura

Comments: It is also possible that the same root is contained within PA *ƛ̣i-ns:Vr 'eyebrow' (with a variant *ƛ̣:i-ns:Vr): Av. ƛ̣:ens:ér, Chad. ƛ̣:ensér; And. lens:i-b, Akhv. ƛ̣es:e, Cham. ƛ̣:es:al, Tind. ins:ar etc. (Tind. > Inkh. esser). This is rather probable taking into consideration the meaning of the root in other NC languages. The first component of *ƛ̣i-ns:Vr can be an early contraction of PEC *ʡwĭlʡi 'eye' (*ʡli- > *ƛ̣i-) which otherwise regularly yielded PA *harHi.

Protoform: *musurV

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: shroud

Avar: musrú

Akhvakh: mušu

Godoberi: musuru

Comments: Av. paradigm B (musrú-dul, musrá-bi). Cf. also Akhv. Tseg., Tlan., Ratl. mušur id.

Protoform: *muχa

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: tale

Avar: márha

Chadakolob: márhu

Andian language: muχa

Akhvakh: muχa

Chamalal: muχa

Tindi: muχa

Karata: muha

Botlikh: muχa

Bagvalal: muha

Godoberi: nuχa

Comments: Av. paradigm A (márha-dul, márha-bi). Cf. also Akhv. Tseg., Tlan., Ratl. muχa, Kar. Tok. muha, Anch. muχʷa. Av. > Tsez., Gin. marha; Tind. > Inkh. muχa 'tale'.

Protoform: *mVč:Vl (/-r)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 argillaceous schist 2 sand

Avar: mič:íl 1

Chadakolob: muceru 2

Comments: Av. paradigm C (pl. máč:la-l). From Av. the word was borrowed into Akhv. (mič:i, Tseg. mič:ir 'clay').

Protoform: *mVc̣V

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: liver

Chadakolob: mac̣

Comments: A dialectal Av. word, but with good external parallels.

Protoform: *mVč̣:V-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: fattened sheep (cattle)

Avar: mač̣:ád

Comments: Gen. mač̣:áda-l. -d is an historical suffix.

Protoform: *mVč̣V-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 dark grey 2 yellow

Avar: máč̣a-b 1

Chadakolob: mač̣a-b 2

Comments: Av. > Gunz. mač̣ab 'yellow'.