Tsezian etymology : Query result

Proto-Tsezian: *kõbɔ A

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: kidney

Ginukh: kubo

Bezhta: koma

Gunzib: koma

Comments: PGB *koma.

Proto-Tsezian: *kocV-r (~kʷɨ-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: chin

Gunzib: kocor

Comments: Attested only in Gunz., but with probable external parallels.

Proto-Tsezian: *koč

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: bush, shrub

Bezhta: köč (Tlad.)

Gunzib: koč

Comments: PGB *koč (cf. also Bezht. Khosh. küč id.).

Proto-Tsezian: *ko-LV (~-u-,-L:-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: sleeve

Tsezi: kuʎa

Khvarshi: kuʎu (Radzhibov)

Inkhokvari: kulu

Comments: PTsKh *kuLV. An old compound with *ku- (*ko-) 'hand' (see *kʷɨrV).

Proto-Tsezian: *kɔ( ̃)ṭV

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: cup, plate

Tsezi: ḳoṭi

Ginukh: ḳoṭo / koṭo

Khvarshi: ḳoṭe (Radzhibov)

Comments: PTsKh *ko( ̃)ṭV / *ḳo( ̃)ṭV. In Gin. the variant with ḳ- is recorded by Bokarev and MSU; but Lomtadze has k-, which seems to be the most archaic variant.

Proto-Tsezian: *kɔ̃č̣V A

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: pack-saddle

Tsezi: koč̣i

Bezhta: kač̣o

Gunzib: qãč̣u

Comments: PGB *[kɔ̃]č̣u (cf. also Bezht. Tlad., Khosh. käč̣ö): the reconstruction is somewhat dubious because of the Gunz. form - regularly kɔ̃č̣u would be expected. It is not clear, whether we deal with an irregularity or with Bokarev's misspelling.

Proto-Tsezian: *kɔdV A

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: hair, long hair

Tsezi: kodi

Inkhokvari: kode

Comments: PTsKh *kode.

Proto-Tsezian: *kɔ̃j B

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 bilberry 2 raspberry 3 berry

Tsezi: ko 2

Ginukh: kī 1,3

Gunzib: kãj 3

Comments: Cf. also Tsez. (Bokarev) koI 'berry'. PTsKh *köI ( ~ *kö̃I).

Proto-Tsezian: *kɔṭu

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: beard

Tsezi: koṭu

Ginukh: koṭu

Comments: PTsKh *koṭu.

Proto-Tsezian: *-ku / *-ḳu

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: denomin. noun

Tsezi: -ḳu

Bezhta: -ko

Proto-Tsezian: *kurV ( ~ -o-,-l-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: trough, gutter

Tsezi: kuro (Kid.)

Ginukh: kuro

Inkhokvari: kuru

Comments: PTsKh *kuRo.

Proto-Tsezian: *kurV B

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: brook, ravine

Tsezi: keru / kero

Ginukh: koro

Khvarshi: kula

Inkhokvari: kula

Bezhta: kuwo

Gunzib: kuro

Comments: PTsKh *küRV; PGB *kuro (cf. also Bezht. Tlad., Khosh. kuro).

Proto-Tsezian: *kušV ( ~ -ũ-,-š:-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: peach

Tsezi: kušuħi

Ginukh: kušoħi

Comments: PTsKh *kušVI-hi ( ~ -ũ-,-ĩ). The word is a compound; for the second part cf. possibly PTs *hĩ 'pear'.

Proto-Tsezian: *kVč̣(ʷ)V

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 hook 2 buckle 3 hoop

Tsezi: kač̣u 3

Khvarshi: kač̣u (Radzhibov)

Inkhokvari: kač̣u 2

Gunzib: ḳɔ̃č̣i 1

Comments: PTsKh *kač̣u. The Gunz. form is somewhat irregular (assimilated ḳ- < k- and unclear vocalism with nasalisation); still it is difficult to separate it from the PTsKh form. We deal, perhaps, in this case with old interdialectal borrowing.

The Tsezian languages have some other resembling forms which are still harder to explain phonetically: PGB *geža 'button, buttonhole' (Bezht. Tlad. geža, Khosh. geza 'button', Gunz. geža 'buttonhole'); Bezht. Tlad. gečä, Khosh. geco 'buckle'; Gin. kiči 'ring', Bezht. kiči 'lace-knot'. These are most probably results of contaminations and old interlingual / interdialectal borrowings.

Proto-Tsezian: *kʷã

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: torch

Tsezi: kʷa

Khvarshi: kʷa (Radzhibov)

Bezhta: kã

Gunzib: kã

Comments: PTsKh *kʷa; PGB *kã (obl. base *kana- > Bezht., Gunz. kana-).

Proto-Tsezian: *kʷašV (~-š:-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: paw

Khvarshi: kʷašu (Radzhibov)

Inkhokvari: kʷašu

Comments: PTsKh *kʷašu; a loan from Andian languages not excluded.

Proto-Tsezian: *kʷ[e]č̣V-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: left

Tsezi: keč̣o-s

Ginukh: koč̣o-miš

Khvarshi: kʷeč̣a-we

Inkhokvari: kʷeč̣a-be

Comments: PTsKh *kʷ[e]č̣V- (with violation of vocalic correspondences).

Proto-Tsezian: *kʷed A

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: basket

Tsezi: kud

Ginukh: kʷid

Khvarshi: kʷed (Radzhibov)

Bezhta: ked

Gunzib: kod

Comments: PTsKh *kʷed; PGB *köd.

Proto-Tsezian: *kʷehi (~ *kʷej) ?

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: ram (from 6 months up to 1 year old)

Ginukh: kʷij

Comments: Since the form is isolated in Gin., it may be an Av. loan (there exist dialectal forms kʷi, kʷij in Av.).

Proto-Tsezian: *kʷeṭ B

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: sheaf

Tsezi: kuṭ

Ginukh: kʷeṭ

Khvarshi: kuṭ (Radzhibov)

Inkhokvari: koṭ

Bezhta: keṭa

Gunzib: koṭ

Comments: PTsKh *kʷǝṭ; PGB *köṭ(a) (cf. also Bezht. Tlad. keṭ, Khosh. keṭa).