Tsezian etymology : Query result

Proto-Tsezian: *kʷeṭV-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: right (direct.)

Tsezi: kuṭ-jo-s

Ginukh: kʷeṭe-s

Inkhokvari: ḳʷeṭa-be

Bezhta: ḳeṭa-ƛ̣as (Khosh.)

Gunzib: ḳeṭā-s

Comments: PTsKh *kʷeṭV-; PGB *ḳeṭa- (with locative suffixes). In PGB and Inkh. there occurred an assimilation (kʷ- > ḳʷ-). The stem is historically a compound of *kʷV- (oblique base of *kʷɨrV 'hand') + *-(i)ṭV- 'straight, right'.

Proto-Tsezian: *kʷic (~-ɨ-,-u-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: cock's comb

Bezhta: kuckuci (Tlad.)

Gunzib: kuc

Comments: PGB *kuc (the Bezht. form is reduplicated).

Proto-Tsezian: *kʷid ( ~ -ɨ-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: sledge hammer

Tsezi: kedin

Ginukh: kʷedin / kodin

Comments: PTsKh *kʷid ( ~ -ɨ-) (cf. Tsez. Khup. /Imnaishvili/ kʷed), with a nasal suffix *kʷid-en ( ~ -ɨ-).

Proto-Tsezian: *kʷɨbu A

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: lead

Tsezi: kebu / kebo

Ginukh: kebu

Khvarshi: kobo

Inkhokvari: kɨbu

Bezhta: kobo

Gunzib: kobo

Comments: PTsKh *kʷɨbu; PGB *kobo.

Proto-Tsezian: *kʷɨrV

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: hand

Ginukh: kʷezej

Bezhta: kō

Gunzib: koro

Comments: PGB *koro (cf. also Bezht. Tlad. koro), obl. *kɔ̃- (Bezht. ka-, Gunz. kɔ̃-). In PTs there must have coexisted oblique bases *kʷṼ- ( > PGB *kɔ̃-) and *kʷɨrV-z:a- > *kʷɨz:Vra- ( > Gin. kʷezej, kʷezera-); cf. PTs *ƛʷɨrV 'bone' with similar oblique base formation. The old oblique base *kʷṼ (shifted to direct) may be perhaps reflected in Gin. kʷe 'handle'.

Proto-Tsezian: *kʷɨ̃ṭ ~ (*kõṭ)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: urinary bladder

Bezhta: koṭ (Tlad.)

Gunzib: kõṭ

Comments: PGB *kõṭ. The relation of this root to PTsKh *gɨndor- 'kidney' (Tsez. gendori, Inkh. gɨndor) is yet to be investigated.

Proto-Tsezian: *kʷɔkV-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: soft

Tsezi: kokoru

Ginukh: kokoru

Khvarshi: kokoru (Radzhibov)

Comments: PTsKh *kʷoko-ru (for labialisation cf. Tsez. Sagada kʷakʷara).

Proto-Tsezian: *kʷɔlV B

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: fence

Tsezi: kuro

Ginukh: kore

Khvarshi: kʷere (Radzhibov)

Inkhokvari: kʷere

Bezhta: kalo

Gunzib: kɔle

Comments: PTsKh *kʷ[ö]Re (with not quite regular vocalic correspondence); PGB *kɔlV.

Proto-Tsezian: *kʷVs (~- ̃-,-s:)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: cock's comb

Tsezi: kos

Comments: Isolated in Tsez., but having probable external cognates.

Proto-Tsezian: *-ḳ-

Meaning: 1 causative 2 denom. verbal

Inkhokvari: -ḳ- 1

Bezhta: -ḳ- 2

Gunzib: -ḳ- 1, 2

Proto-Tsezian: *ḳaḳa

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 joint, bone between two joints 2 leg, shin

Tsezi: ḳaḳa 1

Inkhokvari: ḳaIḳaI 2

Comments: PTsKh *ḳa(I)ḳa.

Proto-Tsezian: *ḳaḳa

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 freckle 2 drop

Bezhta: ḳäḳä 1,2

Gunzib: ḳaḳa 2

Comments: PGB *ḳaḳa (cf. also Bezht. Tlad. ḳaḳa 'drop, freckle').

Proto-Tsezian: *ḳala-ḳač ( ~ -r-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: long-sleeved sheepskin coat

Tsezi: ḳalaḳač

Ginukh: ḳalḳač

Khvarshi: qalaḳač (Radzhibov)

Inkhokvari: ḳalaḳač

Comments: PTsKh *ḳaRa-ḳač (/q-) (a compound with an unclear first component).

Proto-Tsezian: *ḳara

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: lake

Khvarshi: ḳara (Radzhibov)

Inkhokvari: ḳara

Bezhta: ḳā

Gunzib: ḳara

Comments: PGB *ḳara (cf. also Bezht. Tlad., Khosh. ḳärä).

Proto-Tsezian: *ḳ[e]mVš:V

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: lizard

Bezhta: ḳemusa

Gunzib: ḳimišu

Comments: PGB *ḳ[e]mVšV (cf. also Bezht. Tlad. ḳemüšä, Gunz. Nakh. ḳimišo).

Proto-Tsezian: *ḳeṭi / *ḳiṭe

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: shepherd's staff

Tsezi: ḳeṭi (Kid.)

Ginukh: ḳeṭi

Gunzib: ḳeṭi (Gunz.)

Comments: PTsKh *ḳiṭe (with vowel metathesis); some interlingual loans are not excluded.

Proto-Tsezian: *ḳǝcu

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 tooth 2 fang

Tsezi: ḳicu 1

Ginukh: ḳeču 1

Gunzib: ḳǝcu 2

Comments: PTsKh *ḳǝcu.

Proto-Tsezian: *ḳǝ̃č̣V (~ -ɔ̃-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 young of donkey 2 foal

Tsezi: ḳeč̣oli 1,2

Khvarshi: ḳonč̣i (Radzhibov)

Inkhokvari: ḳonč̣i 1

Comments: The Tsez. form reflects a merger of *ḳǝ̃č̣V and *ʔĩč̣er q.v.

Proto-Tsezian: *ḳǝḳǝ

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: roasted grain

Tsezi: ḳiḳi (Radzhibov)

Khvarshi: ḳaḳa (Radzhibov)

Bezhta: ḳeḳe

Gunzib: ḳeḳe

Comments: PTsKh *ḳǝḳǝ; PGB *ḳeḳe. According to Y. Testelets, the shift *ǝ > e is regular in PGB in the position close to velar consonants.

Proto-Tsezian: *ḳic̣-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: sheep's tail

Tsezi: ḳec̣-maħi

Khvarshi: ḳec̣-mehi (Radzhibov)

Inkhokvari: ḳic̣-mihe

Comments: PTsKh *ḳic̣-miχ̥1̇e (a compound with *miχ̥1̇e 'tail').