Tsezian etymology : Query result

Proto-Tsezian: *ḳiḳ- ( ~ -ɨ-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to shake

Tsezi: ḳeḳ-

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

Proto-Tsezian: *ḳiḳVrV ( ~ -l-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: damson

Tsezi: ḳiḳili

Ginukh: ḳiḳili

Khvarshi: ḳiḳaraḳu (Radzhibov)

Inkhokvari: ḳiḳaraḳu

Comments: The Tsez. and Gin. form may be borrowed from some Av. dialect (cf. Av. Unt. ḳalḳuli 'damson'), but this is less probable for the Khvarsh. and Inkh. form (which is probably genuine).

Proto-Tsezian: *ḳima

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: cheese

Bezhta: ḳima

Gunzib: ḳima

Comments: PGB *ḳima.

Proto-Tsezian: *ḳiṭu

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: cat

Tsezi: ḳeṭu

Ginukh: ḳeṭu

Khvarshi: ḳiṭu

Inkhokvari: ḳiṭ

Comments: PTsKh *ḳiṭu.

Proto-Tsezian: *ḳɨca (~-i-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: bird

Khvarshi: ḳeca

Inkhokvari: ḳɨca

Comments: PTsKh *ḳɨca.

Proto-Tsezian: *ḳoc̣u

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: back of head

Gunzib: ḳoc̣u

Comments: ḳoc̣u is the MSU notation; Bokarev writes ḳoco, thus the correctness of the form is still to be checked.

Proto-Tsezian: *ḳoč̣(o) B

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 hole, burrow 2 window

Tsezi: ḳič̣ (Radzhibov)

Bezhta: ḳöč̣ö 2 (Tlad.)

Gunzib: ḳoč̣ 1

Comments: PGB *ḳoč̣(o).

Proto-Tsezian: *ḳoʁ:u A

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: badger

Tsezi: ḳuʁ (Kid.)

Ginukh: ḳuʁ

Khvarshi: ḳuʁ (Radzhibov)

Inkhokvari: ḳuʁu

Bezhta: ḳoh

Gunzib: ḳo

Comments: PTsKh *ḳuʁ(u); PGB *ḳoh(u) (cf. also Bezht. Tlad. ḳō, Khosh. ḳoho).

Proto-Tsezian: *ḳoḳ-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to hurt, be ill

Bezhta: ḳoḳ- (Tlad.)

Gunzib: ḳoḳ-

Comments: PGB *ḳoḳ- (cf. also Bezht. Khosh. ḳoḳ-).

Proto-Tsezian: *ḳ[o]ƛu

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 pitchfork 2 bifurcation

Tsezi: q̇Iuƛu / q̇Ioƛu 1

Khvarshi: ḳuƛu 1

Inkhokvari: ḳoƛu 1

Bezhta: q̇uƛƛo 2

Gunzib: q̇uƛu 2

Comments: PTsKh *ḳoƛu; PGB *q̇uƛu. The irregular initial uvular in Tsez. and PGB must be explained either by the influence of PTs *q̇IeL(:)e 'fork' (q.v.) or by the influence of the numeral "two" (Tsez. q̇Ia-no, Bezht. q̇o-na).

Proto-Tsezian: *ḳori-jɔ

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: ring, finger-ring

Bezhta: ḳörijä (Khosh.)

Gunzib: ḳorjo

Comments: PGB *ḳorijɔ (cf. also Bezht. Tlad. ḳojra id.). The original verbal root is also preserved in PGB *ḳar-ƛ- 'to turn round, to spin round' (Bezht. Tlad., Khosh. ḳärƛ-, Gunz. ḳarƛ-).

Proto-Tsezian: *ḳoṭV

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: good

Bezhta: ḳeṭö (Khosh.)

Gunzib: ḳoṭu

Comments: PGB.

Proto-Tsezian: *ḳɔcu (~-a-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: loop

Bezhta: ḳaco

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

Proto-Tsezian: *ḳɔd

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 bush, shrub 2 bunch of grapes

Tsezi: ḳod 1

Ginukh: ḳod 2

Comments: PTsKh *ḳod. Not quite clear is the relationship between this stem and PTs *ḳodV 'grape' (Tsez., Gin. ḳudi, Gunz., Bezht. ḳodo).

Proto-Tsezian: *ḳɔ̃ḳV

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: fruit stone

Bezhta: ḳäḳä (Khosh.)

Gunzib: ḳɔ̃ḳi

Comments: PGB *ḳɔ̃ḳV. The root should be distinguished from PGB *ḳaḳa 'drop' (although they regularly merged in Bezht., they are clearly distinguished in Gunz.).

Proto-Tsezian: *ḳ-ɔƛ-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 run 2 jump

Tsezi: ḳoƛ- 2

Ginukh: ḳoƛ- 2

Khvarshi: ḳoƛ- 1

Inkhokvari: ḳoƛ- 1, 2

Comments: PTsKh *ḳoƛ-; ḳ- is a historical preverb.

Proto-Tsezian: *ḳɔ(n)č̣u A

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 leg,shin 2 distance between thumb and forefinger

Tsezi: ḳonč̣u 1

Ginukh: ḳonc̣u 1

Khvarshi: ḳonč̣u (Radzhibov)

Gunzib: ḳɔč̣u 2

Comments: PTsKh *ḳonč̣u. The MSU Gunz. recording has nasalisation: ḳɔ̃č̣u. The original meaning, as seen from the external evidence, was "paw"; this explains the semantic difference between PTsKh and Gunz. Rather strange is the Bezht. (Tlad.) form ä̃č̣, which is identical to Gunz. ḳɔ̃č̣u in meaning, but has for some reason lost ḳ-.

Proto-Tsezian: *ḳɔṭV-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: short

Tsezi: ḳoṭono

Ginukh: ḳoṭondiju

Khvarshi: ḳojtu (Radzhibov)

Inkhokvari: ḳottu

Comments: PTsKh *ḳoṭV- (with various suffixation and sometimes with dissimilative deglottalization).

Proto-Tsezian: *ḳucV A

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: puppy

Tsezi: ḳuci

Ginukh: ḳuce

Bezhta: ḳuco

Gunzib: ḳucu

Comments: PTsKh *ḳucǝ; PGB *ḳucu.

Proto-Tsezian: *ḳuča ( ~ *ḳɨčʷa)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: hammer

Gunzib: ḳuča

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