Tsezian etymology : Query result

Proto-Tsezian: *ruq̇V A

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 mountain slope 2 plain

Ginukh: ruqe-s 2

Bezhta: rüq̇ero 1 (Khosh.)

Comments: In Gin. -q- is probably due to contamination with another root (requ 'mountain slope' q.v.).

Proto-Tsezian: *-rV

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: plural

Bezhta: -ja / -wa

Gunzib: -r

Proto-Tsezian: *-rV-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 obl. and plur. stem marker 2 obl. stem marker

Tsezi: -r(e)-; -da-ra- 1

Ginukh: -ra-, -ru-, -ro- 2

Inkhokvari: -la-, -lo- 1

Bezhta: -ja- 2

Gunzib: -ro- 2

Proto-Tsezian: *-RV

Meaning: gen. (with dependent non-nomin.)

Inkhokvari: -lo / -la

Bezhta: -la

Proto-Tsezian: *sas- ( ~ s:)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: dark

Tsezi: sasiju

Khvarshi: sajsu

Inkhokvari: sassu

Comments: PTsKh *sas-iju.

Proto-Tsezian: *sɨṗi ( ~ s:-,z-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: stone for fastening the roof

Bezhta: siṗi (Khosh.)

Gunzib: sɨṗi (Gunz.)

Comments: PGB *sɨṗi (cf. also Bezht. Tlad. šiṗi).

Proto-Tsezian: *-s:-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 denomin. adj. 2 participles 3 emphat. adj. sing. 4 pres. part. 5 gen. (with dependent nom.) 6 elative

Tsezi: -si 1, 2; -s 5

Ginukh: -s 5, 6

Inkhokvari: -so 1, 3, 4; -s 5

Bezhta: -s 1, 5, 6

Gunzib: -s 5, 6

Proto-Tsezian: *s:idV (~š:-,-ĩ-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: mill kennel

Bezhta: sido

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

Proto-Tsezian: *s:ɨbǝ(rV) A

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: autumn

Tsezi: sebi

Ginukh: sebe

Khvarshi: seba

Inkhokvari: sɨbo

Bezhta: sibowa

Gunzib: sɨbǝr

Comments: PTsKh *sɨbǝ; PGB *sɨbǝr(a) (cf. also Bezht. Tlad., Khosh. sibora). The final *-rV was probably reinterpreted in PTsKh as an obl. stem marker, and dropped.

Proto-Tsezian: *s(:)ɨk B

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: wineskin

Tsezi: sik

Ginukh: šek

Bezhta: sik

Gunzib: sɨg (Nakh.)

Comments: PTsKh *sǝk; PGB *sɨk.

Proto-Tsezian: *s:ɨl A (~s-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: tooth

Khvarshi: sel

Inkhokvari: sɨl

Bezhta: sila

Gunzib: sɨla

Comments: PTsKh *sɨR (obl. *sɨRa-, cf. Khvarsh. sela-, Inkh. sɨla-). PGB *sɨla is originally the oblique base.

Proto-Tsezian: *s:ɨmǝ A

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: gall

Tsezi: semi (Kid.)

Ginukh: seme

Khvarshi: semi (Radzhibov)

Bezhta: simo (Tlad., Khosh.)

Gunzib: sɨmi (Nakh., Gunz.)

Comments: PTsKh *sɨmǝ (~-i); PGB *sɨmV. Inkh. sime 'gall' is an Andian loan (otherwise *sɨmo would be expected); cf. also Gin. cim 'anger' < Av.

Proto-Tsezian: *s(:)ɨnu ( ~ z-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: pitchfork, fork

Bezhta: sino

Gunzib: sɨnu

Comments: PGB *sɨnu.

Proto-Tsezian: *s:us:-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to chop, cut in pieces

Bezhta: sus- (Khosh.)

Comments: Cf. also Bezht. Tlad. sus- id. Attested only in Bezht., but having probable external parallels.

Proto-Tsezian: *s:uṭV (~-o-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: short-eared ram

Tsezi: suṭu

Khvarshi: suṭe (Radzhibov)

Inkhokvari: suṭe

Comments: PTsKh *suṭV.

Proto-Tsezian: *s:V- (~s-,z-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: an interrogative stem

Bezhta: suḳo

Gunzib: suḳu

Comments: The root is present only in PGB (NB: Gin. se 'what' comes from *š:i). The direct base of it had been influenced by PGB *suḳu 'man, person' and coincided with it phonetically. The pure stem is, however, preserved in the oblique base Gunz. si- ('what'), se- ('who') (cf. also su-rba 'why'). Cf. also the derived Bezht. pronoun suḳo-nazu 'all' ("whoever").

Proto-Tsezian: *susV B

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: oats

Tsezi: sesru (Khaidakov)

Bezhta: suz (Khosh.)

Comments: The reconstruction *susV is tentative; historically we should expect a PTs form like *zus:V, which could have undergone different assimilations ( a) > *s:us:V > Tsez. ses-; b) > *zuzV > Bezht. suz). Unless data from other Tsez. languages will be discovered, the reconstruction will remain somewhat uncertain.

Proto-Tsezian: *šelu A (~š:-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: horn

Tsezi: šilu

Khvarshi: šeru

Inkhokvari: šelu

Bezhta: šelo

Gunzib: šelu

Comments: PTsKh *šeRu, PGB *šelu.

Proto-Tsezian: *šeta ( ~ š:-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: a knitted boot

Ginukh: šita

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

Proto-Tsezian: *šiḳu (~ *š:-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: mouth

Bezhta: siḳo

Gunzib: šiḳu

Comments: PGB *šiḳu.