Tsezian etymology : Query result

Proto-Tsezian: *ṭɨq̇ʷV A

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: kid (about 1 y. old)

Ginukh: ṭeq̇ʷi

Khvarshi: ṭiq̇ʷa (Radzhibov)

Inkhokvari: ṭɨq̇o

Bezhta: ṭöq̇ä (Tl,Khosh)

Gunzib: ṭoq-či

Comments: PTsKh *ṭɨq̇ʷ[e]; PGB *ṭoq̇ɔ (Bezht. ṭöq̇ä), *ṭoq̇-či > *ṭoq-či (cf. also Bezht. Tlad. ṭöq-či, Khosh. ṭoq-či 'young he-goat'). A possible etymology of the component *-či in PGB see under *ć_imV.

Proto-Tsezian: *ṭɨq̇ʷV (~ *ṭuq̇V)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: sole of foot

Bezhta: ṭuq̇a

Comments: Attested only in Bezht., but having probable external parallels (although there is a small chance that the Bezht. form is borrowed from Av.: cf. Av. ṭiq̇:ʷá 'horseshoe; sole', Chad. ṭuq̇én 'horseshoe', Andal. uq̇:a id. < *ƛ̣iq̇:ʷa; in that case the Bezht. word is to be kept apart from the PN and PL forms).

Proto-Tsezian: *ṭɨrǝ A

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: bridge, stairs

Khvarshi: ṭero

Inkhokvari: ṭɨro

Bezhta: ṭijo

Gunzib: ṭɨrǝ

Comments: PTsKh *ṭɨRǝ; PGB *ṭɨrǝ (cf. also Bezht. Tlad., Khosh. ṭiro).

Proto-Tsezian: *ṭɨṭV B

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 thorn, prick 2 thistle, thorny bush

Tsezi: ṭiṭori 1

Ginukh: ṭeṭu 2

Khvarshi: ṭaṭu (Radzhibov)

Inkhokvari: ṭoṭu 2

Bezhta: ṭiṭo 2

Gunzib: ṭɨṭu 1,2

Comments: PTsKh *ṭǝṭu (cf. also Gin. ṭeṭe-ra 'thorn' = Tsez. ṭiṭori); PGB *ṭɨṭu.

Proto-Tsezian: *ṭɨχ:V-lV (~-i-,-ʁ-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: boot sole

Bezhta: ṭiχla

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

Proto-Tsezian: *ṭõṭ A

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: fly

Tsezi: ṭuṭ

Ginukh: ṭuṭ

Khvarshi: ṭuṭ

Inkhokvari: ṭuṭ

Bezhta: ṭoṭ

Gunzib: ṭõṭ

Comments: PTsKh *ṭuṭ; PGB *ṭõṭ (cf. also Gunz. Nakh. ṭoṭ 'fly, bee').

Proto-Tsezian: *ṭu A

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: finger

Khvarshi: ṭu

Inkhokvari: ṭu

Comments: PTsKh *ṭu, obl. base *ṭuRa- (Inkh., Khvarsh. ṭula-) - preserving the old resonant.

Proto-Tsezian: [*-ṭV]

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: emphatic adj. plur.

Inkhokvari: -ṭa

Proto-Tsezian: *ṭ-Vχ-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to harness

Tsezi: ṭ-aħ-

Comments: The root is attested only in Tsez. (with a ṭ-preverb), thus the vocalic reconstruction is uncertain; but it has probable external parallels.

Proto-Tsezian: *ṭʷim /*miṭʷ (~-ɨ-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 nipple, female breast 2 cock, trigger (of a gun)

Tsezi: ṭem 2

Ginukh: ṭum / muṭ 1

Comments: PTsKh *ṭʷim / *miṭʷ (-ɨ-).

Proto-Tsezian: *ṭʷiq A

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: knife

Tsezi: ṭaIq

Ginukh: ṭoq

Khvarshi: ṭiq

Inkhokvari: ṭuqI

Comments: PTsKh *ṭʷiIq.

Proto-Tsezian: *ṭʷɨm(u)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: span (between the thumb and the small finger)

Tsezi: ṭom

Ginukh: ṭemu

Khvarshi: ṭom (Radzhibov)

Inkhokvari: ṭom

Bezhta: ṭimo (Khosh.)

Gunzib: ṭɨmu (G.)

Comments: PTsKh *ṭʷɨm(u) ( ~ -ǝ-); PGB *ṭɨmu. Rabialisation in PTsKh (and in PTs) is reconstructed on basis of the specific vowel correspondence (Inkh., Tsez. o : Gin. e).

Proto-Tsezian: *-uč̣- ( ~ -o-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to singe

Tsezi: ħ-uč̣-ir-

Khvarshi: χ-uč̣- (Radzhibov)

Comments: PTsKh *-uč̣- (with different preverbs).

Proto-Tsezian: *-V

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 plural dir. stem marker 2 plural

Tsezi: -a 1

Bezhta: -a, -o 2

Gunzib: -a 2

Proto-Tsezian: *-V

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: imperative

Tsezi: -o, -i, -0

Ginukh: -o, -0

Inkhokvari: -a, -o, -e

Bezhta: -0, -a

Gunzib: -V, -0

Proto-Tsezian: [*-V]

Meaning: conditional

Ginukh: -ō

Proto-Tsezian: *-Vʔ-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to scatter

Bezhta: g-uʔ- (Khosh.)

Comments: Cf. perhaps also Bezht. Khosh. -iʔ- in q̇-iʔ-ej- 'to winnow'. This laryngeal root is attested only in Bezht., but has probable external parallels.

Proto-Tsezian: *-VH-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to go, come

Bezhta: g-oh- (imper.)

Gunzib: g-uʔ-

Comments: Vowel quality unclear (because of assimilations due to class infixes: cf. Bezht. g-oh-/ g-ih-/ g-uh-, Gunz. guʔ-/gij-); also irregular are correspondences between laryngeals. Cf. also Bezht. Khosh. g-uw- (with alternations: g-ō- / g-ī- / g-ū-).

Proto-Tsezian: *-V(j)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 erg. 2 dat. 3 infinitive

Tsezi: -a 1, 3

Ginukh: -j 1, -a 3

Inkhokvari: -a, -ǝ, -i, -o 1, -a 3

Bezhta: [obl. stem+]-0 1

Gunzib: -i, -V: 2, -a 3

Proto-Tsezian: *-Vj

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: elative

Tsezi: -aj

Inkhokvari: -ī (after cons.)