Dargwa etymology : Query result

Proto-Dargwa: *milaq:Iʷ

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: worm

Akusha: miliq:

Chiragh: milaq:Iʷ

Comments: Cf. also Ur. (Uslar) mulerq:, Ak. (Musayev) milaIq:, Kub. māIqʷ.

Proto-Dargwa: *miqiri

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: breast, chest

Akusha: miqir

Chiragh: miqire

Comments: Cf. also Ur. miqiri, Kub. muqaj

Proto-Dargwa: *mirqʷi

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: bee

Akusha: mirqi

Chiragh: murqe

Comments: Cf. also Ur., Tsud. mirqi, Kub. mūqe.

Proto-Dargwa: *mirx:

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: sickle

Akusha: mirš

Chiragh: mirx:

Comments: Cf. also Sirg., Kait. mix, Ur. mirš, Gapsh. mix:, Kub. mīx, Kharb. mīš, Tsud. mirx / mix. Forms with weak x (or -š < *x) probably reflect a contamination with the verbal root *-irx- 'to reap' q.v.

Proto-Dargwa: *mis, *misV-la

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: tinder

Akusha: milha / mirha

Chiragh: mis

Comments: Ak. milha / mirha goes back to *mis with a *-la suffix; the Russ.-Darg. dictionary also lists a form milta, which must be actually a form from the Kubachi dialect (with the typical development *s > t).

Proto-Dargwa: *mixV ( ~ -š-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: similar, alike

Akusha: mešu-si

Chiragh: miši-ze

Comments: Cf. also Kait. mešu-, Tsud. miši- id. Lack of the Kubachi reflex does not allow to distinguish between reflexes of *-x- and *-š-; external data favour the former. PD *mixV < *b-ĩxV < *b-ixVn-.

Proto-Dargwa: *mucari

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: wall

Akusha: mucari

Comments: Cf. also Ur., Muir. mucari id.

Proto-Dargwa: *muc:i

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: sting

Chiragh: muc:e

Comments: Ak. muza 'corner, angle' is probably a contamination of this root (PD *muc:i) with PD *muza 'angle, corner' q.v. (the latter should be reflected in Ak. as murʔa).

Proto-Dargwa: *muc̣ur

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 beard 2 chin

Akusha: muc̣ur 1

Chiragh: muc̣ur 1,2

Comments: Cf. also Ur. muc̣ur, Kub. muc̣uj 'beard' etc.

Proto-Dargwa: *muɣer

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: dream

Akusha: muʔer

Chiragh: majar

Comments: Cf. also Ur. muʔeri id.

Proto-Dargwa: *muɣul

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: besom

Akusha: muʔul

Comments: Cf. also Ur. muʔul, Kait. mugul.

Proto-Dargwa: *muħuli

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: mouth

Akusha: muħli

Chiragh: mūIle

Comments: Cf. also Kad., Mek., Ur., Kharb. muħli, Gapsh. muIħli, Kub. mūle, Tsud. muħuIli 'mouth'.

Proto-Dargwa: *mukeki

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: horn

Akusha: mukeki

Comments: Common to many Darg. dialects, but having no reliable external parallels.

Proto-Dargwa: *muk:ur(i)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: stone roller (for roofs)

Akusha: muk:ur (Kait.)

Comments: Cf. also Tsud. muk:uri id.

Proto-Dargwa: *muqi

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: barley

Akusha: muqi

Chiragh: muqe

Comments: Cf. also Ur. muqi, Kub. muqe.

Proto-Dargwa: *muq̇

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: back

Akusha: muq̇ (Kait.)

Comments: Attested only in the Kaitagh dialect, but having reliable external parallels.

Proto-Dargwa: *muq̇(a)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: nest

Akusha: puq̇a

Chiragh: muq̇

Comments: The initial p- in Ak. is quite enigmatic, but the word is hard to separate from Chir. muq̇, Ur. muq̇a 'nest'. The Ak. word means also 'pit', and is borrowed in Lak. puq̇a 'shanty, hovel'.

Proto-Dargwa: *muq̇ara

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: lamb

Akusha: muq̇ara

Chiragh: maq̇ara

Comments: Cf. also Ur. muq̇ara, Kub. muq̇are (the latter form probably borrowed from some other dialect).

Proto-Dargwa: *muq̇luq̇

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: chute, gutter

Akusha: muq̇luq̇ (Tsud.)

Comments: Cf. also Kharb., Kait. muq̇luq̇, Kub. mūq̇uq̇ id.

Proto-Dargwa: *mura

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: hay

Akusha: mura

Chiragh: mura

Comments: Cf. also Kub. mā, Ur., Kad., Kait., Kharb., Tsud. mura id.