Dargwa etymology : Query result

Proto-Dargwa: *murč̣

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: rod, stick; vine

Akusha: murč̣

Comments: Cf. also Kub. murč̣ id.

Proto-Dargwa: *murɣul

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: man, husband

Akusha: murul

Comments: Cf. also Ur. murʔul, Muir. murgul etc.

Proto-Dargwa: *mursi

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: gold

Akusha: murhi

Chiragh: muse

Comments: Cf. also Ur. murhi, Kub. mute, Tsud. mursi / musi id.

Proto-Dargwa: *murs:

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: besom

Akusha: mūs: (Kub.)

Comments: Although isolated in Kub., the word has good external parallels. We must note also a rather strange Chir. form: muš:ukal 'broom' (perhaps reflecting a variation *š: / s: in PD?).

Proto-Dargwa: *murs:

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: mountain goat

Chiragh: murs:

Proto-Dargwa: *mu-rt

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: when

Akusha: murt

Chiragh: murt

Proto-Dargwa: *mus:a

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 place 2 floor

Akusha: musa 1

Chiragh: mus:a 2

Comments: Cf. also Ur. musa, Kub., Kait. mus:a 'place'.

Proto-Dargwa: *mus:i

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: fog

Akusha: musi-dirix

Comments: A compound with dirix 'cloud'.

Proto-Dargwa: *muza

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: corner

Akusha: muda (Kub.)

Comments: On Ak. muza 'corner' see under PD *muc:i.

Proto-Dargwa: *muzi-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: sweet

Akusha: muri-si

Chiragh: mizi-ze

Comments: Cf. also Ur. murʔi, Kait. muzi-, Kub. midi-, Tsud. mizu-. The derivate *hwmĭʒ_ū 'honey' is reflected in PD as *waza > Ak. warʔa, Chir. waza, Ur. warʔa, Kub. wada, Tsud. waza.

Proto-Dargwa: *muʒa

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: mountain, hill

Akusha: muza

Comments: Cf. also Tsud. muza 'shore, bank'.

Proto-Dargwa: *mVmVrV

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: raspberry

Chiragh: mimre

Proto-Dargwa: *-n-

Meaning: 1 deverb. noun 2 denominative noun

Akusha: -ni 1, -n 2

Proto-Dargwa: *-n

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 3d p. future

Akusha: -n

Proto-Dargwa: *-n

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: participle

Akusha: -n

Proto-Dargwa: *nana

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: pupil of the eye

Akusha: nana-ħuli

Comments: A compound with ħuli 'eye'. Other Darg. dialects use the simple root *nana with the meaning 'pupil of the eye': Ur., Muir., Sirg., Kait., Kub. nana.

Proto-Dargwa: *naq:I

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: hand, arm

Akusha: naIq:

Chiragh: naq:I

Comments: Cf. also Ur., Kait. naq:I, Kharb., Tsud. naqI etc.

Proto-Dargwa: *nek:ʷ

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: chaff

Akusha: neg

Chiragh: nek:ʷ

Comments: Cf. also Kub. nikʷ, Kharb. nek, Ur. nig, Muir. nik id.

Proto-Dargwa: *nerʁ

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: soup, broth

Akusha: nerʁ

Chiragh: nerʁ

Comments: Cf. also Ur. nirʁ, Tsud. nerʁ, Kub. nēʁ id.

Proto-Dargwa: *nerʁʷ

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: tear

Akusha: nerʁ

Chiragh: nerʁ

Comments: Cf. also Ur. nirʁ, Kait. nerʁ / merʁ, Tsud. nerʁ, Kub. mēʁʷ. Labialisation is lost almost everywhere, because the word is mostly used in plural where ʁʷ > ʁ before the labial suffix *-bi (Chir. nerʁ-be, Kait. merʁ-bi, Kub. mūʁ-be etc.); however, it can be reconstructed on basis of the Kub. form and the Kait. variant (with regressive labialisation n- > m-).