Dargwa etymology : Query result

Proto-Dargwa: *nerχ:

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: melted butter

Akusha: nerχ

Comments: Cf. also Ur. nirχ, Kub. nēχ, Kharb. nerχ:.

Proto-Dargwa: *ne-š

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: mother

Akusha: neš

Comments: The suffix -š may be discerned on analogy with *t:ut:e-š 'father'.

Proto-Dargwa: *net:(a)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: eyebrow

Akusha: ned

Chiragh: net:a

Comments: Cf. also Ur. nid, Kub. nit.

Proto-Dargwa: *neṭ

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: nit

Chiragh: neṭ

Comments: Cf. also Kait. pl. niṭ-bi.

Proto-Dargwa: *nez

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: louse

Akusha: ner

Chiragh: nez

Comments: Cf. also Ur. nirʔ, Kub. nid, Tsud. nez etc.

Proto-Dargwa: *-ni

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: plural

Akusha: -ni

Proto-Dargwa: *niɣ

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: milk

Akusha: niʔ

Chiragh: nig / niɣ

Comments: Cf. also Ur. niʔ, Kub., Tsud. nig id.

Proto-Dargwa: *nik:a

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: foot, leg; foot bone

Chiragh: nik:a

Comments: Isolated in Chir., but with probable external parallels.

Proto-Dargwa: *nikʷa

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: knee

Akusha: nika (dial.)

Comments: The source dialect is unknown; quoted from Khaidakov 1973.

Proto-Dargwa: *niḳV-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: small

Chiragh: niḳaze

Comments: Isolated in Chir. (cf. also niḳ-el 'child'), but with probable external parallels.

Proto-Dargwa: *niqIa

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: oats

Akusha: niqaI

Comments: Cf. also Ur., Kub. niqaI id.

Proto-Dargwa: *nu

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: I 1 we 2

Akusha: nu 1, nu-ša 2

Chiragh: nus:a 2

Comments: Cf. also Ur., Muir. nu 'I', nu-ša 'we', Tsud. ni-š:a, Kait., Kub. ni-s:a 'we'.

Proto-Dargwa: *nuq̇-un

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 flour from young sprouts 2 flour

Akusha: nuq̇un 1

Chiragh: nuq̇un 2

Comments: Cf. also Kub. nuq̇un 'flour from young sprouts'.

Proto-Dargwa: *nus:i(ja)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: cheese

Akusha: nusi

Chiragh: nis:ija

Comments: Cf. also Ur. nusija, Kub. nis:a, Tsud. nus:e id.

Proto-Dargwa: *nu-š:a

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: you (2d p. plur.)

Chiragh: nuš:a

Comments: On initial nu- see under PEC *nɨ̆. Other Dargwa dialects also reflect the stem -š:a, but synchronically it must be already analysed as a plural marker (cf. Ak. nu 'I' - nuš:a 'we', ħu 'thou' - ħuš:a 'you'). In Chirag the situation is different - nu- is a collective morpheme, prefixed to -s:a 'we (excl.)' (nus:a), -x:a 'we (incl.)' (nux:a) and -š:a 'you' (nuš:a).

Proto-Dargwa: *=aʔ-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to be sufficient, enough

Akusha: =aʔ- / =iʔ-

Comments: The root is homonymous with *=aʔ- 'to reach' (q.v.), due to a secondary merger.

Proto-Dargwa: *=aʔ-/=iʔ-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to reach

Akusha: =aʔ-

Comments: Cf. also Ur. =aʔ-/=iʔ- id.

Proto-Dargwa: *=ac:-/=ic:-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to bathe

Akusha: =iz-es

Comments: Cf. Ur. =aʒ-/=iʒ- id.

Proto-Dargwa: *=acVn / =alc-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to plough

Akusha: =alc-es

Comments: Cf. also Ur. =acVn / =alc- 'to plough'.

Proto-Dargwa: *=ac̣-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: empty

Akusha: =ac̣-

Chiragh: =ac̣-

Comments: Cf. also Kait., Kharb. =ac̣-.