Nakh etymology : Query result

Proto-Nakh: *χa

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: an interrogative stem

Chechen: (mū-)χa

Batsbi: (wu-)χ

Comments: In Nakh this stem is used only as the second part of interrogative compounds (Chech. mū-χa "which", Bacb. wu-χ "what").

Proto-Nakh: *χ-aʔ-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: sit (down)

Chechen: χaʔ-

Batsbi: χaʔ-

Comments: PN paradigm: term. *χ-aʔ-, dur. *χ-ēʔ- (Bacb. χeʔ-). An old Ablaut grade *χ-oʔ- can be seen in Chech. χ-oʔ-, Bacb. χ-oʔ- 'to fit in (somewhere)' (intr.).

Proto-Nakh: *χarč̣- ( ~ -ǯ-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to choose

Chechen: χarž-

Ingush: χarž-

Comments: The Ing. form points to PN *-a- (cf. pres. χorž, pret. χerža-d); long -ā- in Chech. (pret. χärž-ira) is therefore secondary, due to the influence of the regular durative counterpart *χērč̣- (Chech. χerž-).

Proto-Nakh: *χattV (~ -ṭṭ-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: dirt, mire

Chechen: χatt

Ingush: χotta

Comments: Obl. base *χattu- (Chech. χotta-); it is most probable that the Ing. direct base here reflects the original oblique one.

Proto-Nakh: *χā

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: side (of body), hip

Chechen: χa

Ingush: χa

Batsbi: χa

Comments: Obl. base *χā-ni- (Chech. χē-na-, Ing. χäno). 6th class in Chech., 3d class in Ing., 8th class in Bacb.

Proto-Nakh: *χāl

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: stalk (of grass)

Chechen: χal

Comments: Obl. base *χāli-, cf. Chech. χēla-; cf. also the diminutive χēlig 'blade (of grass)'. Attested only in Chech., but having probable external parallels.

Proto-Nakh: *χān

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: time, age

Chechen: χan

Ingush: χa

Batsbi: χã

Comments: Obl. base *χāne- (Chech. χēna-, Ing. χano, Bacb. χani-). Cf. also Lev. χān id. 4th class in all languages.

Proto-Nakh: *χ-ārc-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 to turn, overturn (intr.) 2 to change

Chechen: χarc- 1

Ingush: χarc- 1

Batsbi: χarc- 2

Comments: Cf. pres. Chech. χärca / χorcu, Ing. χɔrc (all pointing to *-ā-). The durative stem *χērc- is attested in Chech. χerc- (pres. χörcu), Bacb. χerc-.

Proto-Nakh: *χ-āṭ- / *χ-ēṭ-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to be torn, break

Chechen: χād- / χēd-

Ingush: χad-

Batsbi: χeṭ-

Comments: PN Ablaut *ā / *ē (but cf. also Bacb. term. χiṭ-). Cf. also Chech. χād-ō, χēd-ō 'to cut'. Historically *χ- is a preverb.

Proto-Nakh: *χāṭṭ-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to ask

Chechen: χatt-

Ingush: χatt-

Batsbi: χaṭṭ-

Comments: The PN length is established on basis of forms like Chech. pret. χätti-ra and Ing. pres. χɔtt, pret. χätta-d. The durative stem is *χēṭṭ- > Chech., Ing. χett-, Bacb. χeṭṭ-.

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