Sino-Caucasian etymology : Query result

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *wēχU

Meaning: grass, reed

North Caucasian: *wēχU

Sino-Tibetan: *wā

Comments and references : In NC cf. also *bV̆hV ( ~ w-) 2193 - same root?

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *wǝ̆́ŋc̣ŏ

Meaning: moon

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *wǝ̆mc̣_ŏ

Sino-Tibetan: *ʔʷăt

Yenisseian: *(ʔVʔ)suj

Burushaski: *muyánum(s) ?? [rather: -nc in hala-nc 'moon', gu-nc 'day']

Comments and references : +HGC 20, NSC 59 *wVmc̣V, LV A27.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *wǝ̄sté

Meaning: mountain, terrace

North Caucasian: *wɨ̄ce

Burushaski: *bac

Basque: *baśo

Comments and references : BCD 11.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *wHā́rƛ̣wǝ

Meaning: pig

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *wHārƛ̣_wǝ̆

Sino-Tibetan: *wăk

Basque: *urde

Comments and references : LDC 20, BCD 46.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *wHénχe ( ~ -a)

Meaning: udder; nipple

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *wHenχ_e (~-a)

Sino-Tibetan: *nŏH

Burushaski: *boŋ

Basque: *ug-ac

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *wHǝ̆́rʒĭ

Meaning: edge, corner

North Caucasian: *whǝ̆rʒ_ĭ ( ~ -ħ-)

Basque: *baste-r̄

Comments and references : Etymological comparison suggested by John Bengtson.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *wHilćV

Meaning: male (animal)

North Caucasian: *wHilćV

Basque: *oroć

Comments and references : Etymological comparison suggested by John Bengtson.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *wHŏrV

Meaning: a k. of weed

North Caucasian: *wHŏrV (~ b-)

Sino-Tibetan: *ruaj ?

Burushaski: *búru

Basque: *berho

Comments and references : Several ST candidates: *ruaj `a k. of creeping plant', *rŭjH id., *rāw `poisonous plant'.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *wHōrƛwV́ɫV (~ *b-)

Meaning: snake

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *wHōrƛwVɫV (~ *b-)

Sino-Tibetan: *Prūl (~-ɫ)

Yenisseian: *ʔurol (~x-)

Burushaski: *tul

Basque: *barhe

Comments and references : HGC 28, NSC 56 *(wHVr)-ƛwVɫV, WFR 38, DCE 16. Ket 5 tone points rather to *ʔuʔrol which would contradict lax type in PNC, but may well be a misrecording.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *wħǝ̄[ś]wé

Meaning: deer

North Caucasian: *wħɨ̄swe (~-ʕ-, -ś-)

Sino-Tibetan: *ś(u)a

Yenisseian: *ʔas- (~x-)

Comments and references : Differently in HGC 28.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *wiršwí

Meaning: place, land

North Caucasian: *wiršwi

Burushaski: *buṣái

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *wīnsĔ́

Meaning: knife, sickle

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *wēnsĔ

Burushaski: *bisár-

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *wɨ̆ɦwV

Meaning: cattle

North Caucasian: *wɨ̆ɦwV ?

Sino-Tibetan: *wa

Burushaski: *biwá

Basque: ? *behi

Comments and references : (Different in BDC 7).

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *wɨ̄cV̄́

Meaning: grass

North Caucasian: *wɨ̄cV̄

Sino-Tibetan: *chuāH

Burushaski: *bus

Comments and references : HGC 21.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *wV

Meaning: thou

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *uō

Yenisseian: *ʔaw (/*ʔu)

Burushaski: *u-n

Comments and references : HGC 22.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *wVɦāŋḳV

Meaning: a k. of plant, plantain

North Caucasian: *bVɦānḳV ( ~ -m-)

Sino-Tibetan: *ŋak

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *wVlɣV

Meaning: a k. of grass

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *u_elɣV

Sino-Tibetan: *lǝ̆H

Basque: *beɫha-r̄

Comments and references : BCD 35.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *xä̆́nɦɨ̆ (-ŭ)

Meaning: water

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *x_ä̆nɦɨ̆

Sino-Tibetan: *χĭw(s)

Yenisseian: *ʔä(ʔ)ń (~x-)

Burushaski: *hán-chil

Basque: *u-hain

Comments and references : WFR 65, BCD 35; somewhat differently in HGC 23. Cf. also Ket. ʌnĺ⁵, pl. -eŋ `bay'.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *x[ē]ŕV́

Meaning: slime, pus, rot

North Caucasian: *x[ē]rxV

Basque: *hiro

Comments and references : PEC *x[ē]rxV 'slime; spittle, snot' seems to be a reduplicated form in comparison with Bsq *hiro, consistent with PSC *x[ē]ŕV́. Etymological comparison suggested by John Bengtson.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *xGʕiwɫē

Meaning: a k. of tuber

North Caucasian: *G_ʕiwɫē

Sino-Tibetan: *kʷij ( ~ gʷ-)