Sino-Caucasian etymology : Query result

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *[q̇]wăŋʔū́

Meaning: flat surface; face

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *q̇wănʔū

Sino-Tibetan: *Kwaŋ 'cheek': Chepang kwaŋ, Hayu glo-goŋ (see Matisoff 1976, 268).

Yenisseian: *qɔŋ ( ~ χ-)

Burushaski: *khiŋ

Comments and references : HGC 25, WFR 84. In ST cf. alternatively *q(r)ām(H) `jaw, cheek'.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *q̇wárHV

Meaning: thin, narrow

North Caucasian: *q̇_warHV

Basque: *garhi

Comments and references : BCD 29.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *q̇wāq̇wV̄́(-ɫV)

Meaning: grain; hail

North Caucasian: *q̇wāq̇wV(-ɫV)

Sino-Tibetan: *kōk

Yenisseian: *qoK- (~χ-)

Basque: *koko

Comments and references : 5th tone in Ket may reflect *-ʔ- (which would contradict lax type in NC), but may also be a misrecording. [Cf. also PNC *qumqV, with a possible reconstruction *xqumxqV).

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *q̇wĕ́ndǝ̆

Meaning: garden, fence

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *q̇_wĭndǝ̆

Sino-Tibetan: *Ghʷăn

Comments and references : LV A24.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *q̇wǝ́tV

Meaning: top (of a plant)

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *q̇_wǝtV

Burushaski: *qhṓtal

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *q̇wVHmV́

Meaning: nut, grain

North Caucasian: *q̇wVHmV

Yenisseian: *ʔim (~x-)

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *q̇wV́nV

Meaning: crop, neck

North Caucasian: *q̇_winV (~-ɨ-,-ē-,-ǝ̄-)

Burushaski: *qhun

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *q̇wV̆rV́

Meaning: to break

North Caucasian: *=irq̇wĔ(r)

Burushaski: *qhar-

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *q̇_ūrV ( ~ G_-)

Meaning: horn

North Caucasian: *q̇_ūrV ( ~ G_-)

Sino-Tibetan: *qʷrāŋ

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *q̇_wăjē

Meaning: thing

North Caucasian: *q̇_wăjē ( ~ -ĕ-)

Basque: *gai / *e=kai

Comments and references : BCD 29. Cf. ST *Qʷǝ̆H 'be, have' (?).

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *rä̆śwḗ

Meaning: tree, wood

North Caucasian: *rä̆śwē

Basque: *er̄esa-l

Comments and references : Etymological comparison suggested by John Bengtson.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *rĕḳwĭ́

Meaning: breast, heart

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *jĕrḳwĭ

Sino-Tibetan: *ʔrǝ̆ŋ // *ʔrǝ̆k

Yenisseian: *tǝ(ʔ)ga

Burushaski: *dak

Comments and references : HGC 18, LV A14, BCD 25. 5th tone in Ket may reflect *-ʔ- (which would contradict lax type in NC), but may also be a misrecording (or just reflect a non-reducible -a after -g-).

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *réƛwV (*HérƛwV)

Meaning: a k. of metal

North Caucasian: *riƛ_(w)e

Yenisseian: *ʔe(ʔ)χV (~h-)

Comments and references : Not quite reliable: the PY form may in fact be an Iranism ( < *aixa-). Cf. also PAA (NMK) *sri:l 'gold'?

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *rĕ́nƛ̣wV̆

Meaning: cloud; rain

North Caucasian: *rĕnƛ̣_wV̆ ( ~ -ä̆-)

Sino-Tibetan: *rēŋ

Burushaski: *harált

Basque: *lanbro

Comments and references : DCE 23.