Sino-Caucasian etymology : Query result

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ʒ́ăɫhɨ̄́

Meaning: mane, long hair

North Caucasian: *ʒ́ăɫhɨ̄ (~-ō)

Burushaski: *ʒ́al- / *ʒ̣al-

Comments and references : DCE 10.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ʒ́ămV / *măʒ́V

Meaning: relative

North Caucasian: *ʒ́ămV / *măʒ́V

Sino-Tibetan: *mǝ̄t

Burushaski: *ʒ́ām

Comments and references : DCE 15.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ʒāʒĕ ?

Meaning: larch, thorn

North Caucasian: *ʒāʒĕ

Yenisseian: *seʔs

Burushaski: *ćhaṣ

Basque: *śaśi

Comments and references : SME 133. Irregular -ʔ- in PY can be probably explain by an early merger with another root, represented in PNC as *ʒĭ[l]ʒ_V `hook, buckle' (?)

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ʒ́ǝ̆ / *ć̣ǝ̆

Meaning: negative particle

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *ʒ́ǝ̆ / *ć̣ǝ̆

Basque: *ese

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ʒǝ̆wɨ̆́

Meaning: sky, sun

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *ʒǝ̆wɨ̆

Burushaski: *sa

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ʒHĔmVḳĂ

Meaning: ant

North Caucasian: *ʒHĔmVḳĂ

Basque: *sinagur̄i

Comments and references : BCD 14.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ʒHwĭré

Meaning: urine, leak

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *ʒ(H)wĕre

Sino-Tibetan: *ʒh[ĭ]r

Burushaski: *hará-

Basque: *-sur̄in (in *gult-sur̄in)

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ʒ́ĭ

Meaning: self

North Caucasian: *ʒ́ĭ

Sino-Tibetan: *ci ( ~ ć(h)-)

Comments and references : [Cf. Uralic *iće 'self; soul'?]

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ʒĭ́[l]ʒV

Meaning: brass, item made of brass

North Caucasian: *ʒĭ[l]ʒ_V

Basque: *since-r̄i / *sinci-ɫa

Comments and references : Etymological comparison suggested by John Bengtson.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ʒ́i(n)gV́

Meaning: hail, snow, rain

North Caucasian: *ʒ́igV ( ~ -ä̆-)

Basque: *[s]in[g]o

Comments and references : Expressive /n/-infix in Bsq and in Khwarshi zang-eru 'hail'. Etymological comparison suggested by John Bengtson.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ʒó̆ɫV

Meaning: to save, assist

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *ʒ_ŏɫV

Sino-Tibetan: *cāj ( ~ ʒh-, -l)

Basque: *solhi

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ʒó̆ŋʔŭ

Meaning: navel

North Caucasian: *ʒ_ŏnʔŭ

Burushaski: *-sú[m]

Comments and references : MCGD 5

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ʒ[ū́]mV

Meaning: point, edge

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *c̣_ūmV ( ~ *ʒ_-)

Sino-Tibetan: *ʒhem

Burushaski: *sum

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ʒV[k]wV

Meaning: back

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: PAT *zǝkʷa `back'

Yenisseian: *suga

Burushaski: *-́sqa

Basque: *bi=ska-r̄

Comments and references : DCE 2.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *[ʒ]VχV́

Meaning: to laugh

Sino-Tibetan: *chV̆wH (/c-?)

Yenisseian: *ǯāq-

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ʒ́w[ĕ]ɫɨ̄

Meaning: twig

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *ʒ́w[ĕ]ɫɨ̄

Basque: *sur

Comments and references : BCD 19.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ʒwĕ́rhɨ̆

Meaning: name, family

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *ʒ_wĕrhɨ̆

Sino-Tibetan: *Cǝ̆

Comments and references : DCE 29. Cf. also ND *šʷĭ́h, *šĭ́h 'name'.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *[ʒ́]w[ǝ̆]nʔV́

Meaning: wine

North Caucasian: *ʒ́w[ǝ̆]nʔi ( ~ -ē)

Basque: *ar(=)dano

Comments and references : Etymological comparison suggested by John Bengtson.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ʒwhắrī

Meaning: star, shine

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *ʒ_whărī / *ʒ_wăhrī (~ -ē)

Sino-Tibetan: *cer (~-iǝ-)

Basque: *i=sar̄

Comments and references : NSC 64 *ʒwArHV.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ʒwVlHV́

Meaning: child

North Caucasian: *rīlć_wī ( ~ -ǝ̄-)

Sino-Tibetan: *ʒhăH

Yenisseian: *ʒVl

Burushaski: *salé-n

Basque: *ise-

Comments and references : The consonant in PNC was probably modified under the influence of *=ɨ̆ć_ĭ `brother/sister'.