Sino-Caucasian etymology : Query result

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *k(w)iśwɨ́

Meaning: plait

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *k(w)iśwɨ (~-ǝ,-a)

Yenisseian: Ket. kūś 'Flechte'

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *kwīlʡɨ́

Meaning: hand, elbow

North Caucasian: *kwīlʡɨ

Sino-Tibetan: *Kru

Comments and references : Different in WFR 26, BCD 24. See notes under *χV̆ɫHe. Cf. PND *k'ial-eʔ 'arm, leg'?

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *kwɨ́lṭV

Meaning: intestine; fat

North Caucasian: *k_wɨlṭV

Yenisseian: *gɨʔd

Burushaski: *giṭ

Basque: *gult-

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *kwɨršṭĔ́

Meaning: young

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *kwɨrč̣Ĕ (~ -ć̣-)

Yenisseian: *gitej ( ~ *k-)

Basque: *gaste

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *kwɨ̄ʡnɨ̄

Meaning: ram, goat

North Caucasian: *kwɨ̄ʡnɨ̄ (~-ǝ̆,-ă)

Basque: *a=hune / *a=hunc

Comments and references : BCD 24.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *kwɨ̄́jcV̆

Meaning: spirit, appearance, demon

North Caucasian: *kwɨ̄jc_V

Sino-Tibetan: *Kʷĭt

Yenisseian: *k[uʔu]s (~g-)

Burushaski: *kūs

Basque: *hoć

Comments and references : HGC 34. [Cf. also PY *qosed-; *quč-; PL *qʷarc; ?PNC *q_ħwVrtV / *q_ħwVrdV]

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *kwVnč̣V

Meaning: paw, finger

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *kwănVč̣ĕ

Basque: *hac, be=hac

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *[k]wV̆́n[ṭ]V

Meaning: man

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *kwV̆nVṭV ( / *ḳwV̆nVtV, ~ k_w-)

Yenisseian: *keʔt

Comments and references : NSC 53 *KenTwV.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *k(w)VŋV

Meaning: vein, thread

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *kunV ( ~ *kwVnV)

Sino-Tibetan: *k(r)ēŋ (~g-)

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *kʷVndV ?

Meaning: many

North Caucasian: *kʷV(nV)dV (?)

Basque: *haundi

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ḳălhV́

Meaning: lake, river

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *ḳălhV

Sino-Tibetan: *k-luaŋ (/ *kruaŋ)

Comments and references : NSC 55 *ḳ(w)AlHV. Cf. *xḳɨ̆́wɫV.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ḳăntV ( ~ xḳ-)

Meaning: knife, cut

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *ḳăntV ~ *kănṭV

Sino-Tibetan: *kĕt

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ḳanṭV ( ~ *xḳ-)

Meaning: to run, jump

North Caucasian: *ḳanṭV / *ṭanḳV (~ -ĕ-,-ǝ-)

Sino-Tibetan: *kăt

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ḳắrā

Meaning: mosquito

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *ḳ_ărā ( ~ -ǝ̄)

Sino-Tibetan: *k(h)r[ā]ŋ

Burushaski: *kharū́

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ḳāmpǝ̄́

Meaning: animal fat

North Caucasian: *ḳāmpā ( ~ -ǝ̄)

Basque: *goipe

Comments and references : Etymological comparison suggested by John Bengtson.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ḳǟ[l]ḳV

Meaning: joint; leg

North Caucasian: *ḳǟ[l]ḳV

Sino-Tibetan: *kăŋ / *kăk (r-)

Yenisseian: *gVg-

Comments and references : Cf. PAA *kɔ:ŋ / *kaŋ 'leg, shin' (but cf. *HgVńV).

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ḳĕmhV̆́

Meaning: crooked

North Caucasian: *ḳĕmhV

Sino-Tibetan: *k(h)ŭm

Yenisseian: *ga(ʔ)mur-

Comments and references : WFR 101.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ḳǝ̆rtwV̆́

Meaning: enclosure

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *kɨ̆rt(w)V̆

Sino-Tibetan: *khʷăt

Comments and references : HGC 31.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ḳHŏʁV

Meaning: hedgehog, porcupine

North Caucasian: *ḳHŭʁV

Sino-Tibetan: *k(h)āw

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ḳirV́

Meaning: knife

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *ḳirV

Sino-Tibetan: *Krij

Comments and references : ? Cf. PAN *kǝ[L]it' 'dagger' (Peiros 1998, 222).