Sino-Caucasian etymology : Query result

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ḳɨ̄ʔV́

Meaning: small

North Caucasian: *ḳɨ̄ʔwV

Sino-Tibetan: *k(j)ǝ̆j

Yenisseian: *giʔ ?

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ḳÚHV

Meaning: head

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Sino-Tibetan: *k(h)ǝwH

Yenisseian: *goʔ

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ḳúrV

Meaning: fruit, nut

North Caucasian: *ḳ_urVḳV

Basque: *es-kur̄

Comments and references : PEC *ḳ_urVḳV is either reduplicated or contains a diminutive suffix *-ḳV, while Bsq retains the simple *-kur̄ < *ḳúrV. Etymological comparison suggested by John Bengtson.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ḳV́jV

Meaning: deer; game

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Sino-Tibetan: *g(h)ij

Yenisseian: *gǝʔj

Comments and references : Differently in NSC 53.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ḳV́lʡV

Meaning: white

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *ḳVlʡV ( ~ ḳ_(w)-, -ɫ-,-ʕ-)

Sino-Tibetan: *kār (~ kh-, g-)

Comments and references : HGC 23, WFR 24.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ḳV́̄mćV̄

Meaning: a k. of fish

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *ḳVm(V)ć_V

Yenisseian: ? *c[ī]k ( < *k[ī]c)

Burushaski: ? *ɣusán-

Basque: *śuge

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ḳV̆rḳV̆́

Meaning: walnut

North Caucasian: *ḳV̆rḳV̆(-nV)

Burushaski: *khakhā́jo

Basque: *kankano

Comments and references : LDC 23.

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

Meaning: young of animals or plants

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *ḳwărnV

Sino-Tibetan: *kruŋ

Comments and references : NSC 55 *ḳwAr-NV, WFR 75.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ḳwēmṭī

Meaning: lip, mouth

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *ḳwēmṭī (~ -ō)

Sino-Tibetan: *khǝ̄m

Comments and references : NSC 55 *ḳwVm(P)V, LV Cb2 (Chinese has -ǝ̄-, thus this is not an exception). [Bur. has Hun., Nag. qham `swollen palate', Yas. DC kham `throat' - cf. PST *q(r)ām `jaw, cheek'?]

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ḳwǝ́nƛ̣V ( ~ -Ł-)

Meaning: rake, pitchfork

North Caucasian: *ḳwǝnƛ̣_V ( ~ -Ł_-)

Sino-Tibetan: *khuk ( ~ *g(h)-)

Yenisseian: *gu(ʔ)lep (~-ū-, -r₁-)

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ḳwĭ[c]Ĕ

Meaning: flesh; intestines

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *ḳ_wĭc̣Ĕ / *c̣_ĭḳwĔ

Yenisseian: /*kič (~g-) /

Basque: *bi=hoc

Comments and references : Regular except for lack of the expected -ʔ- in PY. Cf. also ND 1233 *[k'ic].