Sino-Caucasian etymology : Query result

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *mHŏ́xkV

Meaning: handful; mitten

North Caucasian: *mHŏχ_ɨ / *χ_ŏmHɨ

Yenisseian: *bɔ(ʔ)q-

Basque: *hama-

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *mħä̆́nć̣ĭ ( ~ -ĕ)

Meaning: nettle, thorn

North Caucasian: *mħä̆nć̣_ĭ ( ~ -ĕ)

Sino-Tibetan: *mat

Yenisseian: *ʔǝʔmas (~x-, -äs)

Burushaski: ? *munā́ỵ

Comments and references : HGC 29.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *[m]ħĕ́ƛ̣V

Meaning: milk, butter

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *nħĕƛ̣_V

Burushaski: *maltáṣ

Comments and references : DCE 13.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *mħ[ĕ]lxq̇wV̄́

Meaning: root, stump

North Caucasian: *mħĕlq̇wV

Sino-Tibetan: *mrēk

Yenisseian: *bäk-

Basque: *malkar̄

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *mħǝ̆́rc̣ū

Meaning: edge, point, nose

North Caucasian: *mħǝ̆rc̣_ū

Basque: *mośu

Comments and references : Etymological comparison suggested by John Bengtson.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *mħŏ(x)qwe

Meaning: a k. of tree

North Caucasian: *mħŏq_we ( ~ -ʕ-)

Sino-Tibetan: *mōk

Basque: *moku-r̄

Comments and references : LDC 24, BCD 26.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *mɦăʡnē

Meaning: door, gate

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *mɦăʡnē

Sino-Tibetan: *mɨ̄n (~-ū-)

Burushaski: *man

Comments and references : WFR 62, LV B21. Cf. Ket. (Ad.) bunba 'house' (see Werner 1, 150).

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *mɦä̆́c̣ĕ

Meaning: edge, tip

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *mɦä̆c̣_ĕ ( ~ -ʒ_-,-ĭ)

Burushaski: *muś

Comments and references : LDC 34 (but perhaps Bur. to *ŋálšwV̄?); cf. also *mHărčwV ( ~ št).

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *mɦǟƛá̆ (~-ǝ̆)

Meaning: foot, hoof

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *mɦǟƛă (~-ǝ̆)

Sino-Tibetan: Tib. r-mig 'hoof'

Comments and references : HGC 25, NSC 60.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *mɦw[ɨ̆́]lči (~-e)

Meaning: face, cheek, jaw

North Caucasian: *mɦwɨ̆lč_i (~-e)

Yenisseian: *binč-

Burushaski: *melc̣

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *mi(nV)

Meaning: self

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *HinV- (? *finV-)

Sino-Tibetan: *miH

Yenisseian: *win

Burushaski: *mi 'we' (?)

Comments and references : Cf. perhaps Bur. *-jV[m] `self'. The NC forms should be perhaps attributed rather to *ŋV q.v.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *mĭ́sdV

Meaning: sweet

North Caucasian: *mĭʒ_V

Sino-Tibetan: OC *mit 'honey'

Basque: *esti

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *míʒV

Meaning: a stinging insect

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *miʒ_Ă / *ʒ_imiʒĂ

Basque: *simi(n)c

Comments and references : BCD 14.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *mīč̣V ( ~ -šṭ-)

Meaning: dark

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *mīč̣V

Sino-Tibetan: *mūt (~-ǝ̄t)

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *mɨ̆ɦwVlV̆

Meaning: tip; nose, mouth

North Caucasian: *mɨ̆ɦwVlV̆

Sino-Tibetan: *mūr

Comments and references : WFR 17, LDC 16.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *mɨ̆lćwV

Meaning: to blow, wind

North Caucasian: *mɨ̆lćwV

Sino-Tibetan: *mŭt

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *mɨ̆́lƛ̣V̆

Meaning: man, boy

North Caucasian: *mɨ̆lƛ̣_V̆

Basque: *mutil

Comments and references : Basque *mutil < *multil < *murti-l (assimilation and dissimilation). Etymological comparison suggested by John Bengtson.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *mɨ̆́rqwă ( ~ -xq-, -ā-, -ǝ̆)

Meaning: root

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *mɨ̆rq_wă ( ~ -ā-, -ǝ̆)

Sino-Tibetan: LB *mLok ( ~ -r-) 'yam' ?

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *mŏrq_wV̆

Meaning: line, border

North Caucasian: *mŏrq_wV̆

Basque: *muga

Comments and references : BCD 27.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *mŏwχḗ

Meaning: hair, wool

North Caucasian: *mŏwχē

Sino-Tibetan: *māw(H)

Comments and references : LV B 22.