Tsezian etymology : Query result

Proto-Tsezian: *-bV

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: plural dir. stem marker

Tsezi: -bi

Ginukh: -be

Khvarshi: -ba

Inkhokvari: -ba, -bo

Bezhta: -bo, -ba

Gunzib: -ba

Proto-Tsezian: *-bV-

Meaning: obl. and plur. stem marker

Tsezi: -ba-, -be-

Ginukh: -bi-, -be-

Bezhta: -ba-

Gunzib: -bo-, -ba-

Proto-Tsezian: [*-bV]

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: desiderative

Gunzib: -ob

Proto-Tsezian: *bṼgV(-Ru)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 bread 2 something eaten with bread

Tsezi: magalu 1

Ginukh: magalu 1

Bezhta: bogoƛ 2

Comments: PTsKh *magaRu ( ~ *bã-); cf. also Tsez. magaƛu ( = Bezht. bogoƛ) 'cake stuffed with cheese'. This form, as well as Bezht. bogoƛ, can go back to *bṼgVR-ƛu (with a locative suffix). The original vocalism is not quite clear.

Proto-Tsezian: *c-aƛ-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to hold

Gunzib: caƛ-

Comments: Attested only in Gunz., with possible Lezghian parallels.

Proto-Tsezian: *can

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: goat

Ginukh: can

Khvarshi: can

Inkhokvari: can

Bezhta: can

Gunzib: can

Comments: PTsKh, PGB *can. On the origin of Tsez. čan/čaInja 'goat' (which for phonetic reasons must be kept distinct) see *čwĕnɦV.

Proto-Tsezian: *caχ(:)ʷ-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to write

Tsezi: caχʷ-

Ginukh: caχ-

Comments: PTsKh *caχ(̥1̇)ʷ-. For phonetic reasons the root should be kept distinct from PGB *čãχ- 'to write' (see PEC *čVq_V).

Proto-Tsezian: *ciḳǝ (~ -ɨ-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: kid

Tsezi: ceḳi

Ginukh: ceḳe

Comments: PTsKh *ciḳǝ (~ -ɨ-). This root should be distinguished from PTs *čiḳe 'kid', although they have actively contaminated with each other.

Proto-Tsezian: *cini

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: wax

Ginukh: ceni

Bezhta: čeni

Gunzib: cini (Nakh.)

Comments: PGB *c[i]ni; the Gin. form may be borrowed from one of the Bezht. dialects.

Proto-Tsezian: *ciṭʷV A / *tic̣ʷV A

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 button 2 belt

Tsezi: ceṭʷa 1

Ginukh: ceṭa 1

Khvarshi: ceṭo 1

Inkhokvari: ceṭo 1

Bezhta: tic̣iro 2 (Khosh.)

Comments: PTsKh *c[i]ṭʷV (not clear is -e- in Inkh.; -i- or -ɨ- would be expected). Cf. also Bezht. Tlad. tic̣iro 'belt'. Semantically 'belt' is in this case obviously a secondary development < 'buckle'. In Bezht. Khosh. another similar word is witnessed: ṭuruci 'button'; ṭuruci and tic̣iro probably represent an etymological doublet due to interdialectal borrowing.

Proto-Tsezian: *cɨLe

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: tower

Tsezi: cili

Comments: Attested only in Tsez., but obviously archaic.

Proto-Tsezian: *cɨme ( ~ -i-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: corner (inner)

Tsezi: cemi

Ginukh: cemi

Comments: PTsKh *cɨme ( ~ -i-).

Proto-Tsezian: *cɨmɔ

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: urine

Bezhta: cima (Tlad., Khosh.)

Gunzib: cumo

Comments: PGB *cɨmɔ. In Gunz. also used as a verbal stem (cum- "to urinate").

Proto-Tsezian: *cɨmV

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: urine

Bezhta: cima

Gunzib: cɨmo

Comments: PGB *cɨmV.

Proto-Tsezian: *cɨn ( ~ -i-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: curds

Ginukh: cen

Comments: Attested only in Gin., with possible external parallels.

Proto-Tsezian: *c[ɨ]q- / *c[ɨ]q̇-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: sour

Tsezi: ceq̇(i)ju

Ginukh: ceq̇q̇u

Khvarshi: caqu

Inkhokvari: caqqu

Comments: PTsKh *c[ɨ]qV-ju / *c[ɨ]q̇V-ju. The vowel correspondence is irregular (unclear is -a- in Khvarsh. and Inkh.). The variation *q/*q̇ is rather typical for reflexes of PEC glottalized consonants in "tense" words.

Proto-Tsezian: *cõ/B/-ṭɔ̃/A/

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: navel

Tsezi: co-ṭori

Ginukh: či-ṭo

Khvarshi: ce-ṭona (Radzhibov)

Inkhokvari: ce-ṭon

Bezhta: co-ṭaro

Gunzib: co-ṭor

Comments: The word is originally a compound ("navel"+"nipple,pimple"). The PTs paradigm may be reconstructed as *cõ-ṭɔ̃, *cõ-ṭɔrǝ- > PTsKh *cö-ṭõ, *cö-ṭoRǝ-, PGB *ṭɔr(ǝ) (direct base from oblique).

Proto-Tsezian: *cɔ̃

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: salt

Tsezi: cijo

Ginukh: čijo

Khvarshi: cĩjo

Inkhokvari: cĩjo

Bezhta: cã

Gunzib: cɔ̃

Comments: The PTs paradigm: *cɔ̃, obl. *cĩjo- ( > PGB *cɔ̃, *cĩjo-, cf. Gunz. cɔ̃, cĩjo-); in PTsKh the oblique base (PTsKh *cĩjo) replaced the direct one.

Proto-Tsezian: *cɔ̃ B

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: colostrum, beestings

Tsezi: co (Kid.)

Ginukh: či

Khvarshi: ce (Radzhibov)

Inkhokvari: cẽ

Bezhta: cã

Gunzib: caj

Comments: PTsKh *cö̃; PGB *cã(j) (cf. also Bezht. Tlad., Khosh. ca). In PGB we would regularly expect *cɔ̃; -a- in Gunz. is probably a joint effect of nasalisation and the position before -j. The -j itself is taken from the oblique stem (Gunz. cija-, reflecting PTs *cɨ̃jV-).

Proto-Tsezian: *cũhV B

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: eagle

Tsezi: cej

Ginukh: coj

Khvarshi: ce

Inkhokvari: cẽ

Bezhta: cuha

Gunzib: cu

Comments: PTsKh *c[Ũ]j (with irregular reflexation in Khvarsh. and Inkh. - probably because of *-j); PGB *cuh(V).