Tsezian etymology : Query result

Proto-Tsezian: *ʔaṗa

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: paw

Ginukh: aṗa

Bezhta: aṗa

Gunzib: aṗa

Comments: PGB *ʔaṗa (the MSU Gunz. record is ɔṗɔ which is probably faulty; Bokarev has aṗa).

Proto-Tsezian: *ʔãq-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to be thirsty

Tsezi: ač-aqI-

Gunzib: ãq-

Comments: The Tsez. form contains an expressive prefix.

Proto-Tsezian: *ʔãq ( ~ *ħ-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: house

Khvarshi: ãq

Inkhokvari: ãq

Comments: PTsKh *ʔãq.

Proto-Tsezian: *ʔaqV

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: woman

Tsezi: aqiju

Ginukh: aqili

Khvarshi: aqu

Inkhokvari: aqu

Bezhta: aqo

Gunzib: aqe

Comments: Cf. also Gin. (by Lomtadze) aIqu 'female', Inkh. ãqqu ( < aq-iju with unclear nasalisation), Gunz. aqu id. PTsKh *ʔaqV, PGB *ʔaqV. An important derivate from the same root is PTsKh *ʔaqV-nV 'sheep (2-3 y. old)' > Tsez. aqoni, Gin. aqana (= PA *horḳ:i-n id.).

Proto-Tsezian: *ʔaqʷǝ (~ *ħ-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: urine

Tsezi: ʕaqIu

Ginukh: aqʷe

Khvarshi: aqu (Radzhibov)

Inkhokvari: aqIu

Comments: PTsKh *ʔaIqʷǝ.

Proto-Tsezian: *ʔaq̇V-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: strange, foreign

Tsezi: aq̇Ii=

Comments: Attested only in Tsez., with probable Andian parallels.

Proto-Tsezian: *ʔãq̇ʷV

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: mouse

Tsezi: aw / ʕaw

Ginukh: aq̇ʷe

Khvarshi: aq̇ʷa

Inkhokvari: ãq̇ʷa

Bezhta: ãq̇o

Gunzib: ãq̇u

Comments: PTsKh *ʔãq̇ʷǝ (cf. also Tsez. Kid. aIw, Sagad. (Imn.) aq̇u); PGB *ʔãq̇u (cf. also Bezht. Tlad. ãq̇o, Khosh. ãq̇u).

Proto-Tsezian: *ʔar-dV-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: in front, before

Tsezi: adä-z

Ginukh: aldo-ʁo

Khvarshi: adʁol (Radzhibov)

Inkhokvari: adʁʷal

Bezhta: araddā (Tlad.)

Gunzib: arṭo, arṭodo

Comments: PTsKh *ʔaR-dV (Tsez. adäz < *ar-dä-z; Inkh. adʁʷal, Khvarsh. adʁol is a metathesis < *aldʁʷa = Gin. aldoʁo); PGB *ʔar-Vd- / *ʔar-Vṭ-.

Proto-Tsezian: *ʔãsa

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: rowan

Tsezi: asa

Ginukh: ase

Khvarshi: ãsa

Bezhta: ãza

Gunzib: ãza

Comments: PTsKh *ʔãsa; PGB *ʔãza.

Proto-Tsezian: *ʔaš- ?

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: many

Tsezi: aši (Radzhibov)

Ginukh: ʕaši

Comments: PTsKh *ʔaš-.

Proto-Tsezian: *ʔãš:u

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 rock 2 wheel

Tsezi: ašu 1 (Radzhibov)

Khvarshi: ašu 1 (Radzhibov)

Bezhta: äšö (Khosh.) 2

Gunzib: ãšu 1

Comments: PTsKh *ʔašu; PGB *ʔãšu. The meaning 'wheel' in Bezht. probably goes back to 'round stone' (cf. the Andian evidence).

Proto-Tsezian: *ʔašu-nV (~ -š:-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: belt

Tsezi: ašuni

Ginukh: ašune / ašuni

Khvarshi: rižo-ašu-ƛ (Radzhibov)

Comments: PTsKh *ʔašu- (with different suffixes).

Proto-Tsezian: *ʔatu ( ~ -ã-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: dirt, mud

Tsezi: atu

Ginukh: atu

Comments: PTsKh *ʔatu.

Proto-Tsezian: *ʔãχa

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: ear

Tsezi: aħja

Ginukh: aχχa

Khvarshi: ãhĩ

Inkhokvari: aĨha

Bezhta: äʁä

Gunzib: ãʁa

Comments: PTsKh *ʔãχija, PGB *ʔãʁa. Historical analysis shows that *-χa must be a suffix (plural?).

Proto-Tsezian: *ʔãχ:

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 belly 2 stomach

Tsezi: aχ 1

Ginukh: aχ 1

Khvarshi: ãχ 1

Inkhokvari: ãχ 1

Bezhta: ãχ 2

Gunzib: ãχ 1

Comments: PTsKh *ʔãχ, PGB *ʔãχ. This root must be distinguished from Bezht. õχ 'belly'.

Proto-Tsezian: *ʔaχ:- (~-ʁ-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: well (adv.)

Bezhta: aχo

Comments: Isolated in Bezht. (quoted from Лексика), but having rather probable external parallels.

Proto-Tsezian: *ʔaχ:u ( ~ -ã-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: drop, dripping thaw

Tsezi: aχu

Ginukh: aχu

Bezhta: aχo-ṭri (Tlad.)

Comments: PTsKh *ʔaχu ( ~ -ã-). The Bezht. word is provided with the expressive suffix *-ṭ(u), followed by a former plural suffix *-rV (cf. also Bezht. Khosh. aχaṭro id.).

Proto-Tsezian: *ʔãχ:V

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: hearth

Tsezi: aχa (Radzhibov)

Bezhta: ãχo (Tlad.)

Comments: Cf. also Khosh. aχa-c̣o id. (a compound with c̣o 'fire').

Proto-Tsezian: *ʔãza-r ( ~ -z:-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: log

Gunzib: ãzar

Comments: Attested only in Gunz., but having probable external parallels.

Proto-Tsezian: *ʔãzV ( ~ -z:-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: hoar-frost

Tsezi: az-q̇a

Ginukh: az-q̇a

Khvarshi: ac̣q̇a (Radzhibov)

Inkhokvari: az-q̇a

Bezhta: ãzo (Tlad.)

Gunzib: ãza (G.)

Comments: PTsKh *ʔaz-q̇a (a compound with an unclear second component); PGB *ʔãzV (cf. also Bezht. Khosh. azora).