Tsezian etymology : Query result

Proto-Tsezian: *c̣ǝdV-lu

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: black

Bezhta: c̣odolo

Gunzib: c̣ǝdilu

Comments: PGB *c̣ǝdV-lu. Cf. also Gunz. c̣ǝdil kãj "blackberry".

Proto-Tsezian: *c̣ǝḳǝ-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: fire-brand

Gunzib: c̣ǝḳǝ-ṭma

Comments: A compound with an unclear second part. If our analysis is right, *c̣ǝḳǝ- can reflect (with assimilation) PEC *c̣wɨ̆jVkwŏ; this may be, however, a compound of *-ḳǝṭma (?) with *c̣ǝ- 'fire' - in which case the Gunz. word should be kept separate from the rest of EC forms.

Proto-Tsezian: *c̣ic̣- (~ -ɨ-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to plane, hew

Tsezi: c̣ec̣-

Ginukh: c̣oc̣-

Comments: PTsKh *c̣ic̣ʷ- (~-ü-).

Proto-Tsezian: *c̣ic̣i

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: flower

Inkhokvari: c̣ic̣i

Comments: An expressive root, attested only in Inkh., but having probable external parallels.

Proto-Tsezian: *c̣irV ( ~ -ɨ-,-l-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: skein, clew (of threads)

Tsezi: c̣elo

Ginukh: c̣eli

Comments: PTsKh *c̣iRV. Cf. also Gunz. č̣ile id. (although the initial č̣- is hard to explain).

Proto-Tsezian: *c̣iχ: ( ~ -ɨ-, -ʁ)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: chip, small piece of wood

Bezhta: c̣iχ (Khosh.)

Comments: Isolated in Bezht., but having probable external parallels.

Proto-Tsezian: *c̣ɨc̣ A

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: eyebrow, eyelash

Tsezi: c̣ec̣

Ginukh: c̣ec̣

Khvarshi: c̣ec̣ (Radzhibov)

Gunzib: c̣ɨc̣

Comments: PTsKh *c̣ɨc̣.

Proto-Tsezian: *c̣ɨc̣u

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 bough; thin stick 2 wattle

Bezhta: c̣ic̣o 2

Gunzib: c̣ɨc̣u 1

Comments: PGB *c̣ɨc̣u (cf. also Gunz. Nakh. c̣ɨc̣ǝ 'thin stick').

Proto-Tsezian: *c̣ɔc̣ɔ- (~ a, -Ṽ-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: glow-worm, firefly

Bezhta: c̣ac̣aka (Khaid.)

Comments: Attested only in Bezht., but having possible external parallels. The Bezht. word also means 'spark' and may in fact be a contamination of the present root with another one (cf. Gunz. c̣ǝḳǝ-ṭma 'fire-brand', see under PEC *c̣_wɨ̆jVkwŏ).

Proto-Tsezian: *c̣ɔq̇V- ( ~ -o-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: sharp

Tsezi: c̣oq̇iju

Khvarshi: c̣oq̇q̇u (Radzhibov)

Comments: PTsKh *c̣oq̇-iju.

Proto-Tsezian: *c̣ɔχ:-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: few

Inkhokvari: c̣oχχu

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

Proto-Tsezian: *c̣u[d]ula

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: bride-groom, bride

Gunzib: c̣utula (Nakh.)

Comments: Attested only in Gunz., with possible parallels in PL. Gunz. -t- is irregular (both PTs *-t- and *-d- should give Gunz. -d-); perhaps this is a trace of some early consonant cluster.

Proto-Tsezian: *c̣udV-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: red

Tsezi: c̣uda

Ginukh: c̣uddu

Bezhta: c̣udijo

Gunzib: c̣undu

Comments: PTsKh *c̣udV-, PGB *c̣udV- (-n- in Gunz. is a result of dissimilation).

Proto-Tsezian: *c̣ʷɨlu A

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 arrow 2 bow

Tsezi: c̣eruc̣a 2

Ginukh: c̣eruc̣a 2

Bezhta: c̣ulu-c̣a 1

Gunzib: c̣ulu 1

Comments: PTsKh *c̣ɨRu-c̣a; PGB *c̣ulu (cf. also Bezht. Tlad. c̣ulo, Khosh. c̣ulu 'arrow'). The PTsKh form and Bezht. c̣ulu-c̣a (cf. also Gunz. c̣ulu-c̣aʔa) reflect a compound *c̣ʷɨlu 'arrow' + *c̣aʔ(a) 'bow' (q.v.).

Proto-Tsezian: *-č̣

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: not (negative particle)

Tsezi: -č̣

Khvarshi: -č̣

Bezhta: -eč̣e

Gunzib: gɔ-č̣

Comments: PTsKh *-č̣ (used only together with other negative particles). In Gunz. and Bezht. the morpheme is used only within the negative predicate "is not" (cf. also Khv. go-b-č̣i id.).

Proto-Tsezian: *č̣e (~ẽ)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: a sp. of barley (голозерный ячмень)

Bezhta: č̣e

Comments: Attested only in Bezht., but having probable Andian parallels.

Proto-Tsezian: *č̣eč̣en /*č̣ič̣in(a)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: chin

Tsezi: č̣ič̣in

Ginukh: č̣ič̣inu

Khvarshi: č̣eč̣en

Inkhokvari: č̣eč̣en

Bezhta: c̣ic̣ina

Comments: PTsKh *č̣eč̣en; -i- in Bezht. is irregular - perhaps indicating that one should reconstruct a sequence like *č̣eč̣in in PTs. Cf. also Bezht. Tlad. č̣ič̣ina.

Proto-Tsezian: *č̣eḳʷ-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: hooked, curved

Tsezi: č̣igʷa-si (Radzhibov)

Khvarshi: č̣egʷa-na (Radzhibov)

Bezhta: č̣eḳ-dijö (Tlad.)

Gunzib: č̣eḳ-du

Comments: PTsKh *č̣egʷ- (with dissimilation); PGB *č̣eḳ- (with an adjective suffixation). The aberrant Inkh. č̣uḳ 'door hook' can not correspond phonetically to PGB *č̣eḳ- and is most probably a Nakh loanword.

Proto-Tsezian: *č̣elu

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: cross-beam

Gunzib: č̣elu

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

Proto-Tsezian: *č̣elu A

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: leather strip

Tsezi: č̣ir

Ginukh: č̣ilu

Khvarshi: č̣el (Radzhibov)

Bezhta: č̣elo

Gunzib: č̣elu

Comments: PTsKh *č̣eR(u); PGB *č̣elu.