Dargwa etymology : Query result

Proto-Dargwa: *c̣uṗ

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to suck

Chiragh: c̣uṗ barq̇ī

Proto-Dargwa: *c̣ut:ar-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: black

Akusha: c̣udara

Chiragh: c̣at:arze

Comments: Cf. also Kharb. c̣ut:ara, Tsud. c̣ut:ar-se. There are also some similar names of fruits / berries in Darg. dialects (cf. Ak. c̣edeš 'fruit', Chir. c̣urert / < *c̣ude-rt ?/ 'plum'), perhaps called so because of their dark color.

Proto-Dargwa: *c̣Vχʷ-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: fumes

Akusha: c̣uχ-la gaIʕ

Proto-Dargwa: *č̣a

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: voice, sound

Chiragh: č̣a

Proto-Dargwa: *č̣aIm-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to chew

Akusha: č̣aImi-ḳes

Proto-Dargwa: *č̣aInḳu-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: naked, bare

Akusha: č̣aInḳu- (Tsud.)

Comments: Cf. also Kharb. č̣aInḳu-se id.

Proto-Dargwa: *č̣aIrṭa

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: narrow

Akusha: č̣aIrṭa

Proto-Dargwa: *č̣aIt(:)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: dirt, mud

Akusha: č̣aIt (Tsud.)

Comments: The final position of -t in Tsud. allows for reconstructing either PD *-t: or *-t.

Proto-Dargwa: *č̣ala

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 lot 2 fork, knitting needle

Akusha: č̣ala 1

Chiragh: č̣ala 2

Comments: The original meaning is "stick", cf. Ur. č̣ala 'stake', Kub. č̣ala 'fork'.

Proto-Dargwa: *č̣ič̣ala

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: snake

Akusha: č̣ič̣ala

Comments: Cf. also Ur., Gapsh., Tsud. č̣ič̣ala id.

Proto-Dargwa: *č̣iḳa

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: chicken

Comments: Cf. Kad., Ur. č̣iḳa.

Proto-Dargwa: *č̣im

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: span

Akusha: qaIš-č̣im

Chiragh: č̣im

Comments: Cf. also Ur., Kub. č̣im id. The first part of the Ak. compound is somewhat enigmatic: the only possible parallel for it is Ud. q:ošIa- also in a compound q:ošIa-maʁ 'handful' - with a possible (but very unreliable) protoform like *q_HVšV ( ~ -ś-).

Proto-Dargwa: *č̣imič̣ali

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: eyelash

Akusha: č̣imič̣ali

Comments: A quite irregular form is Chir. muzara 'eyelash'.

Proto-Dargwa: *č̣ip

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: basket; cradle

Akusha: č̣ip (Tsud.)

Comments: Cf. also Kub. č̣ip. Other dialectal forms with -a-vocalism (Chir. č̣aIp(a), Ak. č̣ap) are probably borrowed or influenced by Lak. č̣apa.

Proto-Dargwa: *č̣[i]ṭ

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: lead

Chiragh: č̣iṭ

Comments: Cf. also Tsud. č̣aṭ id. (with unclear vowel correspondence).

Proto-Dargwa: *dabs:i

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: copper, red copper

Akusha: dubsi

Chiragh: dabs:e

Comments: Cf. also Ur. dubsi, Kub. dubse, Tsud. dubs:i. Darg. > Lak. duws:i (Khosr. dūs:i) 'red copper'.

Proto-Dargwa: *dac:i

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: urine

Akusha: dac:i (Kait.)

Proto-Dargwa: *daIq̇

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: path

Akusha: daIq̇

Comments: Cf. also Ur., Tsud. daIq̇.

Proto-Dargwa: *daki ( ~ t:-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: fat (n.)

Akusha: daki

Proto-Dargwa: *daḳ-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: back

Chiragh: daḳ-ne

Comments: Isolated in Chir., but with reliable external correspondences.