Long-range etymologies : Query result

Borean (approx.) : HVCV

Meaning : bright

Eurasiatic : *ʔVǯV

Afroasiatic : *ʔaǯ- sun (in Cush. also 'white')

Sino-Caucasian : *=HV̄́ǯV̄ clear (of weather)

Borean (approx.) : HVCV

Meaning : sharp

Sino-Caucasian : *ɦV̆šdwĀ́

Austric : *ʔcVʔ

Reference : Peiros 1989, 129.

Borean (approx.) : HVCV

Meaning : good, take care ?

Eurasiatic : *ʔVjsV

Afroasiatic : *ʔuĉ- ?

Amerind (misc.) : *ici 'good' (R 318) [+ K]

Borean (approx.) : HVDV

Meaning : night, sleep

Eurasiatic : *HUdV

Afroasiatic : *hud- 'sleep, be giddy' (Sem., Cush., Chad.)

Reference : ND 758.

Borean (approx.) : HVHV

Meaning : face

Afroasiatic : ? SCush *ʔVʔV 'ear'

Sino-Caucasian : *=ăɦwV

Austric : PAN *away 'face'; ?? Thai *hu 'ear'

Amerind (misc.) : *yuh 'chin; face' (R 595)

Borean (approx.) : HVHV

Meaning : fire

Afroasiatic : *ʔaχ-

Amerind (misc.) : *ʔaha 'fire' (R 260) [+ A?]

Borean (approx.) : HVHV

Meaning : to stand up, move upwards

Afroasiatic : *ḥaʕ-/*ḥuʕ- (also Cush *yawʔ-)

Notes : So far found only in SH.

Borean (approx.) : HVJV

Meaning : to live

Eurasiatic : *ḥujV

Afroasiatic : *ha(wa)y-

Amerind (misc.) : *ya 'live; house' (R 434); *ʔi 'be' (R 42) [+ K]

Reference : МССНЯ 341; ND 2613.

Borean (approx.) : HVJV

Meaning : mother

Eurasiatic : *ʔVjV ?

Afroasiatic : *ʔj- 'mother' (Cush., Omot.)

Sino-Caucasian : PEC *jājV 'mother, grandmother'

Austric : *ja

Amerind (misc.) : *ʔaya 'woman' (GE 1)

African (misc.) : ? Bantu *-nyàŋgú, *-nyàŋgó 'mother'.

Reference : ND 102; GE 1 (+ Khois., NC, NS, ?IP, Nahali; different SC).

Borean (approx.) : HVJV

Meaning : go, come

Eurasiatic : *HVjV

Afroasiatic : *yaʔ/w-

Amerind (misc.) : *ja(ʔ) 'go' (R 312) [ + A K]

Reference : ND 103; GE 19 *i ~ *ya (+ NS).

Borean (approx.) : HVJV

Meaning : to see, guard

Eurasiatic : *HwVjV

Borean (approx.) : HVJV

Meaning : love, good

Eurasiatic : *ʔVjV

Afroasiatic : *hwy

Sino-Caucasian : ? ST *ʔǝ̄j

Reference : Suggested by V. Glumov.

Borean (approx.) : HVJWV

Meaning : a k. of tree

Eurasiatic : *jVwV (*ʔVjwV)

Amerind (misc.) : *iye 'wood, tree' (R 868) [+ K]

Borean (approx.) : HVKMV

Meaning : sky, cloud

Eurasiatic : *HaḳumV

Sino-Caucasian : *ḳwɨ̆́ŋħV

Borean (approx.) : HVKV

Meaning : eye, see

Eurasiatic : *HuḲa

Afroasiatic : *ʕaḳ-

Sino-Caucasian : *=agwV

Austric : ? *wVk 'teach, train'

Amerind (misc.) : ? *ka 'ear' (actually 'hear') (R 203) [+ K]; *yok 'know' (R 409) [H P CA An MC MG]; *kʷa 'know' (R 411) [H CA C P E MC MP]; *ʔuka 'see' (R 612) [P H MT]

Reference : МССНЯ 333, ОСНЯ 1, 255-256; GE 77 *ʔuḳa (with more Amer/ data).

Borean (approx.) : HVKV

Meaning : water

Eurasiatic : *ʕEḳu

Afroasiatic : *ʕḳ(w) 'water' (Cush. + Ar. ʕqq)

Sino-Caucasian : *ʔúqwV

Amerind (misc.) : *aq̇ʷa 'water' (R 821) [+ A K]

Reference : ND 123; GE 13 *aq̇wa (+ Khois., NS, IP, Austral.)

Borean (approx.) : HVKV

Meaning : bad

Eurasiatic : *ʔVkV

Afroasiatic : *ʔk

Sino-Caucasian : *HāgwV

Borean (approx.) : HVKV

Meaning : I, myself; we [1st p. pronoun]

Eurasiatic : *ʔVkV (*ʔVgV)

Afroasiatic : *-aku; + Chad. *gʷ- 'we (incl.)?

Sino-Caucasian : ? Basq. gu 'we'; ?ST *K- in the 1st p.; ?ND *na-xʷa- 'we'

Austric : *kVw

Amerind (misc.) : *ka ~ *ki 'I, we' (R 389) [+ A K]; *ki ~ *ka 'we-two inclusive' (R 840, 841) [+ A K]

Notes : In many languages (ST, ChK etc.) the root may have been confused with the emphatic demonstrative *KV (or it may be in fact the same root).

Reference : ND 19.

Borean (approx.) : HVKV

Meaning : elder relative

Eurasiatic : *ʔaḳV

Afroasiatic : *ʔk(k)

Sino-Caucasian : *QUHV́ (? < *ʔVQU-HV)

Austric : *kVʔ

Amerind (misc.) : *-kwa 'in-law' (R 393) [+ A K]; *koko 'uncle' (R 803)

African (misc.) : Banto *-kúúkù 'grandparent'.

Reference : GE 18 *kaka (+ NC, IP, Austral., different SH), 68 *aka.

Borean (approx.) : HVKV

Meaning : light, fire

Afroasiatic : *ʕak- (somewh. differ. in ND 762)

Sino-Caucasian : *HūgwV́

Amerind (misc.) : *ka 'burn' (R 101) [+ A K]; *yak 'fire' (R 267) [+ A]

African (misc.) : Cf. Macro-Khoisan *ƛ̊q̇V "warm".

Reference : ND 762.