North Caucasian etymology : Query result

Proto-North Caucasian: *ǯăwV

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: kidney; gall

Proto-Nakh: *ǯim

Proto-Avaro-Andian: *žV(bV)

Proto-Tsezian: *žebu B

Proto-West Caucasian: *žǝ

Notes: The PN form has been transformed under influence of *stim 'gall' q.v. Otherwise the correspondences are regular.

For phonetic reasons, as well as because of another quite satisfactory etymology, one must give up the comparison of PWC *žǝ with Av. c:in, PN *stim etc. 'gall', proposed by Trubetzkoy (1930, 278; see also Шагиров 1, 205).