Austric etymology :

Proto-Austric: *ʒVŋ

Meaning: nose, smell

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Proto-Austroasiatic: cVŋ

Austroasiatic meaning: smell

Miao-Yao parallels: Miao tsinyu 'nose', Yao (pu-)tsoN

Proto-Austronesian: *e(n)juŋ

Austronesian meaning: nose

Proto-Thai: cun.A strong smell CK

References: GE 2 (with more material)

Austro-Asiatic etymology :

Proto-Austro-Asiatic: cVŋ

Meaning: smell

Austric etymology: Austric etymology

Thai: cun.A strong smell CK

Proto-Katuic: *sɔ:ŋ

Proto-Monic: M chuŋ, juŋ

Katuic etymology :

Proto-Katuic: *sɔ:ŋ

Meaning: odour of urine

Presyllable: #

Austro-Asiatic etymology: Austro-Asiatic etymology

Proto-West Katuic: *sɔ:ŋ

Proto-East Katuic: PAK sɔ:ŋ

References: P-962

West Katuic etymology :

Proto-West Katuic: *sɔ:ŋ

Meaning: odour of urine

Presyllable: #

Katuic etymology: Katuic etymology

Bru Van Keu: sɔ:ŋ

Bru Van Keu meaning: smell like urine

So: sâ:ŋ.N

So meaning: to stink from urine

East Katuic etymology :

Proto-East Katuic:

Meaning: odour of urine

Katuic etymology: Katuic etymology

Pakoh: sɔ:ŋ

Pakoh meaning: odour of urine

Viet-Muong etymology :

Proto-Viet-Muong:

Meaning: smell of urine

Austro-Asiatic etymology: Austro-Asiatic etymology

Proto-Ruc: *sɔ:ŋ.3

Ruc (Ferlus' rec.): sɔ:ŋ.5

Ruc meaning: smell of urine

References: NTF59

Long-range etymologies :

Borean (approx.) : CVNKV

Meaning : smoke

Eurasiatic : *ǯun[k]V

Afroasiatic : *c̣in- (cf. also *ʕačan-)

Austric : *cVŋ smell; nose

Amerind (misc.) : *c̣eka 'smoke' (R 656) [+ A K] ?

African (misc.) : Cf. Macro-Khoisan *c̣VḳV "smoke".

Reference : МССНЯ 340; ND 398, 424 (with various SH parallels).

Nostratic etymology :

Eurasiatic: *ǯun[k]V

Meaning: smoke

Borean: Borean

Indo-European: *steng- 'to disperse in air' (Pok. 1033, WP 617)

Uralic: *čiŋV (*čüŋV) (cf. also *čeŋke 107)

Kartvelian: ? Georg. ǯanq̇- 'dense fog' (in ND 2780)

Dravidian: *Sen- (?); SDr *sinḍ- 'stench, nasty smell'

References: МССНЯ 340; ND 398 *čüŋV 'smoke, smell', 424 *č̣iwnV 'smell, stench' (more than one root, but still to be figured out).

Uralic etymology :

Number: 113

Proto: *čiŋV (*čüŋV)

> Nostratic: > Nostratic

English meaning: fog; smoke

German meaning: Nebel; Rauch

Udmurt (Votyak): čǝ̑ŋ (K), či̮ŋ (S), čị̑ŋ, či̮n (G) 'Rauch'

Komi (Zyrian): či̮n (S P), čȯn, čøn (PO) 'Rauch'

Khanty (Ostyak): čüɣ (V), čiw (DN), siw (O) 'Nebel'

Mansi (Vogul): šēχ_o (šēŋ_ok_o-) (KU), šäk (P), sēŋ_ok_o (So.) 'Nebel'

References: FUV; SKES (under henki); КЭСКЯ; Collinder Comp. Gr. 182; ИВПЯ 197

Dravidian etymology :

Proto-Dravidian : *Sen-

Meaning : to smell, stink

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Proto-North Dravidian : *cen-c-

North Dravidian etymology :

Proto-North-Dravidian : *cen-c-

Meaning : to stink

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Kurukh : cāʔanā, cāʔnā (cā̃cas) "to stink, give forth an offensive smell; to smell in general"

Malto : cen_ye (cen_ca) "to emit odour"

Notes : Конечное -c корня реконструируется на основании инфинитива в курух.

Additional forms : Also MLT cen_yro scented, smelling.

Number in DED : 2264

Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *c̣in-

Meaning: smell

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Semitic: *ʔVṣVn- 'smell'

Western Chadic: *ḥV-c̣in- 'nose' (?)

Central Chadic: *(xV-/mV)cin- 'nose' (?)

East Chadic: *sVn-[Vd]- 'nose' (?)

High East Cushitic: *c̣inc̣- 'smell'

Omotic: *c̣in- 'smell'

Semitic etymology :

Number: 1572

Proto-Semitic: *ʔVṣVn-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'smell'

Akkadian: eṣēnu

Notes: Cf. Arab ṣnn 'have a bad smell', Gz ṣnw 'be fragrant'

West Chadic etymology :

Proto-WChadic: *ḥV-c̣in-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'nose'

Mupun: pǝ̀-zǝ̄n [FrM]

Sura: pǝ̀gǝ̀-ziŋ [JgS]

Angas: gi-ziŋ [Fl]

Chip: gɔ̀́ŋ [JgC]

Montol: kǝ́-zǝŋ [JgC]

Ankwe=Goemai: gong [Meek]

Gerke=Yiwom: yi-̀ddiŋ [CLR: 258] (T < *S is regular)

Geruma: ́

Jimi: ičin [CLR]

Polchi: išin

Geji: ı̀čı̀n, [Sm]

Zaar: yii-cı̀ŋ [Sm]

Sayanchi: nyí-cǝŋ {Cs N 80]

Guruntum: yán-šin, [Sm]

Dwot: ŋgǝ-sǝŋ [CLR N 80]

Buli: ʔišìn [CLR]

Kir: nyı̀-sǝn [Sm]

Tule: nyì-cìnòṇ [CLR]

Tala: ǝsǝn [CLR: 258]

Zul: íčinee [Cs N 80]

Mangas: nyì-sìŋ [Cs]

Fyer: šín{JgRn]

Central Chadic etymology :

Proto-CChadic: *(xV-/mV-)cin-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'nose'

Chibak: kwu-cir [Kr]

Margi: mčir [Kr]

West Margi = Margi putai: mčir [Kr]

Higi Nkafa: nčì [CLR]

Fali Kiria: šinuʔ [Kr N 39]

Fali Gili: k-šin [Kr]

Kapsiki=Higi Kamale: nčin [CLR: 258]

Gude: šìna [CLR]

Gudu: či̇n [CLR]

Nzangi: činɛ [CLR]

Bachama: šine ]Clr]

Bata: činne [CLR]

Logone: xsǝni [LKL]

Buduma=Yedina: čìnaí [LkB]

Gulfey: sken [Lk: 150]

Kusseri: hāsen [Lk:145]

Lame: číní [Kr]

Zime-Batna: cin [Sa]

Masa: čin [CLR]

Banana: činà [Kr]

Notes: Cf. margi ntifu 'five' showing than mčir rather orginates from *m-cir- (not from Cf *-tin'nose', cf.) -r<*-n in bura-margi gr. is regular. Gisiga cun-zo 'smoke' may be derived from ' smell'.

East Chadic etymology :

Proto-EChadic: *sVn-[Vd]-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'nose'

Somrai: šèn-dɛ́ [Jg]

Tumak: hùn [Cp]

Nanchere: ǯīn-um [Lk: 90]

High East Cushitic etymology :

Proto-High East Cushitic: *c̣inc̣-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'smell'

Burji (Bambala, Dashe): c̣inc̣-

Notes: Partial reduplication.

Omotic etymology :

Proto-Omotic: *c̣in-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'smell'

Kafa (Kaficho): c̣iin-

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