North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *jīš_wĂ

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: voice, song

Proto-Nakh: *jīš

Proto-Lezghian: *jišʷa

Proto-West Caucasian: *(a)šʷa ( ~ -sʷ-)

Notes: Correspondences are regular, and the root seems worth reconstructing for PNC (although it is not widely preserved).

Nakh etymology :

Proto-Nakh: *jīš

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 voice 2 song, melody

Chechen: jiš 1,2

Ingush: jiš 2

Batsbi: iš 1

Comments: 3d class in Chech., 4th class in Ing. and Bacb. Obl. stem *ʔāše-rV- (cf. Chech. ēšara-, Ing. ašaro, Bacb. ašir-).

Lezghian etymology :

Proto-Lezghian: *jišʷa

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: verse, song

Tsakhur: juše

Comment: Cf. also jušen-ās 'to speak, talk'. The root is attested only in Tsakhur, but has probable external parallels.

Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :

Proto-West-Caucasian: *(a)šʷa ( ~ -sʷ-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: song

Abkhaz: áš̌a

Abaza: ašʷa

Comments: PAT *asʷa (cf. also Bzyb. áś̌a id.).

Sino-Caucasian etymology :

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *jīš_wĂ

Meaning: song, sing

North Caucasian: *jīš_wĂ

Sino-Tibetan: [*śa]

Sino-Tibetan etymology :

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: [*śa]

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: sing

Lushai: sa (sak) to sing, to chant (as song or hymn), KC *śa (?).

Comments: Dimasa ră-dźa to sing; Midzhu zai ~ dzai. Sh. 52, 185. Sh. 52, 185.

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