North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *ṭwǝ̄rʔi

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: nipple; pimple

Proto-Nakh: *ṭāra

Proto-Tsezian: *cõ/B/-ṭɔ̃/A/

Proto-Dargwa: *ṭe ( < *ṭaʔi)

Proto-Lezghian: *ṭur

Proto-Khinalug: ṭä

Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. Correspondences are fully regular.

Nakh etymology :

Proto-Nakh: *ṭāra

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 nipple 2 breast, nipple

Chechen: ṭāra 1

Ingush: ṭar 1

Batsbi: ṭar 2

Comments: Obl. base *ṭāre- (Chech. ṭēra-, Usl. ṭēri-, Ing. ṭaro). 6th class in Chech., Ing., 7th class in Bacb.

Tsezian etymology :

Proto-Tsezian: *cõ/B/-ṭɔ̃/A/

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: navel

Tsezi: co-ṭori

Ginukh: či-ṭo

Khvarshi: ce-ṭona (Radzhibov)

Inkhokvari: ce-ṭon

Bezhta: co-ṭaro

Gunzib: co-ṭor

Comments: The word is originally a compound ("navel"+"nipple,pimple"). The PTs paradigm may be reconstructed as *cõ-ṭɔ̃, *cõ-ṭɔrǝ- > PTsKh *cö-ṭõ, *cö-ṭoRǝ-, PGB *ṭɔr(ǝ) (direct base from oblique).

Dargwa etymology :

Proto-Dargwa: *ṭe ( < *ṭaʔi)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 udder 2 nipple (of udder)

Akusha: ṭe 1 (Kub.)

Chiragh: ṭe 2

Lezghian etymology :

Proto-Lezghian: *ṭur

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 pimple 2 bud 3 twig 4 birth-mark; tree-knot 5 wart

Lezghian: ṭur 1,2,3

Tabasaran: ṭur 2,ṭur-ḳal 1

Agul: ṭur 4

Rutul: ṭur 1,3

Tsakhur: ṭur 1,3

Kryz: ṭɨr 3,5

Comment: Obl. base *ṭure-, cf. Tab. ṭuri-, Ag., Rut. ṭuru-, Tsakh.ṭura-. 3d class in all class-distinguishing languages.

Khinalug etymology :

Sino-Caucasian etymology :

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *[ṭ]wǝ̄́rʔi

Meaning: blister

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *ṭwǝ̄rʔi

Sino-Tibetan: *dhŭr

Basque: *tor-to

Comments and references : WFR 9.

Sino-Tibetan etymology :

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *dhŭr (~-ɨ̆-)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: blister, abscess

Tibetan: thor smallpox; blotch, abscess.

Lushai: durʔ to blister.

Basque etymology :

Proto-Basque: *tor-to

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: bud (of a flower); compact bunch or cluster of roots or branches

Bizkaian: torto

Comments: Analyzed here as root *tor̄- (cf. Lezgi ṭur 'bud, twig, pimple') + [diminutive] *-to. Cf. Bsq *laś-to 'straw', *ɦorś-to 'leaf'.

Long-range etymologies :

Borean (approx.) : TVRV

Meaning : blister, boil

Sino-Caucasian : *[ṭ]wǝ̄rʔi

Austric : PAA *pǝdʔur / *pǝdʔu:r 'blister', PAN *bedul 'swelling', *bitul 'boil, abscess'

Notes : [*-l in PAN is strange - a contamination of some sort?]

Austric etymology :

Proto-Austric: *ʔduʔl

Meaning: swelling

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Proto-Austroasiatic: *dʔur / *dʔu:r (also *tɨ:r)

Austroasiatic meaning: blister

Proto-Austronesian: *bedul, *bendul

Austronesian meaning: swelling of the body

Austro-Asiatic etymology :

Proto-Austro-Asiatic: *tɨ:r

Meaning: blister

Austric etymology: Austric etymology

Proto-Katuic: EK *tɨ:r / *tɨr

Khmer: ṭaor

Katuic etymology :

Proto-Katuic: *Tɨ:r / *Tɨr

Meaning: swollen, sore

Presyllable: #

Austro-Asiatic etymology: Austro-Asiatic etymology

Proto-East Katuic: *tɨ:r / *tɨr

East Katuic etymology :

Proto-East Katuic: *tɨ:r / *tɨr

Meaning: swollen, sore

Presyllable: #

Katuic etymology: Katuic etymology

Pakoh: tɨ:r

Pakoh meaning: swollen more because kept working

Ngeq: tɨr

Ngeq meaning: a large ulcerated sore

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