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Nakh etymology :
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Proto-Nakh: *bus-
Meaning: night
Chechen: büjsa
Ingush: bijsa
Batsbi: bujsa
Comments: The original root is well preserved in PN *bus-u "at night" (Chech. busa, Ing. bus, Bacb. bujs). The noun "night" is a derivate *busu-ja ( > *bujsa).
nakhet-prnum,nakhet-meaning,nakhet-che,nakhet-ing,nakhet-bcb,nakhet-comment,
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North Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-North Caucasian: *bV̆sV ( ~ -s_-, -ś-)
Meaning: night, evening
Notes: An interesting WC-Nakh isogloss.
caucet-prnum,caucet-meaning,caucet-nakh,caucet-abad,caucet-comment,
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Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :
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Proto-West-Caucasian: *bǝsǝ ( ~ p-,-š-)
Meaning: evening
Ubykh: zʷa-psǝ́
Comments: A compound with zʷa- 'sky'. Attested only in Ubykh, but having probable Nakh parallels.
abadet-prnum,abadet-meaning,abadet-ubk,abadet-comment,
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Sino-Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ṗV̆sV́ ( ~ -ś-)
Meaning: night, evening
Comments and references : KS 28, LDC 27-28.
sccet-meaning,sccet-cauc,sccet-yen,sccet-notes,
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Yenisseian etymology :
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Proto-Yenisseian: *bis
Meaning: evening
Ket: bīś
Yug: bis
Kottish: pīš; асс. piǯiga, pičiga
Arin: pis
Pumpokol: bič-idin
Comments: ССЕ 210. Werner 1, 134.
yenet-prnum,yenet-meaning,yenet-ket,yenet-sym,yenet-kot,yenet-ari,yenet-pum,yenet-notes,
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