Nakh etymology :

Proto-Nakh: *neħ

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 skin 2 skin (for making soles)

Chechen: neʕ

Ingush: niħ

Batsbi: niħ

Comments: Obl. stem *naħa-ra- (cf. Ing. naħaro, Chech. with vowel levelling neʕara-). 3d class in all languages.

North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *ɫĕʔwnɨ (~-ʡ-)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: skin (of an animal)

Proto-Nakh: *neħ

Proto-Avaro-Andian: *lVbV

Proto-Lak: lu

Proto-Lezghian: *leʔ

Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. The cluster *-ʔwn- has to be reconstructed to account for the otherwise unclear nasalisation in PN.

Avar-Andian etymology :

Protoform: *lVbV

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: sole

Avar: lab

Comments: Cf. also Av. láb-ci id., Av. Ants. lab 'skin'. Paradigm not clear (only Av. pl. lábca-bi is known).

Lak etymology :

Lak root: lu

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: skin, sheepskin; book

Lak form: lu

Lezghian etymology :

Proto-Lezghian: *leʔ

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: skin

Lezghian: li

Tabasaran: liʔ

Agul: leʔ

Rutul: leʔ (Khniukh.)

Tsakhur: le-ḳʷa

Kryz: leʕ

Budukh: läʕ

Archi: ili

Comment: Cf. also Lezg. Khl. liʔ, Tab. Düb. liʔi. In Tsakh. there is an obscure suffix -ḳʷa (cf. Darg. Chir. diḳʷa 'skin of cattle'?). Obl. base *leʔɨ- (cf. Khl. liʔi-, Ag. leʔu-); 4th class in all class-distinguishing languages. The root primarily means 'skin of cattle' (only in Kryz. it designates 'skin' in general).

    See Талибов 1980, 268.

Sino-Caucasian etymology :

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ɫeʔwńɨ (~-ʡ-)

Meaning: skin

North Caucasian: *ɫĕʔwnɨ (~-ʡ-)

Sino-Tibetan: Tib. lwa-ba 'skin of wild animal'

Yenisseian: *dǝ̄ń- 'bast, willow bark' (?)

Comments and references : WFR 72, DCE 10 [Bengtson adds Chepang hlyu `to skin'].

Yenisseian etymology :

Proto-Yenisseian: *dǝ̄ń-

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: willow bark

Ket: dʌ:ńi⁴; Bak., Sur. dʌ:ńǝ⁴ / dʌńǝ⁴; South. dʌń⁴; pl. dъ̄ńeŋ¹

Yug: dʌ:^hń, pl. dъńeŋ¹

Comments: ССЕ 221. Werner 1, 213 <*dǝʔǝn'ǝ>.

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