Kartvelian etymology : List with all references

Proto-Altaic: *šek`a

Nostratic: Nostratic

Meaning: upper part of throat

Russian meaning: верхняя часть горла

Turkic: *sakak

Mongolian: *sakaɣu

Tungus-Manchu: *čeKe- ( ~ š-)

Comments: Лексика 221. A Western isogloss; cf. perhaps MKor. sjǝ́k 'bridle'.

Turkic etymology :

Proto-Turkic: *sakak

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: 1 place between the neck and the chin 2 gills 3 beard, barb (of axe)

Russian meaning: 1 место между шеей и подбородком 2 жабры 3 бородка (топора)

Karakhanid: saqaq (MK) 1

Turkish: sakak 1

Tatar: saɣaq 3

Middle Turkic: saqaq 1 (Abush., Бор. Бад., Pav. C.)

Uzbek: saqaq 1 (dial.)

Turkmen: saqaq 1

Oyrat: saɣanaq 3

Chuvash: suɣa, saɣa (Anatri), polъ soɣalъ (Viryal) 2

Kirghiz: saɣaq 1

Kazakh: saɣaq 1

Bashkir: haɣaq 3

Balkar: saɣaq 2

Karakalpak: saɣaq 1, 2

Comments: EDT 807-808, ЭСТЯ 7, Лексика 220-222, Федотов 2, 68, Ашм. IX, 279, XI, 216. There is some confusion between this root and *saŋak (v. sub *seŋa). Turk. > WMong. saɣaɣ, Kalm. saɣǝg (KW 308). PT *sakkal 'beard' (full list of reflexes see in ЭСТЯ 7) is a probable derivative ( > MMong. (SH) saɣal, WMong. saqal, Kalm. saxǝl, KW 308; > Hung. szakál, see Gombocz 1912; Mong. > Evk. sakal etc., see Doerfer MT 100).

Mongolian etymology :

Proto-Mongolian: *sakaɣu

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: farcy, glanders, diphtheria, craw illness

Russian meaning: гланды, дифтерит, болезнь зоба

Written Mongolian: saqaɣu (L 677)

Khalkha: sagū

Buriat: hagsar- 'to be ill (of children)'

Kalmuck: saxū

Ordos: saxū 'a k. of horse`s illness'

Shary-Yoghur: saGū

Comments: KW 308, MGCD 595. Mong. > Kirgh. saqau etc. (see Лексика 221, ЭСТЯ 7).

Tungus etymology :

Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *čeKe- ( ~ š-)

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: upper part of throat

Russian meaning: небо, гортань

Evenki: čeken, čekekte

Comments: ТМС 2, 420. Attested only in Evk., but having probable parallels in Turk. and Mong.