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Burushaski etymology :

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Common Burushaski: *-́ltV-r-
Sino-Caucasian Etymology: Sino-Caucasian Etymology
Meaning: to show
Yasin: -́ltar-, -́ltir-
Hunza: -́ltir-
Nagar: -́ltir-
buruet-prnum,buruet-meaning,buruet-yas,buruet-hun,buruet-ngr,

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Sino-Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ʔíŁV
Meaning: to look
North Caucasian: *ʔiŁ_V
Sino-Tibetan: *ƛǝ̆(H)
Yenisseian: *ʔVl- ( ~ -r1)
Burushaski: *-́ltV-r-
Comments and references : DCE 33.
sccet-meaning,sccet-cauc,sccet-stib,sccet-yen,sccet-buru,sccet-notes,

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North Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-North Caucasian: *ʔiŁ_V
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: to look
Proto-Nakh: *t-all- ( ~ -ʎʎ-)
Proto-Avaro-Andian: *ƛ̣:V(n)-
Proto-Lezghian: *liƛ:[a]
Proto-Khinalug: l-äḳ-ši / z-äḳ-ši
Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. Correspondences are regular.
caucet-prnum,caucet-meaning,caucet-nakh,caucet-aand,caucet-lezg,caucet-khin,caucet-comment,

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Nakh etymology :

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Proto-Nakh: *t-all- ( ~ -ʎʎ-)
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 to explore, check; hunt 2 explorer, hunter
Chechen: tall- 1
Ingush: tallar-χo 2
Comments: Cf. Chech. pret. telli-ra (for short *-a-). In Ingush only a derivate noun is attested.
nakhet-prnum,nakhet-meaning,nakhet-che,nakhet-ing,nakhet-comment,

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Avar-Andian etymology :

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Protoform: *ƛ̣:V(n)-
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: to look
Chamalal: ƛ̣:i-d- (Gig.)
Karata: ƛ̣:on- (Tok.)
Comments: The conjugation type is not clear.
aandet-prnum,aandet-meaning,aandet-chm,aandet-krt,aandet-comment,

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Lezghian etymology :

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Proto-Lezghian: *liƛ:[a]
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: to look
Lezghian: ki-lig-
Tabasaran: lig-
Agul: liwa- (Bursh.)
Comment: Cf. Tab. Kand., Düb. liɣ- id. The initial *l- is either an old preverb or a remnant of *ʔʷil 'eye'.
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Khinalug etymology :

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Khinalug root: l-äḳ-ši / z-äḳ-ši
North Caucasian etymology: 1974
Meaning: to look
Khinalug form: l-äḳ-ši / z-äḳ-
khinet-prnum,khinet-meaning,khinet-khi,

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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *ƛǝ̆(H)
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: see, look
Chinese: *ƛhǝs, *Łhǝŋs to stare.
Tibetan: lta, blta (p. bltas, f. blta, i. ltos) to look, to view; ltad a sight, spectacle.
Burmese: praʔ (OB pla) to show, appear.
Kachin: (H) bja, pja to show, exhibit (probably from Burm.).
Lepcha: glă to make appearance, to appear as sun, crops, etc.
stibet-prnum,stibet-meaning,stibet-chin,stibet-tib,stibet-burm,stibet-kach,stibet-lepcha,

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Chinese characters :

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Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading: chì
Preclassic Old Chinese: ƛhǝs
Classic Old Chinese: ƛhǝh
Western Han Chinese: ƛhǝh
Eastern Han Chinese: l̥ǝh
Early Postclassic Chinese: ṭhɨ̀
Middle Postclassic Chinese: ṭhɨ̀
Late Postclassic Chinese: ṭhɨ̀
Middle Chinese: ṭhɨ̀
English meaning : to stare
Russian meaning[s]: смотреть в упор; [yí] сокр. Исянь (уезд в провинции Аньхуй)
Comments: Also read *Łhǝŋ-s, MC ḍìŋ id.
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Radical: 109
Four-angle index: 1428
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Yenisseian etymology :

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Proto-Yenisseian: *ʔVl- ( ~ -r1)
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: know
Kottish: ŋ-āliga 'I know'
Comments: Werner 2, 29.
yenet-prnum,yenet-meaning,yenet-kot,yenet-notes,

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