Sino-Caucasian etymology :

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ć̣V́qV̆

Meaning: head

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: WC *SqIa

Yenisseian: *c[ɨ]ʔG-

Burushaski: *-ćáɣanes

Comments and references : HGC 19, DCE 1. Cf. also ND 46 *cī̀q'.

North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: WC *SqIa

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: head

Proto-West Caucasian: *SqIa

Notes: Reconstructed for the PWC level.

Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :

Proto-West-Caucasian: *SqIa

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: head

Abkhaz: χǝ

Abaza: qa

Adyghe: śħa

Kabardian: śħa

Ubykh: ša

Comments: PAK *qA (cf. also Bz. a-χǝ́), PAK *śħa; Ub. def. a-šá. A cluster with some front fricative must be reconstructed for PWC on basis of the Ub. and AK forms; its precise nature is hard to establish.

Yenisseian etymology :

Proto-Yenisseian: *c[ɨ]ʔG-

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: head

Ket: tɨʔ

Yug: čɨʔ

Kottish: tagai, takai

Arin: ke-dake

Comments: ССЕ 214. Werner 1, 167 <*t'Vg->. Werner doubts the relationship of Kott. tagai 'head' (comparing it instead with Ket dáɣai 'Kopf mit zerzaustem Haar', see Werner 1, 178) - although it displays absolutely the same correspondence as *cīk 'snake' q.v. (Kott. tēg, tēx) and *cä-xur 'thin (of fluid)' (Kott. theūr).

Burushaski etymology :

Common Burushaski: *-ćáɣanes

Sino-Caucasian Etymology: Sino-Caucasian Etymology

Meaning: back of head

Yasin: -ćáɣanes

Long-range etymologies :

Borean (approx.) : CVKV

Meaning : head

Sino-Caucasian : *ć̣V́qV̆

Amerind (misc.) : *sako 'head' (R 368) [+ A]

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