Sino-Caucasian etymology :

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *sṭɨq̇V́ ( ~ -i-)

Meaning: sharp; to scrape

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *c̣ǝq̇V ( ~ -ŏ-,-ĕ-)

Sino-Tibetan: *chīkʷ

Yenisseian: *t[i](ʔ)qǝǯ-

North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *c̣ǝq̇V ( ~ -ŏ-,-ĕ-)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: sharp

Proto-Tsezian: *c̣ɔq̇V- ( ~ -o-)

Proto-Dargwa: *c̣aq̇-

Notes: A Tsez.-Darg. isogloss.

Tsezian etymology :

Proto-Tsezian: *c̣ɔq̇V- ( ~ -o-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: sharp

Tsezi: c̣oq̇iju

Khvarshi: c̣oq̇q̇u (Radzhibov)

Comments: PTsKh *c̣oq̇-iju.

Dargwa etymology :

Proto-Dargwa: *c̣aq̇-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: sharp

Akusha: c̣aq̇-si

Sino-Tibetan etymology :

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *chīkʷ

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: axe, chop, chisel

Chinese: 鏚 *chīkʷ axe.

Tibetan: ãchog (p. bcags, f. bcog) to hew, chop, cut, pierce.

Burmese: ćhauk chisel, LB *chuk.

Lepcha: ček to hew down

Comments: Several roots of this type are reconstructed and mergers were certainly possible: cf. *ʒ́hV̄kʷ, *[ć]ɨăk, *śēk. Cf. PAN *saksak 'hack, chop' (Sag 44 Chin.-AN).

Chinese characters :

Character: 鏚

Modern (Beijing) reading: qì

Preclassic Old Chinese: shīkʷ

Classic Old Chinese: shīuk

Western Han Chinese: shjǝ̄uk

Eastern Han Chinese: shiǝ̄uk

Early Postclassic Chinese: shiēuk

Middle Postclassic Chinese: shiēk

Late Postclassic Chinese: shiēk

Middle Chinese: chiek

English meaning : axe

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 1031 y

Yenisseian etymology :

Proto-Yenisseian: *t[i]qǝǯ-

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: scraper, strickle

Ket: tiʁǝt⁵ / tīʁǝt¹; pl. tīʁǝrǝŋ¹ / tiʁǝrǝŋ⁵ , Bak., Sur. pl. tiʁǝdǝŋ⁵, Kur. tɨʁɔt⁵ "струг"

Yug: tɛxǝt́, pl. tɛxǝd́iŋ⁵; tɨxɔt́⁵ "струг" (obviously different recordings of the same word)

Comments: ССЕ 285. Werner 2, 265 <*t^hiʁǝt'> (also says: "ein altes Kompositum", but says nothing about the components).

Long-range etymologies :

Borean (approx.) : CVKV

Meaning : sharp; to scrape

Sino-Caucasian : *sṭǝq̇V́

Austric : PAA *ca:k 'cut', PAN *bacuk 'hoe, chop up (soil)'

Amerind (misc.) : *c̣iχ 'scratch' (R 606) [+ A]

Notes : Cf. Nostr.: *CiKV 'cut, prick', *čVḳV 'cut'; SH *cVḥaḳ- 'cut, break', *ʕVʒVḳ- 'dig', *cag- 'break', *ĉuk- 'cut, pierce' etc.

Austric etymology :

Proto-Austric: *CVk

Meaning: cut, break

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Proto-Austroasiatic: *ca:k; also *ciek divide

Austroasiatic meaning: cut

Munda parallels: Kar cac'aʔ; M cagar tear

Proto-Austronesian: pesak, peceq; also *biseqak, *bisak 'split', *bacuk 'hoe, chop up (soil)'

Austronesian meaning: break into pieces, hatch

Proto-Thai: cak to split; also cɛ:k

Austro-Asiatic etymology :

Proto-Austro-Asiatic: *ciek

Meaning: divide

Austric etymology: Austric etymology

Thai: cɛ:k

Khmer: ce:k < OC cek

Proto-Palaungic: *siak

Khmer etymology :

Khmer: ce:k

Meaning: to devide, share

Austro-Asiatic etymology: Austro-Asiatic etymology

Old Khmer: cek

Old Khmer Meaning: to divide, deal out

References: P167, JP64

Viet-Muong etymology :

Proto-Viet-Muong:

Meaning: to separate

Austro-Asiatic etymology: Austro-Asiatic etymology

Vietnamese: tách

Vietnamese meaning: to separate

Muong dialect: cɛk.3

Palaung-Wa etymology :

Proto-Palaung-Wa: *siak

Meaning: chop

Austro-Asiatic etymology: Austro-Asiatic etymology

Proto-De'ang: *siɔk

Riang: siɛk.1

Riang meaning: to chop

De'ang etymology :

Proto-De'ang: *siɔk

Meaning: to cut

Palaung-Wa etymology: Palaung-Wa etymology

De'ang-1: siâuʔ

De'ang-2: sɔk.1

References: WW-520

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