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Sino-Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *c̣VḳV (?)
Meaning: puppy, dog
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
North Caucasian: *kīc̣ɨ̄ (? / *c̣īkɨ̄) 'puppy'
Basque: *sakur̄ dog
sccet-meaning,sccet-prnum,sccet-cauc,sccet-basq,

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North Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-North Caucasian: *kīc̣ɨ̄
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: puppy
Proto-Nakh: *ḳāc̣e
Proto-Avaro-Andian: *kVc̣V
Proto-Lak: kac̣a
Proto-Dargwa: *kec̣a
Proto-Lezghian: *kic̣ / *c̣ik
Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. In Lak. we should expect *kic̣a; the -a- vowel is due to contamination with another root, PEC *ḳwimc̣_ā q.v., reflected in Lak. as kanc̣a.
caucet-prnum,caucet-meaning,caucet-nakh,caucet-aand,caucet-lak,caucet-darg,caucet-lezg,caucet-comment,

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Nakh etymology :

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Proto-Nakh: *ḳāc̣e
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: puppy
Chechen: ḳēza
Ingush: ḳaza
Batsbi: ḳac̣(ĕ)
Comments: Obl. base ḳāc̣i- (Chech. ḳēza-, Ing. ḳäzo). Cf. also Cheb. ḳāze, Khild. ḳēʒĕ, Ved. ḳēze etc. 3d class in all languages.
nakhet-prnum,nakhet-meaning,nakhet-che,nakhet-ing,nakhet-bcb,nakhet-comment,

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Avar-Andian etymology :

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Protoform: *kVc̣V
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: puppy
Avar: kaʕíc̣
Comments: The Av. form (quoted from Khaid.) has a typical Av. infix -ʕ-, characteristic for names of young animals. A very strange form (expressively reformed?) is Av. Chad. koʕó 'puppy'.
aandet-prnum,aandet-meaning,aandet-ava,aandet-comment,

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Lak etymology :

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Lak root: kac̣a
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: puppy
Lak form: kac̣a
Comments: Cf. Khosr. kac̣a id.
laket-prnum,laket-meaning,laket-lak,laket-comment,

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Dargwa etymology :

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Proto-Dargwa: *kec̣a
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: puppy
Akusha: kec̣a
Chiragh: kac̣a
Comments: Cf. also Ur. kac̣a, Kub. kac̣e etc.
darget-prnum,darget-meaning,darget-drg,darget-chr,darget-comment,

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Lezghian etymology :

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Proto-Lezghian: *kic̣ / *c̣ik
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 puppy 2 dog 3 small, little
Lezghian: kic̣ 2
Rutul: c̣iḳ 1
Udi: k:ic:i 3
Comment: PL oblique base *kic̣ɨ- or *kic̣e- (cf. Lesg. kic̣i-, Rut. c̣iḳi-).In Rut. there occurred a metathesis and assimilation (due to the expressive nature of the root). The original meaning was probably 'small, young (of animals)'.
lezget-prnum,lezget-meaning,lezget-lzg,lezget-rut,lezget-udi,lezget-comment,

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Basque etymology :

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Proto-Basque: *saku-r̄
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 dog 2 big dog 3 little dog, puppy
Bizkaian: txakur 1
Gipuzkoan: zakur 2, txakur 3, (Goierri) 1
High Navarrese: (Lezaka) zakur 1, 2, (Lezaka) xakur 3, txakur 3
Low Navarrese: xakur 3
Salazarese: zakur 2
Lapurdian: xakur 3
Baztanese: zakur 2, xakur, txakur 3
Zuberoan: txákür 3
Roncalese: zakur 2, xakur 3
Comments: *čakur̄ / *šakur̄ was originally the diminutive form, but has lost that connotation in some dialects and become the default word for 'dog'. With metathesis, cf. Sp. cachorro 'puppy', Port. cachorro 'dog' (hardly < Lat. catulus!).
basqet-prnum,basqet-meaning,basqet-bzk,basqet-gip,basqet-anv,basqet-bnv,basqet-sal,basqet-lab,basqet-bzt,basqet-zbr,basqet-rnc,basqet-comments,

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Long-range etymologies :

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Borean (approx.) : CVKV
Meaning : dog
Sino-Caucasian : *c̣VḳV (?) puppy, dog
Notes : Rather dubious: only NC and Basque, and involving a metathesis.
globet-meaning,globet-scc,globet-notes,

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