Sino-Tibetan etymology :

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *kV-liH

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: armpit

Burmese: kǝliʔ to tickle, gjak-kǝliʔ armpit.

Comments: Lakher kili tickle, ba-kǝli armpit; Rawang khri tickle, ra-kji tśip armpit, Trung ra¹-li¹; Dimasa sisi-khai tickle . Ben. 62.

Sino-Caucasian etymology :

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *xgä̆ɫV́

Meaning: armpit; to tickle

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *gä̆lV ( ~ -ɫ-)

Sino-Tibetan: *kV-liH

Yenisseian: *qoĺ- / *qǝĺ-

Basque: *kiɫi

Comments and references : Somewhat differently in HGC 25.

North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *gälV

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: tickling

Proto-Nakh: *gil-iḳ / *gil-diḳ

Proto-Avaro-Andian: *gidi

Proto-Dargwa: *k:ilt:- (~ g,d)

Proto-West Caucasian: *ǵǝĺǝ /ḳ́- (~g/ḳ)

Notes: An expressive root, however, surprisingly similar in distant subgroups and thus probably archaic. Most EC languages reflect a variant with an expressive suffix *-dV (*gäldV).

    Some other forms with an expressive shift *g > *ʁ can also be related: cf. Ing. ʁadaʁilg(aš), Tab. ʁIudʁIli, Lak. ʁIidi. Unfortunately the root is recorded only in few EC languages.

Nakh etymology :

Proto-Nakh: *gil-iḳ / *gil-diḳ

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: tickling

Chechen: gilg / gildig

Comments: The form gilg (plur. gilg-aš) is given in the Russian-Chechen dictionary, the form gildig - in the Chechen-Russian dictionary.

Avar-Andian etymology :

Protoform: *gidi

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: tickling

Avar: gídi /gidigidi

Dargwa etymology :

Proto-Dargwa: *k:ilt:- (~g,d)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: tickling

Akusha: gildi, gidgid

Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :

Proto-West-Caucasian: *ǵǝĺǝ /ḳ́- (~g/ḳ)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to tickle; feel ticklish

Adyghe: Lǝǯ́ǝ-n

Kabardian: ǯǝLǝ-n/č̣ǝLǝ-n

Ubykh: ḳ́ǝ́L-

Comments: PAK *gǝLǝ / *ḳǝLǝ (with a metathesis in Ad.); Ub. a-ḳ́ǝ́Lǝ-n. An expressive root with secondary glottalisation in Kab. (where a variant with voiced *g- is also reflected) and Ub.

Yenisseian etymology :

Proto-Yenisseian: *qoĺ- / *qǝĺ-

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: armpit; to tickle

Ket: qɔĺtǝŋǝj⁶, pl. qɔĺtǝŋɨn⁵ 'armpit', (КРС, Werner 2, 143) qʌlaśej 'to tickle'

Yug: xɔĺčaŋ⁶ / xɔĺčaŋfɨj^5,6, pl. xɔĺčaŋɨn⁵ "armpit", xʌĺčakŋ⁵ "to tickle"

Comments: ССЕ 262. Werner 2, 101 - with a completely folk-etymological analysis ("cheek"+"heads"??).

Basque etymology :

Proto-Basque: *kiɫi

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: tickle

Bizkaian: kili, kilikili

Gipuzkoan: kilika-tu

High Navarrese: kili, kilika-tu

Low Navarrese: kilika-tu

Lapurdian: kilika-tu

Roncalese: kilika-tu

Comments: An old expressive word, found in many languages (Tamil akkuḷu, Lakher kili, Tagalog kili 'tickle', etc.).

Long-range etymologies :

Borean (approx.) : KVLV

Meaning : armpit; to tickle

Sino-Caucasian : *xgä̆ɫV́

Austric : *kVli, *kVli-kVli

Notes : Cf. Ur. *kiĺe 'tickle'.

Reference : GE 6 *ḳolo, 22 *kil (only NS?) (with a lot of confusion).

Austric etymology :

Proto-Austric: *kVli, *kVli-kVli

Meaning: armpit; tickle

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Proto-Austroasiatic: *kliǝk / *kǝlʔVk

Austroasiatic meaning: armpit

Proto-Austronesian: *kili(-kili) 'tickle; armpit'

Proto-Thai: Khamti kăle 'tickle', kap kăle 'armpit', Shan sop kălit 'armpit'

Austro-Asiatic etymology :

Proto-Austro-Asiatic: *kliǝk / *kǝlʔVk

Meaning: armpit

Austric etymology: Austric etymology

Presyllable: kǝ- / *kǝl-

Proto-Bahnaric: BAH bɔk ʔa:k E?

Khmer: kliǝk < OK kǝnljek

Proto-Monic: *lak V?

Proto-Palaungic: *lɛk

Proto-Khmu: *ʔɛk ? < *kǝʔ-lɛk

Bahnar etymology :

Proto-Bahnaric:

Meaning: armpit

Austro-Asiatic etymology: Austro-Asiatic etymology

Bahnar: bɔk ʔa:k

Bahnar meaning: armpit

Proto-West Bahnaric: *ʔa:k, kǝ-

Proto-Northwest-Bahnaric: *ʔa:k, hǝ-

Harak: kaʔa:k ? < W

References: JS-51, TB2.3

South Bahnaric etymology :

Proto-South Bahnaric: *ʔa:k, kǝn-

Meaning: crow

Bahnaric etymology: Bahnaric etymology

Chrau form: kǝnʔda:ʔ

Chrau meaning: crow

Stieng form: kǝnʔa:k

Stieng meaning: crow

References: SBS-44

West Bahnaric etymology :

Proto-West- Bahnaric: *ʔa:k, kǝ-

Meaning: crow

Bahnaric etymology: Bahnaric etymology

Jaru form: kǝra:k, kǝʔa:k

Jaru meaning: crow

Lavi: kaʔa:k

Juk: gaʔa:k P?

Nhaheung form: kʔa:k

Nhaheung meaning: crow

Brao form: kǝʔa:k

Brao meaning: crow

References: JS-51

North-West Bahnaric etymology :

Proto-North-West- Bahnaric: *ʔa:k, hǝ-

Meaning: crow

Bahnaric etymology: Bahnaric etymology

Tariang: ʔa:k

Kaseng: ʔǝʔa:k

Yaeh: ʔa:k

Harak etymology :

Proto-Harak: *ʔa:k, hǝ-

Meaning: crow

Bahnaric etymology: Bahnaric etymology

Harak: kaʔa:k ? < W

Khmer etymology :

Khmer: kliǝk

Austro-Asiatic etymology: Austro-Asiatic etymology

Old Khmer: kǝnljek

Old Khmer Meaning: armpit

Comments: JP derive the word from kiǝk to grip under one arm

References: P79, JP17

Monic etymology :

Proto-Monic: *lak

Meaning: armpit

Presyllable: kǝN-

Austro-Asiatic etymology: Austro-Asiatic etymology

Modern Mon: knak

Nyakur: kǝnlak.L

Nyakur meaning: armpit

References: N117

Palaung-Wa etymology :

Proto-Palaung-Wa: *lɛk

Meaning: armpit

Austro-Asiatic etymology: Austro-Asiatic etymology

Proto-Wa: *lɛk, k-

Proto-Plang: *lac, ʔ-

Riang: jak.2

Riang meaning: armpit

Proto-Angku: *lɛk, ʔ-; *lɛ:k, ʔ-

References: WW-290

Wa etymology :

Proto-Wa:

Meaning: armpit

Palaung-Wa etymology: Palaung-Wa etymology

Paraok: klaik

Paraok meaning: armpit

Wa: kloik

Wa meaning: armpit

Ava: klɛik

Lawa: kliǝk

Lawa meaning: armpit

Wa (dial.): klɛk.1, grɨm.1-

Wa (dial.) meaning: armpit

References: D-120: *klɛk

Plang etymology :

Proto-Plang:

Palaung-Wa etymology: Palaung-Wa etymology

Bulang: laik.1, n-

Bulang meaning: armpit

Konto: lik.1, k-

Konto meaning: armpit

Samtao (Paulsen): lec.1, k-

Samtao (Paulsen) meaning: armpit

References: P-132: *ClVk.1

Angku etymology :

Proto-Angku: *lɛk, ʔ-; *lɛ:k, ʔ-

Meaning: armpit

Palaung-Wa etymology: Palaung-Wa etymology

Pangpin: lɛk.31, ʔ-

Gantang: lɛak.55, ka.31-

References: WW-290

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