Yenisseian etymology :

Proto-Yenisseian: *ʔV̄si

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: feather

Ket: a:śi⁴ / aś⁴ (Kur.), Bak., Sur. a:ś⁴ / aś⁴, South. aś⁴; pl. aśeŋ

Yug: a:^hs⁴, pl. asɨŋ⁵ / aseŋ⁵

Kottish: iči, *iče, g. ičī, pl. ičaŋ; Ass. (Бол.) ičan

Arin: isen (Лоск.)

Comments: ССЕ 205. Werner 1, 66 <*aʔǝsǝ>.

Sino-Caucasian etymology :

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ħā́lsV̄ (~-ɨ̄-,-ī-)

Meaning: feather, wool

North Caucasian: *ħāls_V (~-ɨ̄-,-ī-)

Yenisseian: *ʔV̄si

Comments and references : For PY cf. also PEC *wVsV?

North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *ħāls_V (~-ɨ̄-,-ī-)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: (autumn) wool

Proto-Nakh: *ħāso

Proto-Tsezian: *hɨ̃s ( ~ ǝ̃,ẽ,s:)

Proto-Lezghian: *ji(l)s:

Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. Correspondences are regular (note the same meaning - "autumn wool" in PTs and PL).

Nakh etymology :

Proto-Nakh: *ħāso

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 golden threads 2 woollen threads

Chechen: ħāsa

Ingush: ħɔsa

Batsbi: ħas

Comments: Obl. stem *ħāsi- (Chech. ħēsa-, Ing. ħäso). 6th class in all languages.

Tsezian etymology :

Proto-Tsezian: *hɨ̃s ( ~ ǝ̃,ẽ,s:)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: autumn wool

Tsezi: his

Khvarshi: hãs

Inkhokvari: hõs

Comments: PTsKh *hǝ̃s.

Lezghian etymology :

Proto-Lezghian: *ji(l)s:

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 autumn wool 2 goat's wool

Lezghian: jis 1

Tsakhur: jis 2

Kryz: jis 1

Budukh: jiz 1

Comment: Cf. also Lezg. Khl. jɨs. Obl. base *ji(l)s:a-, cf. Lezg. Khl. jɨsa-, Tsakh. jis:e-. 4th class in all languages. Medial -l- is not reflected (it disappears in clusters like this in all the languages that preserved the reflex of this root), but is suggested by external evidence.

    See Хайдаков 1973, 49.

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