Yenisseian etymology :

Proto-Yenisseian: *c[ī]k

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: snake, fish

Ket: tiɣ⁴ (South.), North. ti:ɣǝ⁴; pl. tiɣiń⁵ / tīɣiń¹ 'snake' (cf. also South. u-tiɣ^5,6 'worm' with an unclear first component).

Yug: či:^hk, pl. čigɨn^5,1 'snake'

Kottish: tēg, tēx, pl. tēgan "fish"; teg (Бол.) "fish"; Ass. tɨg (М., Сл., Срсл., Кл.), tɨk (Кл.) "fish"

Arin: íl-ti (М., Сл., Кл.) "fish"; ilti (Срсл.) id., ilta (Лоск.) id.

Pumpokol: híte (Сл.), gíte (Срсл., Кл.) "fish"

Comments: ССЕ 214. Despite КС 151, Pump. cič 'meat' should be rather compared with Ket. kīt (see *kič). Werner 2, 267 <*t'iʔǝgǝ>.

Sino-Caucasian etymology :

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ḳV́̄mćV̄

Meaning: a k. of fish

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *ḳVm(V)ć_V

Yenisseian: ? *c[ī]k ( < *k[ī]c)

Burushaski: ? *ɣusán-

Basque: *śuge

North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *ḳVm(V)ć_V

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: lizard; fish

Proto-Avaro-Andian: *ḳonč:V

Proto-Tsezian: *ḳ[e]mVš:V

Proto-Dargwa: *ḳas:

Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. An expressive root; the vocalism is hard to establish. PD *ḳas: reflects a variant *ḳVmć_wV (with secondary labialisation).

Avar-Andian etymology :

Protoform: *ḳonč:V

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: lizard

Andian language: ḳonč:u

Akhvakh: ḳãc:ara

Chamalal: ḳanḳʷarac

Tindi: ḳ́anč:i

Karata: ḳ́änč:i (Tok.)

Bagvalal: ḳ́anš:ʷ

Comments: An expressive root with some irregularities (cf. also ḳača in Cham. Gig. ṭaχ:e-ḳača 'lizard'); however, the basic root *ḳonč:V is clearly reconstructable.

Tsezian etymology :

Proto-Tsezian: *ḳ[e]mVš:V

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: lizard

Bezhta: ḳemusa

Gunzib: ḳimišu

Comments: PGB *ḳ[e]mVšV (cf. also Bezht. Tlad. ḳemüšä, Gunz. Nakh. ḳimišo).

Dargwa etymology :

Proto-Dargwa: *ḳas:

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: fish

Chiragh: ḳas:

Burushaski etymology :

Common Burushaski: *ɣusán-

Sino-Caucasian Etymology: Sino-Caucasian Etymology

Meaning: snake

Yasin: ɣusánum

Hunza: ɣusánus

Nagar: ɣusánus

Basque etymology :

Proto-Basque: *śuge

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: snake

Bizkaian: suge, (Lekeitio, Ubidea) sube

Gipuzkoan: suga, (Iziar) sube

High Navarrese: suge, sube

Low Navarrese: suge, (Aldude) sube

Lapurdian: suge

Zuberoan: süge

Roncalese: suge

Long-range etymologies :

Borean (approx.) : KVMCV

Meaning : a k. of fish

Eurasiatic : Ur. *kećä 'k. of fish'

Afroasiatic : *gVs- (?)

Sino-Caucasian : *ḳV́̄mćV̄

Amerind (misc.) : *ḳac̣i 'fish' (R 270) [+ A K]

Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *gVs- (?)

Meaning: fish

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Egyptian: d_s (n) 'kind of fish'

Western Chadic: *gwasi- 'fish'

East Chadic: *gwas- 'fish'

Notes: Scarce data.

Egyptian etymology :

Old Egyptian: d_s (n)

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'kind of fish'

Notes: Palatalization of *g-

West Chadic etymology :

Proto-WChadic: *gwasi-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'fish'

Geji: kwesi [CLR: 140]

Zem: giši

Zaar: gya:a, gyǝ̀es [CLR]

Sayanchi: gyās [Cs]

Dwot: gyaas [Cs N 249]

Buli: kwàs {ClR]

Tule: gìwši [CLR}

Tala: kwása [CLR}

Bokos: gùšé [JgR]

Sha: gwàšé [JgR]

East Chadic etymology :

Proto-EChadic: *gwas-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'fish'

Somrai: gṓse [Lk: 78]

Notes: Cf.Dormo gusá [Lk87],Kbl kùsà́ , Lele kùsá [CLR: 141], Gabri, Nancere kusá [Lk87, 89], Kabalai kusā [Lk: 92]. Irrefular devoicing, or < *ku-(HV)sa. Cf. also Mubi bogoso [CLR 141], < *bV-gVsV.

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