Sino-Caucasian etymology : Query result

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ʔa

Meaning: to be

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *=a / =i

Sino-Tibetan: *ʔă (~ɣ-)

Yenisseian: *ʔa

Burushaski: *b-á-

Comments and references : NSC 54 *ʔa(HV).

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ʔ[a]

Meaning: demonstrative stem

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *ʔŏ that (cf. also *ha- id.)

Sino-Tibetan: *ʔa / *ha-

Basque: *ha, *ha-u(r)

Comments and references : HGC 22, NSC 64 *ʔa.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ʔăɫʔăjʒV / *ʔăjʒăɫʔV

Meaning: hardwood tree (oak, cornel)

North Caucasian: *ʔăjʒăɫʔV

Basque: *haraic

Comments and references : Etymological comparison suggested by John Bengtson.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ʔắntV ( ~ -m-) ?

Meaning: dirt, sand

North Caucasian: *ʔantV ( ~ -m-)

Sino-Tibetan: (OC 土 *thāʔ `land, soil')

Basque: *ɦonda-r̄

Comments and references : BCD 30.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ʔapVɫV

Meaning: plank, board

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *ʔapVɫV

Sino-Tibetan: [*pleŋ]

Basque: *apal

Comments and references : BPD 6.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ʔắrć̣V

Meaning: leaf, plant

North Caucasian: *ʔărć̣_V

Basque: *ɦorś-to

Comments and references : Etymological comparison suggested by John Bengtson.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ʔá̆ʒV

Meaning: sick, ill

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *ʔăʒ_Ĕ (~ -ǝ̆-,-ŏ-)

Sino-Tibetan: *ʒhaj

Comments and references : Confused with *HV̆ǯV́- in HGC 36. Cf. also PST *chǝ `be ill; heal, recover'.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ʔānV(jV)

Meaning: mother, aunt

North Caucasian: *ʔānV(jV)

Sino-Tibetan: *nējH

Basque: *aṅai- / *ne-

Comments and references : Cf. *HǟnV́.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ʔārV

Meaning: plain, field

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *ʔārV

Sino-Tibetan: *rāj (p-)

Yenisseian: *ʔ[ā]r₁V (~h-)

Burushaski: *har

Basque: *ɦaran

Comments and references : LDC 28-29, BCD 30.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ʔĕ́mšwV

Meaning: to stop up

North Caucasian: *ʔĕmš_wV

Burushaski: -śá-

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ʔĕndū́

Meaning: side, edge, end

North Caucasian: *ʔĕndū

Basque: *ondo

Comments and references : Basque retains the more general meanings 'side, bottom; (part) next to', etc. The word is specialized in NC to 'forehead', a meaning also found in Bsq bet(h)ondo (*begi-t-ondo) 'part of forehead around eyes' and BZK adondo (*ada-ondo) 'forehead (of cattle)'. Etymological comparison suggested by John Bengtson.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ʔĕnɨ̄́rqwɨ̆

Meaning: cave

North Caucasian: *ʔĕnɨ̄rq_wɨ̆

Sino-Tibetan: *nɨ̆k (r-)

Burushaski: *naɣár

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ʔēlsV́ ~ *ʔēlśV́

Meaning: sheaf, bundle, heap (of unthreshed grain)

North Caucasian: *ʔīlsV ( ~ -ē-,-ā-,-ś-)

Basque: *eulsi

Comments and references : An interesting agricultural isogloss. Etymological comparison suggested by John Bengtson.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ʔēmV

Meaning: uncle, elder brother

North Caucasian: *ʔēmV

Sino-Tibetan: *m(r)[ɨā̆]ŋ ?

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ʔǝmkV̄́

Meaning: louse, small insect

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *ʔǝ̆mkV

Sino-Tibetan: *mōŋ / *mōk (~-ū-)

Yenisseian: *ʔǝ̄ke (~x-)

Comments and references : [Note that *-ǝ̆- in PNC is not quite certain]

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ʔi

Meaning: this

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *ʔi

Sino-Tibetan: *ʔĭ

Burushaski: *i-

Comments and references : HGC 22, NSC 64 *ʔi.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ʔikwV́n-

Meaning: to eat

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *ʔikwVn

Sino-Tibetan: *kǝ̄m(H) (~g-)

Comments and references : WFR 119. Differently in NSC 57.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ʔĭlć̣wɨ́

Meaning: nine

North Caucasian: *ʔĭlć̣wɨ

Burushaski: *hunćó

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ʔíŁV

Meaning: to look

North Caucasian: *ʔiŁ_V

Sino-Tibetan: *ƛǝ̆(H)

Yenisseian: *ʔVl- ( ~ -r₁)

Burushaski: *-́ltV-r-

Comments and references : DCE 33.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ʔī́ƛ̣V

Meaning: to run

North Caucasian: *ʔīƛ̣_V

Sino-Tibetan: *ƛăj(H)

Basque: *hel-

Comments and references : ? Bur. Yas. hulʒ́á- `to ride (a horse)'.