Long-range etymologies : Query result

Borean (approx.) : LVPV

Meaning : to shine, glitter, flash

Eurasiatic : *laṗV

Afroasiatic : *lVhVb-

Sino-Caucasian : *ɫapV

Austric : PAA *lɨ:p /*lɨap 'bright, light', PAN *gelap, *ilap 'lightning'

Amerind (misc.) : *wilep 'lightning' (R 431)

Borean (approx.) : LVPV

Meaning : flat

Eurasiatic : *lVṗV

Afroasiatic : *lVp- 'palm, sole, flat' (Chad., Cush., Berb.); cf. also *liʔi/af- fingernail, claw

Sino-Caucasian : *ƛ̣ĭ[ṗ]V̄

Austric : *lVp cover; *lVp / *NVp fingernail, scales

African (misc.) : ? Cf. Bantu *-dàpò 'paddle'.

Notes : Possibly more than one root.

Reference : ND 1317.

Borean (approx.) : LVPV

Meaning : dusk, dim, cloud

Afroasiatic : *luf-

Austric : PAA *lVp 'evening, dusk', PAN *kelap, *kelep 'dim'

Borean (approx.) : LVRV

Meaning : snake, worm

Sino-Caucasian : *Ł_ăɦrV

Austric : PAA *Cǝl[o:]j 'earthworm', PAN *SulaR 'snake'.

Reference : Sag 12 (Chin.-AN).

Borean (approx.) : LVRV

Meaning : horn, ear

Sino-Caucasian : *ƛwɨ̆́rV

Notes : So far known only in SC.

Borean (approx.) : LVSV

Meaning : husband

Sino-Caucasian : *HV́l(V)sV

Austric : PAN *biras "wife's sister's husband" (?)

Borean (approx.) : LVTV

Meaning : liquid

Eurasiatic : *lVṭV

Afroasiatic : *lV(w)ṭ- 'melt, liquid dirt' (Berb., Chad.)

Austric : *lVt plaster, smear

Reference : МССНЯ 341; ND 2487.

Borean (approx.) : LVWV

Meaning : to pour

Eurasiatic : *lVHwV

Sino-Caucasian : *lɨ̆ɦwV

Austric : PAN *iluR 'river', -luR 'flow', *qaluR 'channel', PAA *lo:j 'swim'

Amerind (misc.) : *ula 'water' (R 829) [+ A]

African (misc.) : Cf. Macro-Khoisan *ƛV "water".

Borean (approx.) : LVWV

Meaning : think

Sino-Caucasian : *ʔolʁwA

Austric : PAN *ilaw 'look, see, watch'

Notes : PAN may be < ST.

Borean (approx.) : LVWV

Meaning : bovine ?

Eurasiatic : ? FU *luwV (*luɣV) 'horse'

Afroasiatic : *lawiʔ

Austric : *lVw

Reference : ND 1253 *luʔV 'bovine').

Borean (approx.) : MV

Meaning : prohibitive / negative particle

Eurasiatic : *ma

Afroasiatic : *mV negat. particle (Ar., Eg., Cush., Chad.)

Sino-Caucasian : *ma ( ~ -ǝ)

Austric : *mV

Reference : ND 1353.

Borean (approx.) : MV

Meaning : I, we [1st p. pronoun]

Eurasiatic : *mV

Afroasiatic : HEC *-mi suff. of 1p. sing., *-mV suff. of 1p. pl.; Chad. *mun 1p. pl. incl.

Sino-Caucasian : *mi(nV) 'self'?

Austric : PAN *ka-mi 'we'

Amerind (misc.) : *ma 'I; we' (R 391) [+ A]; *ma 'we (inclusive)' (R 839) [+ A]

African (misc.) : Bantu *-mí 'me'.

Reference : GE 92 *me 'we (inclusive)'.

Borean (approx.) : MV

Meaning : interrogative pronoun

Eurasiatic : *mV

Afroasiatic : *mV 'what' (Sem., Berb., Cush., Chad.)

Sino-Caucasian : *mV

Austric : PAA *mǝh 'what', PAN *ma-nu 'which, what'

Amerind (misc.) : *min ~ *men ~ *man 'interrogative' (R 396) [+ A]

African (misc.) : Macro-Khoisan *ma "interrogative stem".

Reference : ND 1355; GE 10 (+ Khois., NS, IP, Austral., Nahali)

Borean (approx.) : MV

Meaning : demonstr. pronoun

Eurasiatic : *mV

Afroasiatic : *mV (Sem. suff., Chad.)

Sino-Caucasian : *mV

Austric : *mV equal, same; here also PAA *mVj 'one'?

Amerind (misc.) : *mo 'he / she; that' (R 365) [+ A]; *ma-n 'one' (R 532) [+ A]

Reference : ND 1510; GE 93 *mo 'this'.

Borean (approx.) : MV

Meaning : thou [2nd p. pronoun]

Austric : *mV thou

Amerind (misc.) : *ma ~ *mi 'thou' (R 752) [+ A]

Borean (approx.) : MVCKV

Meaning : wash

Eurasiatic : *mVś(k)V ( ~ -ʒ́-)

Afroasiatic : *mawac̣-/*mayac̣-

Reference : ND 1361.

Borean (approx.) : MVCV

Meaning : to cut, tear

Eurasiatic : *mVCV

Afroasiatic : *mVŝ- / *mVĉ- 'to cut, tear off' (Eg., Ar., Cush., Omot.)

Sino-Caucasian : *wēnsĔ́

Reference : ND 1365.

Borean (approx.) : MVCV

Meaning : fist; ? squeeze with a fist, crumple

Eurasiatic : *mVǯHV

Afroasiatic : ? *mVʒVH- (Berb. *-mVẓ- 'fist, cupped hand', Sem. *mzʕ 'squeeze, pick with fingers'; Cush. - dubious)

Reference : ND 1366, 1519.

Borean (approx.) : MVCV

Meaning : beard

Sino-Caucasian : *mV́ć̣V

Austric : PAN *sumit (and *kumis?) 'moustache'

Amerind (misc.) : *ṗoti (in fact *moCi ?) 'beard' (R 45) [+ A]

Borean (approx.) : MVCV

Meaning : sweet

Afroasiatic : *maʒ- (?)

Sino-Caucasian : *mĭ́sdV

Austric : PAN *emis 'sweet'