Long-range etymologies : Query result

Borean (approx.) : CVNKV

Meaning : smell

Eurasiatic : *śun(g)V

Afroasiatic : *sVn- (+ *sa/in- 180)

Sino-Caucasian : *[s_]HwinṭV

Austric : *cVŋ smell; nose

Amerind (misc.) : *sin 'blow one's nose; nose' (R 75) [+ A K]; *sVm- / *sVn- 'nose, smell' (Penuti, under *c̣imak 'hole' R 376); *sin ~ *sun 'nose' (R 516) [+ A K]

African (misc.) : Cf. Macro-Khoisan *ntha- "nose" (possibly *ncha-).

Reference : МССНЯ 342; ND 2080, 2090; GE 2 (+ Khois., NS, IP, Nahali)

Borean (approx.) : CVNKV

Meaning : large predator

Eurasiatic : *zīwe(ŋkV)

Afroasiatic : *zVgVm/n 'lion, leopard' (Cush., Chad.)

Sino-Caucasian : *c̣ǟnq̇_V ( ~ sṭ-)

Reference : ND 2733.

Borean (approx.) : CVNTV

Meaning : extinguish

Eurasiatic : *sun(d)V ( ~ ś-, š-) extinguish

Sino-Caucasian : ? ST *cĭnH exhaust, be at an end

Borean (approx.) : CVNV

Meaning : year, old

Eurasiatic : *CVnV

Afroasiatic : *san-

Sino-Caucasian : *śwVnɨ̆́

Reference : МССНЯ 337, ND 2075.

Borean (approx.) : CVNV

Meaning : to know, think

Eurasiatic : *ćwVnV (cf. also *sVnV)

Afroasiatic : *siwan-

Sino-Caucasian : ?? Arch. sini-kes, Cham. -isVn-

Austric : ? PAN *aʒan name

Amerind (misc.) : ? *tine (actually *Cine) 'ear' (198)

African (misc.) : ? Bantu *-càŋg- 'find'; *-cà(à)ŋgò 'news'; *-cò(ò)ŋg- 'show'. Cf. Macro-Khoisan *c̮^kV^ŋ "to see".

Reference : МССНЯ 343 (*ćVnV), ОСНЯ 201-202, ND 306.

Borean (approx.) : CVNV

Meaning : burn, shine

Eurasiatic : *Cajŋa ?

Afroasiatic : *zVnzVn- 'burn, heat, charcoal' (Eg., Ar., Berb.)

Sino-Caucasian : *SVŋV

Amerind (misc.) : *(a)sin 'star' (R 688)

Reference : ND 2736.

Borean (approx.) : CVNV

Meaning : night, sleep

Eurasiatic : *ʒ́iNV

Afroasiatic : *wisan- ~ *sawin- 'sleep'; *zVHn- 'night, sleep'

Sino-Caucasian : *HV́wsVn

Reference : ND 2076 (possibly 2 roots).

Borean (approx.) : CVNV

Meaning : sharp object

Eurasiatic : *CVNV

Afroasiatic : *sin- (cf. also *c̣in- 'sharp object')

Sino-Caucasian : *c̣VŋHV́ (cf. also *ćVnV, *sɨ̄́nŏ)

Reference : ND 2089. More than one root?

Borean (approx.) : CVNV

Meaning : fringe, thread

Eurasiatic : *śVŋV ( ~ *ć`-)

Afroasiatic : Eg. snħ, Ar. sanīħ-, WChad *ŝaŋh-

Reference : ND 2091.

Borean (approx.) : CVNV

Meaning : a k. of ungulate

Eurasiatic : *CVxnV

Afroasiatic : *zVnk- 'antelope' (Berb., Chad., ? Cush.)

Reference : ND 2741.

Borean (approx.) : CVNV

Meaning : clean

Sino-Caucasian : *HắʒĔŋ

Austric : PAA *cVŋ 'clean', PAN *lasaŋ 'bare, bald', *tilanzaŋ 'naked'.

Borean (approx.) : CVNV

Meaning : to follow

Sino-Caucasian : *stUŋV

Austric : PAA *cVm 'follow'

Borean (approx.) : CVNV

Meaning : new

Eurasiatic : *žVjŋV

Sino-Caucasian : *c̣ä̆ŋʔV́

Amerind (misc.) : ? *ti (rather *cV(n)) 'new' (R 504) [+ K], *c̣u(m) 'new; good' (R 505) [+ A]

African (misc.) : Cf. Macro-Khoisan *zV[nV] "new".

Borean (approx.) : CVNV

Meaning : blood, spirit

Eurasiatic : *cwVnV spirit; blood

Afroasiatic : *ǯin- blood

Borean (approx.) : CVNV

Meaning : black

Afroasiatic : Omot. *c̣an- 'black'

Sino-Caucasian : *ć̣VŋdV

Austric : PAA *cVŋ, MY *nca black

Borean (approx.) : CVNV

Meaning : long bone

Eurasiatic : *śVnV

Sino-Caucasian : *sɨ̄́nŏ

Borean (approx.) : CVNV

Meaning : single, first

Eurasiatic : *sVnV ( ~ ś-, š-, ć`-)

Austric : PAN *SuNa 'first, before'

Amerind (misc.) : *čeñe 'one' (R 530)

Notes : Cf. also Ainu *sine 'one'.

Borean (approx.) : CVNV

Meaning : stone, mountain

Afroasiatic : Omot. *seni / *suni 'stone, rock'

Sino-Caucasian : *swĕ́nV

Notes : Here also Ainu *suma 'stone'?

Borean (approx.) : CVNV

Meaning : two

Afroasiatic : *čin- two

Sino-Caucasian : *nä̆́wši (/ *šä̆́nwi) two

Austric : ? Tai *sɔ̄ŋ^A two

Borean (approx.) : CVNV

Meaning : onion, odorous grass

Eurasiatic : *sUŋV

Sino-Caucasian : *śHVŋwV