Long-range etymologies : Query result

Borean (approx.) : KVRV

Meaning : stick, tree

Eurasiatic : *ḳUrV

Afroasiatic : *ḳVr- 'tree, wood' (Sem., Cush.)

Sino-Caucasian : *(x)ḳara

African (misc.) : ? Cf. Bantu *-kódò 'base of tree trunk'.

Reference : ND 1128, 1148.

Borean (approx.) : KVRV

Meaning : cold

Eurasiatic : *KurV

Afroasiatic : *ḳʷVrVr-

Sino-Caucasian : *xq̇HwV̆rdV́ ?

Reference : ND 1146.

Borean (approx.) : KVRV

Meaning : mountain, hill

Eurasiatic : *gʷVrV

Afroasiatic : *kur- (also some forms with *g-)

Sino-Caucasian : *GwērV

African (misc.) : Bantu *-gùdù 'hill'.

Reference : ND 667, 929.

Borean (approx.) : KVRV

Meaning : root, stalk

Eurasiatic : *ḲurV

Afroasiatic : ? Chad. *ħaq̇war-, Bed. *kwir- tooth

Sino-Caucasian : *Gwɨ̆rʔí ( ~ -ɦ-,-ǝ̆-)

Borean (approx.) : KVRV

Meaning : old

Eurasiatic : *gwVrV

Afroasiatic : *gVrʕ- 'old' (Cush., Chad. + Berb. *gVr- 'be bigger, older')

Sino-Caucasian : *xq̇(w)VrV

African (misc.) : Bantu *-kúdù 'old'; Ijo kUrai 'year'. (?) San. ḳarē 'full grown person'.

Reference : ОСНЯ 1, 297-298; ND 664 (SH - Turk.), 670 (SH - Kartv.).

Borean (approx.) : KVRV

Meaning : young of animals

Eurasiatic : *ḳʷVŕV

Afroasiatic : *kar(w)-

Sino-Caucasian : *(x)ḳwărŋV

African (misc.) : Cf. Bantu *-kòdò 'sheep'.

Reference : МССНЯ 373, ОСНЯ 1, 173.

Borean (approx.) : KVRV

Meaning : dung, mud

Eurasiatic : *ḳorV

Afroasiatic : *ḳuʕar- (? + Cush., Berb. 'dung')

Sino-Caucasian : *(x)q̇ä̆rē

Borean (approx.) : KVRV

Meaning : enclosure

Eurasiatic : *gErV

Afroasiatic : *ʔigar- ~ *ga/iʔur-

Sino-Caucasian : *gwVrV

Austric : PAN *pager 'enclosure'

Reference : ND 659.

Borean (approx.) : KVRV

Meaning : to walk, run

Eurasiatic : *gVrV

Afroasiatic : *gir-/*gur-

Sino-Caucasian : *kVrV

Austric : PAA *Kǝra 'road'

African (misc.) : Cf. Bantu *-gàd- 'come (go) back'. Cf. Bush. *kara 'to fly'.

Reference : ND 685.

Borean (approx.) : KVRV

Meaning : be angry

Eurasiatic : *kwVrV (~ gw)

Afroasiatic : *kʷar-

Sino-Caucasian : ? PEC *jVḳVr- 'to hurt, feel pain'; ? ST *khʷrā ( ~ ghʷ-) 'boast'

African (misc.) : Cf. Bantu *-kád- 'fierce'.

Reference : ND 928.

Borean (approx.) : KVRV

Meaning : horn

Eurasiatic : *ḳirV

Afroasiatic : *ḳar-

Sino-Caucasian : *χqwīrhV́

Reference : ND 1130.

Borean (approx.) : KVRV

Meaning : black

Eurasiatic : *ḳarV

Afroasiatic : *ḳVrh- (Omot. + Ar.)

Sino-Caucasian : *xḳărV́

Amerind (misc.) : *ḳara 'black' (R 64) [+ A K]

Reference : ND 1155; GE 82 *ḳara.

Borean (approx.) : KVRV

Meaning : a k. of gallinacean bird

Eurasiatic : *KVwrV

Afroasiatic : *ḳwVr- 'partridge, hen' (Sem., Chad.)

African (misc.) : Cf. Bantu *-kódị̀ 'kind of hawk', *-kùàdí 'kind of partridge'. San. kurare 'duck'.

Reference : ND 933, 1201.

Borean (approx.) : KVRV

Meaning : frog

Eurasiatic : *gwVrV

Afroasiatic : *ḳir-

Sino-Caucasian : *xq̇wV́rV(q̇V)

Austric : PAA *kVl / *kVr 'turtle', PAN *ku[L]a'

Amerind (misc.) : *kʷaḳat (R 294) [+ A K]

African (misc.) : Cf. Bantu *-kédè 'kind of frog'.

Reference : ND 1930.

Borean (approx.) : KVRV

Meaning : to hide, protect

Eurasiatic : *ḳVrV

Afroasiatic : *ḳVr- 'to hide, protect' (Mehr., Jibb., Som., Hausa) ?

Reference : ND 1145, 1937.

Borean (approx.) : KVRV

Meaning : dry

Eurasiatic : *ḳVjwV(rV)

Afroasiatic : *ḳVr-

Sino-Caucasian : *=íxG(w)Ăr

African (misc.) : Bantu *-kàd- 'dry up'.

Borean (approx.) : KVRV

Meaning : blood, red

Eurasiatic : *ḳurV blood, red

Sino-Caucasian : *gVrV ?

African (misc.) : Bantu *-kúdà 'red colour'.

Borean (approx.) : KVRV

Meaning : ear

Eurasiatic : *KVrWV

Afroasiatic : CCush. *ḳVrVz 'ear'; ?? Ar. χurr- 'base, naissance de l'oreille'

Austric : *Cǝ-kor (Khasi, PW)

Borean (approx.) : KVRV

Meaning : hair, head

Eurasiatic : *q̇irV

Sino-Caucasian : *kɨ̆wrV

African (misc.) : ? Cf. Bantu *-gụ́ídí 'hair'.

Borean (approx.) : KVRV

Meaning : arm

Eurasiatic : *gara

Afroasiatic : ? Eg. ǯry hand

African (misc.) : ? Cf. Bantu *-gàdà 'feather'. ? San. gwara 'forefinger'.

Notes : So far attested only in Eurasiatic (and Eg.?)