Sino-Caucasian etymology : Query result

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *čŏ́w(x)qɨ̄

Meaning: drizzle; hoar-frost

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *čŏwq_ɨ̄ ( ~ ć-,-ǝ̆)

Sino-Tibetan: *chĭk (~ ś-, -ĕk)

Yenisseian: *čǝ(ʔ)G-

Burushaski: *ćhaɣúr-

Comments and references : MCGD 5; somewhat differently in HGC 30.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *čōrχV

Meaning: body, shoulder

North Caucasian: *čōrχV

Basque: *śor̄-

Comments and references : BCD 16.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *čV

Meaning: what

North Caucasian: *čwi

Sino-Tibetan: *ćV

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *[č]V ( ~ št-)

Meaning: self

North Caucasian: *č[ŭ] ( < *d-š[ŭ], cf. Nakh *ša?)

Sino-Tibetan: *śǝj

Basque: *-če

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *[č]VHV

Meaning: a k. of cereal?

North Caucasian: PN *ča `straw', Bud. čeʕ `roasted grain'

Sino-Tibetan: *Ćɨă (?)

Burushaski: *ćha

Comments and references : ?

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *čVrčV / *č̣Vrč̣V

Meaning: lizard

North Caucasian: *čVrčV / *č̣Vrč̣V

Basque: *śuś-ke-r̄

Comments and references : Etymological comparison suggested by John Bengtson.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *čVwV

Meaning: wet

North Caucasian: *=ǟwčĂ

Sino-Tibetan: *ćǝw (-t)

Yenisseian: *ʔač-

Burushaski: *ṣā́o

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *čV́(x)qV

Meaning: to scratch, scrape

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *č_VqV / *q_VčV

Sino-Tibetan: [*cĭk ~ *ć(h)-]

Yenisseian: *ǯ[e](ʔ)χV

Burushaski: *qhaṣ

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *čwǝ̆́rqV

Meaning: sheep, goat

North Caucasian: *čwǝ̆rq_ū (~ -l-)

Basque: *śega-iɫa

Comments and references : Etymological comparison suggested by John Bengtson.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *čwɨ̆rGwV ( ~ št-, -xG-)

Meaning: hole

North Caucasian: *čwɨ̆rGwV (~-i-,-ā-)

Sino-Tibetan: *ćikʷ ( ~ ʒ́h-, -ɨa-)

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *č_Häɫu

Meaning: earth, sand

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *č_Häɫu

Basque: *śolho

Comments and references : BCD 16.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *c̣ăjɨ̆

Meaning: fire, brilliance

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *c̣ăjɨ̆

Sino-Tibetan: *ʒāj(H)

Burushaski: *śi

Basque: *śu

Comments and references : NSC 52 *c̣AjV, DCE 23. Differently (: PNC *ʒ_wahrī `star') in WFR 16, LV B29 (but cf. under *ʒwahrī).

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *c̣ắq̇V̆ ( ~ -xq̇-)

Meaning: strength, strong, hard

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *c̣_ăq̇V

Sino-Tibetan: *chăk

Yenisseian: *sa(ʔ)kar- (~-g-,-G-)

Basque: *saka-r̄

Comments and references : HGC 40.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *c̣Ăq̇wĀ

Meaning: tail, long hair

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *q̇wĀc̣Ă / *c̣Ăq̇wĀ

Yenisseian: *su(ʔ)K-

Comments and references : In PNC cf. also *ḳwV̆[c]V̆ (/*[c]V̆ḳwV̆) `tail' (a variant of the above?).

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *c̣ĂwnV

Meaning: dark

North Caucasian: *c̣ĂwnV

Burushaski: *śon

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ć̣āŁwV̆́

Meaning: blood; red

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *ć̣āŁwV

Sino-Tibetan: *căk (~ć-)

Yenisseian: *sur

Basque: *i=serdi

Comments and references : HGC 18. Secondary vowel shortening in PY (?).

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ć̣ä̆kwǝ̆́

Meaning: nit, louse

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *ć̣ä̆kwǝ̆

Burushaski: *ʒ̯eké

Basque: *siga-r̄

Comments and references : DCE 16.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *c̣änχV̆́

Meaning: to search, ask

North Caucasian: *c̣EnχV(n)

Sino-Tibetan: *chĕŋH

Yenisseian: *saŋ-

Basque: *e=sagu-

Comments and references : HGC 37, BCD 12.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *c̣ä̆ŋʔV́

Meaning: new

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *c̣ä̆nʔV

Sino-Tibetan: *sĭn / *sĭŋ

Yenisseian: *-saŋ ( ~ -ä-)

Comments and references : HGC 21, WFR 82, LDC 38.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ć̣ä̆́xqwă

Meaning: scoop

North Caucasian: *ć_ä̆q̇wă ~ *ć̣_ä̆qwă

Sino-Tibetan: *[Će]kʷ (?)

Yenisseian: *sɨʔk (~-g,-χ)

Basque: *a-śka

Comments and references : HGC 32, LV A8, LDC 32, BCD 18. Should be distinguished from *ČVQV q.v.