Sino-Caucasian etymology : Query result

Comments and references : See the note to PEC *ʕănƛ̣V, with the possibility that this word is identical with PEC *ʕülƛ̣_wɨ̆ 'handle'. Etymological comparison suggested by John Bengtson.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ʕapālxq̇wĔ́

Meaning: leaf

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *ʕapālq̇wĔ(~ *ɦ-)

Sino-Tibetan: *phak ( ~ bh-)

Burushaski: *bilágur

Comments and references : [Or else Hun. hapák `tamarisk']

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ʕā́rśwǝ̄

Meaning: strap

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *ʕārś_wɨ̄

Sino-Tibetan: ? *sǝ̆ (r-)

Yenisseian: *ʔēs- (~x-)

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ʕämćṓ

Meaning: a k. of fruit

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *ʕämćō

Sino-Tibetan: *ćh(r)iǝ̆H ( ~ ʒ́h-)

Burushaski: *mićíl / *bićíl

Basque: *mahać

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ʕōl(x)qV́ (~ *ʔw-)

Meaning: sweat

North Caucasian: *ʕōlqV (~ *ʔw-)

Burushaski: *huróɣo

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ʕwámħV

Meaning: a k. of predator

North Caucasian: *ʕwamħV

Sino-Tibetan: *ʔʷǝ̆m

Burushaski: *ja[m]

Comments and references : WFR 98, LDC 21.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ʕwănʕV̆

Meaning: ear

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *ʕwănʕV

Sino-Tibetan: *năH

Yenisseian: *ʔɔgde / *ʔɔqtV ( ~ *h-)

Comments and references : HGC 18.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ʕwārχV́ ( ~ -χk-)

Meaning: mountain pass

North Caucasian: *ʕwārχV

Burushaski: *haɣóc

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ʕwǟ́mV ( ~ *ɦw-)

Meaning: needle, awl

North Caucasian: *ɦwǟmV ( ~ *ʕw-)

Sino-Tibetan: *qĭp ( / *qĭm)

Yenisseian: *ʔiʔn ?

Comments and references : HGC 32. Cf. Ur. *äjmä 'needle'?

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ʕwḗnɨ (~ ʔw-, -u)

Meaning: sound; air movement

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *ʔwēnɨ (~ ʕw-, -u)

Sino-Tibetan: *ʔǝm

Comments and references : HGC 50.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ʡădV

Meaning: naked

North Caucasian: *ʡădV

Sino-Tibetan: *thjānH (~dh-)

Yenisseian: *ta- / *tɔ(t)-

Burushaski: ? *that

Comments and references : HGC 39.