Sino-Caucasian etymology : Query result

Comments and references : A tenuous comparison, assuming the Tsakhur word to be an isolated relic < PL *p:oIc̣:- < PEC *bHuʒV ~ *bHōʒV, with the occasional correspondence of Bsq *-st- to PNC *ʒ. Etymological comparison suggested by John Bengtson.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *bHV́̆Łī

Meaning: child

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *bHăŁ_i (~ -ǝ-)

Sino-Tibetan: *pōk

Yenisseian: *pV(ʔ)l- (~-ŕ-,-r₁-)

Comments and references : HGC 27.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *bHV̆rgĂ

Meaning: a k. of predator

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *bHV̆rgĂ

Sino-Tibetan: OC *prāk

Comments and references : LV C3.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *bħĕlč̣í

Meaning: seed, grain

North Caucasian: *bħĕlč̣inV (~-ʕ-,-ɨ̆l-)

Basque: *bihi

Comments and references : Etymological comparison suggested by John Bengtson.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *bħĕ́nḳwV

Meaning: pine-tree, resin

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *bħĭnḳ_wV

Burushaski: *baŋ

Basque: *muki

Comments and references : LDC 24.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *bħĕrc̣ĭ́ (~ -ĕ)

Meaning: predator

North Caucasian: *bħĕrc̣ĭ (~ -ĕ)

Sino-Tibetan: OC *prāts 'a k. of mythical predator'

Yenisseian: *pe(ʔ)stap (~-b)

Basque: *oćo

Comments and references : HGC 28, LV C2, BDC 7.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *bħǝ̄́nq̇V̆

Meaning: log, pole

North Caucasian: *bħǝ̄nq̇_V̆

Sino-Tibetan: *p(h)ăŋ

Yenisseian: *pǝ̄q- (?)

Burushaski: *-pháɣo

Basque: *mak-

Comments and references : Differently in HGC 29, LV D2. Cf. *bVrḳwV̄́.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *bɦV̆́rƛ̣V

Meaning: intestines

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *bɦĕrƛ̣_V (~ w-)

Sino-Tibetan: *[Pik]

Yenisseian: *pɨʔɨĺ

Burushaski: *bal

Basque: *barda

Comments and references : HGC 24, NSC 60 *bHEƛ̣V, DCE 6, FDCP 4.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *bilʒ́V́

Meaning: hair (feather; whiskers)

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *bilʒ́V (~-ō-,-ä-)

Yenisseian: *pis

Burushaski: *biś-ké

Basque: *bisa-r̄

Comments and references : ? Cf. also Basq. *bustan 'tail'.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *bĭSV

Meaning: wild cat, marmot

North Caucasian: *bĭs_V

Burushaski: *buś

Basque: *biśa-r̄

Comments and references : Etymological comparison suggested by John Bengtson.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *bɨ̆mɫV̆́

Meaning: foot

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *bɨ̆mɫV̆

Sino-Tibetan: *phǝ̆l (~ -ɨ̆-,-ŭ-)

Yenisseian: *bul

Burushaski: *búmbal-

Comments and references : LV A5, MCGD 3; somewhat differently in HGC 25, NSC 60. Peiros 1989 compares PAN (Zorc) *d¹apal 'foot', AA *(Cǝ)pVlh 'ankle'.