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Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :

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Proto-West-Caucasian: *ja
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 to lie 2 to sleep
Abkhaz: a-ja-rá 1
Adyghe: -ja-n 2
Kabardian: -jǝ-n 2
Comments: In PAK the root may be discovered within the compound *č:ǝ-ja- 'to sleep' (see *ƛ:ʷa 'sleep').
abadet-prnum,abadet-meaning,abadet-abk,abadet-adg,abadet-kab,abadet-comment,

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North Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-North Caucasian: *=eʔ(w)Vr
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: to sit, be quiet
Proto-Nakh: *ʡa-/*ʡē-
Proto-Avaro-Andian: *=VH-
Proto-Lezghian: *ʔeʔ(ʷ)Vr-
Proto-Khinalug: -u= / -e=
Proto-West Caucasian: *ja
Notes: One of the "root-laryngeal" verbs in PNC. Since it is not widely spread in Dagestan, details of the reconstruction (in particular, labialisation of the laryngeal) are not very clear; the comparison, however, seems rather probable. Cf. perhaps also Hurr. u/or- 'to become, to appear' (see Diakonoff-Starostin 1986, 62).
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Nakh etymology :

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Proto-Nakh: *ʡa-/*ʡē-
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 sit 2 stay 3 be in a quiet state
Chechen: ʕ-/ʕē- 1,3
Ingush: ʕe- 2
Batsbi: ʕe-/ʕa- 1
Comments: PN dur. *ʕa-, term. *ʕē-; in Bacb. the stem is preserved only in the compound ʕe-aʁ- / ʕa-aʁ- "sit".
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Avar-Andian etymology :

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Protoform: *=VH-
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 to hang; stay; be in some place 2 put on (hat)
Avar: =a- 1
Chadakolob: =a- 2
Comments: A frequent verb with a rather general meaning; since it is not attested in Andian languages, the precise nature of the root laryngeal in PA is hard to establish.
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Lezghian etymology :

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Proto-Lezghian: *ʔeʔ(ʷ)Vr-
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: sit, sit down
Tabasaran: e-ʔ-
Tsakhur: ǵ-i-ʔar-
Comment: Cf. also Tab. Düb. d-e=ʔ- 'to sit down', el-e=ʔ- 'to mount (a horse)'.
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Khinalug etymology :

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Khinalug root: -u= / -e=
North Caucasian etymology: 194
Meaning: sit
Khinalug form: č:-u=wi
Comments: 1st cl. č:-u-wi, 2d cl. č:-e-z-wi, 3d class č:-e-bi. With another preverb cf. ǵ-u-wi (g-e-z-wi, g-e-bi) 'to sit on (a horse), take (a car)'.
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Sino-Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *=eʔ(w)Vr
Meaning: to sit, rest
North Caucasian: *=eʔ(w)Vr
Sino-Tibetan: *ɣēr [rather *ʔēr]
Burushaski: *hur-
Basque: *e=ar̄i
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *ɣēr
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: prepare (food), feast
Chinese: *ʔēns feast, 宴 *ʔēns rest, repose; feast; have pleasure.
Tibetan: dger-ba to prepare (food).
Burmese: jań be pleasant, calm, tame.
Kachin: khjen4, khjem4 to prepare.
Lushai: er make preparation for (a feast) (cf. also ur id.).
Comments: A possible derivate in Tib. is mgron feast, treat, banquet, entertainment (see Simon 20).
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Chinese characters :

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Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading: yàn
Preclassic Old Chinese: ʔēns
Classic Old Chinese: ʔēnh
Western Han Chinese: ʔjānh
Eastern Han Chinese: ʔiānh
Early Postclassic Chinese: ʔiḕn
Middle Postclassic Chinese: ʔiḕn
Late Postclassic Chinese: ʔiḕn
Middle Chinese: ʔìen
English meaning : swallow
Russian meaning[s]: 1) ласточка, касатка (Chelidon rustica); стриж; городская ласточка (Hirundo urbica); 2) покой; мир; отдыхать; успокаивать(ся); 3) банкет, пиршество, пир; праздновать; чествовать; 4) очернить, оскорбить; 5) частный, неофициальный; частным образом; обычный; [yān] 1) Янь (название древнего княжества); 2) книжн. провинция Хэбэй; 3) Янь (фамилия)
Comments: Also used for a homonymous word: OC *ʔēnʔ-s, MC ʔìen, Mand. yàn 'be at ease, rest, feast'. There also exist readings: *ʔēnʔ, MC ʔíen, Mand. yǎn (Sch.: 'either something like "nice", or a reduplicative syllable for 婉 q.v.', used in the combination 燕婉 *ʔēnʔ-ʔʷanʔ); *ʔēn, MC ʔien (FQ 烏前), Mand. yān - name of a province. The regular Sino-Vietnamese reflex is yến; the colloquial én is used only in the compound chim én 'swallow'. Viet. also has yên 'calm, pieceful, quiet', obviously borrowed from MC ʔìen - although the tone is not clear.
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Dialectal data: Dialectal data
Radical: 86
Four-angle index: 8605
Karlgren code: 0243 a-b
Vietnamese reading: én
Jianchuan Bai: -ŋɛ1-
Dali Bai: -ja2-
Shijing occurrences: 28.1, 28.2, 28.3, 43.1, 43.2, 43.3
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Chinese Dialects :

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Number: 2174
Chinese etymology: Chinese etymology
Character:
MC description : 山開四去霰影
ZIHUI: 3601 1915
Beijing: ian 3
Jinan: iã 3
Xi'an: iã 3
Taiyuan: iɛ 3
Hankou: ian 3
Chengdu: ian 3
Yangzhou: î̃ 3
Suzhou: î 31
Wenzhou: i 21
Changsha: iẽ 31
Shuangfeng: î̃ 31
Nanchang: iɛn 2
Meixian: jan 3
Guangzhou: jin 31
Xiamen: ian 31 (lit.); ĩ 31
Chaozhou: ieŋ 31
Fuzhou: ieŋ 31
Shanghai: î 3
Zhongyuan yinyun: ien 3
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Burushaski etymology :

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Common Burushaski: *hur-
Sino-Caucasian Etymology: Sino-Caucasian Etymology
Meaning: sit
Yasin: hurúṭ-
Hunza: hurúṭ-, hurú-
Nagar: hurúṭ-, hurú-
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Basque etymology :

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Proto-Basque: *e=ar̄i
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 to sit (down), place oneself 2 to set, put, place 3 to become, arrive, reach 4 to accomodate, adapt
Bizkaian: jarri 1
Gipuzkoan: jarri 1, 2
High Navarrese: jarri 1
Low Navarrese: (Baigorri) 4
Lapurdian: jarri 2, 3, (Ainhoa) 4
Aezkoan: xarri 1
Zuberoan: jarri 1
Comments: The Bzk forms jasarri / jesarri appear to be a blend of jarri and a separate root, *e=śeri (q.v.).
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