Lezghian etymology :

Proto-Lezghian: *χ:am:

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 armful 2 handful 3 hand, arm 4 palm of hand

Lezghian: ʁab 2

Tabasaran: χab 1

Agul: χab 1

Kryz: χäb 3

Budukh: χab 4

Udi: maχIa 2,4 (Nidzh.)

Comment: Obl. base *χ:am:ɨ-, cf. Lezg. ʁap:u-, Tab. χaba-. Cf. also Tab. Khür. χ:aw, Ag. Bursh. χ:aw (pointing to *χ:-). 4th class in Kryz. and Bud. The Ud. form is metathesized (just as in the root for "nail" q.v.).

North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *mHŏχ_ɨ (~-u)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: handful

Proto-Tsezian: *mɔχV (~-ʁ:-)

Proto-Lezghian: *χ:am:

Notes: A Tsez-Lezg. isogloss; the correspondences are regular and the root structure archaic, thus it seems safely reconstructable for the PEC level.

Tsezian etymology :

Proto-Tsezian: *mɔχV (~-ʁ:-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: handful

Bezhta: mäʁö

Gunzib: mɔʁu

Comments: PGB *mɔʁu.

Sino-Caucasian etymology :

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *mHŏ́xkV

Meaning: handful; mitten

North Caucasian: *mHŏχ_ɨ / *χ_ŏmHɨ

Yenisseian: *bɔ(ʔ)q-

Basque: *hama-

Yenisseian etymology :

Proto-Yenisseian: *bɔq-

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: mitten, gauntlet

Ket: bōq, pl. bɔ:n; Kur. bɔʁɔn⁵, pl. bɔʁɔnɨŋ⁵

Yug: bɔxɔn⁵, pl. bɔxɔnɨŋ⁵

Kottish: pagan, pl. -aŋ

Comments: ССЕ 212. Werner 1, 146 *boq. Cf. *pVg-.

Basque etymology :

Proto-Basque: *hama-

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: ten

Bizkaian: amar, ama-

Gipuzkoan: amar, ama-

High Navarrese: amar, ama-

Low Navarrese: hamar, hama-

Lapurdian: hamar, hama-

Zuberoan: hámar, hama-

Roncalese: amar, ama-

Comments: Cf. PEC *χ_ŏmHχ_ɨ ~ *mHŏχ_ɨ 'handful'. 'Ten' < 'hand' is common in the world's languages.

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