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Sino-Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ǯīlV
Meaning: pen, granary
North Caucasian: *ǯīlV ( ~ -ē-,-ā-,-ɫ-)
Basque: *si[l]i
Comments and references : MCGD 6 adds Bur. ʒ̣oóli `milk filter woven out of twigs' (?).
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North Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-North Caucasian: *ǯīlV ( ~ -ē-,-ā-,-ɫ-)
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: wattle; pen
Proto-Nakh: *ǯēlu
Proto-Tsezian: *ž(:)irV (~-ɨ-,-l-)
Proto-Lezghian: *žVl- ( ~ š:-)
Notes: The PN, Tsez. and Lezg. words are no doubt connected, but the PEC antiquity of the root is dubious: Tsez. could have borrowed it from Nakh, Lezg. - from some other source (PL reconstruction is dubious because the word is attested only in Lezg. proper, and because PL *ž- is a rather rare reflex of *ǯ-; if the word were genuine, we would rather expect PL *č:- > Lezg. č:-). Therefore the PEC reconstruction is very tentative in this case.
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Nakh etymology :

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Proto-Nakh: *ǯēlu
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: sheep-fold
Chechen: žȫla
Ingush: žel
Comments: 4th class in Chech., 6th class in Ing. Cf. also Cheb. ǯjēlo, Ved., Itumk. ǯjēla.
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Tsezian etymology :

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Proto-Tsezian: *ž(:)irV (~-ɨ-,-l-)
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: wattle-fence
Tsezi: želi
Comments: Attested only in Tsez., but having probable external parallels.
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Lezghian etymology :

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Proto-Lezghian: *žVl- ( ~ š:-)
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: wattle-fence
Lezghian: žalan
Comment: The word is isolated in Lezg. and its PL antiquity is rather questionable; we do not know, however, the source from where Lezg. could have directly borrowed the word.
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Basque etymology :

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Proto-Basque: *si[l]i
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 peg, wedge, pin (wooden) 2 stake, post, picket (used in making the stack of wood for charcoal) 3 thin pole planted in the ground as an axis for a pile of wheat 4 thin pole in the ground as a marker 5 large pole for moving the stone in a limekiln
Bizkaian: ziri 1, zill-aga 2
Gipuzkoan: ziri 1, (Andoain) ziri 4
High Navarrese: ziri 1
Low Navarrese: ziri 1
Lapurdian: ziri 1, (Ainhoa) zirikaga 5
Baztanese: ziri 3
Zuberoan: ziri 1
Roncalese: ziri 1
Comments: The second segment of BZK zillaga and LAB zirikaga seems to be *haga 'pole, rod' (q.v.).
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