Sino-Caucasian etymology :

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *bVɫV

Meaning: cattle

North Caucasian: *bü̆ɫV

Basque: *a=bele

North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *bü̆ɫV

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: horned animal

Proto-Nakh: *bula

Proto-Avaro-Andian: *bVlV

Proto-Tsezian: *bala (~ -L:-)

Proto-Lezghian: *p:el-

Proto-West Caucasian: *bǝlǝ

Notes: The EC-WC comparison seems quite satisfactory both phonetically and semantically.

Nakh etymology :

Proto-Nakh: *bula

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: aurochs

Chechen: bula

Comments: Attested only in Chech., but having probable external parallels.

Avar-Andian etymology :

Protoform: *bVlV

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: chamois

Avar: bel

Tsezian etymology :

Proto-Tsezian: *bala (~ -L:-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: chamois

Bezhta: bala (Tlad., Khosh.)

Gunzib: bala

Comments: PGB *bala.

Lezghian etymology :

Proto-Lezghian: *p:el-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: cattle

Udi: bele

Comment: Attested only in Ud., but having probable external parallels.

Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :

Proto-West-Caucasian: *bǝlǝ

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 ram 2 cattle, riches

Adyghe: bǝLǝm 2

Kabardian: bǝLǝm 2

Ubykh: bǝjǝ́ 1

Comments: PAK *bǝLǝmǝ; Ub. def. á-bǝj. The correspondence PAK *L : Ub. -j- points to PWC *l; -mǝ in PAK is a suffix (or some obscure compound). Shagirov (1977, 103) proposes for the Adygh form a loan from Turk. (bilim 'knowledge'), but it seems absolutely unacceptable for semantic reasons.

Basque etymology :

Proto-Basque: *a=bele

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 large (domestic) animal, cattle 2 bovine animal 3 equine animal

Araban: abere 1

Bizkaian: abere 1

Gipuzkoan: abere 3

High Navarrese: abere, abre 2

Low Navarrese: abere 1

Salazarese: abre 1

Lapurdian: abere 1, (arc) abre 1

Baztanese: abere 1

Aezkoan: abere 1

Zuberoan: abére, abée 1

Roncalese: abre 1

Comments: Cf. PNC*bü̆ɫV 'horned animal'. The variant abel- appears in compounds such as abel-buru 'head of cattle'. Michelena (1961) derives this word from Lat. habere, though the semantic derivation is tortuous ('to have' > 'possession' > 'animal'), and internal reconstruction brings us to *a(=)bele, phonetically and semantically a straightforward match with PSC *bVɫV.

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