Yenisseian etymology :

Proto-Yenisseian: *kas- (~g-)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to take

Ket: kɔ:śi⁴ (Kur.), Bak., Sur. kɔ:śǝ⁴ // kɔśǝ⁴, South. kɔś⁴ [but Werner 1, 413: kaś-]

Yug: kasɛsaŋ⁶ "in order to take"

Pumpokol: kasna "take" (Срсл) [Yug?]

Comments: The Pump. form (Срсл) is most probably Yug. In ССЕ 234-235 I have explained the irregular correspondence between Ket and Yug by a contamination of *kas- and *qōs- q.v. Werner 1, 413, however, corrects the Ket forms like kɔ̄:si to qɔ:śi and adds distinct Ket forms like kaśaś 'nehmen (kaufen)', thus clarifying the situation and allowing to avoid a contamination hypothesis. See *qōs-.

Sino-Caucasian etymology :

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *=VswV́

Meaning: to take

North Caucasian: *=[i]swV

Yenisseian: *ʔus- (~x-, -ū-)

Burushaski: *sú-

North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *=[i]swV

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to touch, to take

Proto-Avaro-Andian: *=is- ( ~ -c-)

Proto-Tsezian: *=oz(:)- ( ~ -ɔ-)

Proto-Lak: la=su-

Proto-Dargwa: *=as:-

Proto-Lezghian: *ʔis:a-

Proto-West Caucasian: *śV ( ~ š-)

Notes: The etymology seems satisfactory, although there are some unclear points. Cf. also Urart. ašj- 'to capture' (see Diakonoff-Starostin 1986, 36). Perhaps it would be better to reconstruct *-ǝ- as the main vowel (and to consider *-i- in PL as a later Ablaut grade). Since the meaning "to touch" occurs in EC languages, the comparison with PWC *śV (*šV) seems plausible, although loss of labialisation in PWC is still to be explained (there are several cases like that among verbal roots).

Avar-Andian etymology :

Protoform: *=is- ( ~ -c-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 to press 2 to move 3 to press oneself (to smth.)

Andian language: =is- 3

Chamalal: =is- 1, =es- 3

Godoberi: b-is- 1,2

Tsezian etymology :

Proto-Tsezian: *=oz(:)- ( ~ -ɔ-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 to take 2 to take up, to lift (oneself)

Tsezi: =iz- 2

Ginukh: =üž- 1

Khvarshi: =ez- 1

Inkhokvari: =ez- 1

Comments: PTsKh *=öz-.

Lak etymology :

Lak root: la=su-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to take

Lak form: la=su-n

Comments: G. pr. la=sun. Cf. Khosr. la=su-n id.

Dargwa etymology :

Proto-Dargwa: *=as:-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to take, buy

Chiragh: =as:- /=is:-

Comments: Cf. also Ur. -as- / -is-, Kub. -as:-/-is:- id.

Lezghian etymology :

Proto-Lezghian: *ʔis:a-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 to hold, catch 2 to press 3 to touch 4 take away

Lezghian: il-is- 2

Tabasaran: =is- 1,4

Agul: awaj-s:i- 1

Archi: s:a- 3

Comment: The Agul word is from the Burshag dialect.

    See Хайдаков 1973, 104.

Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :

Proto-West-Caucasian: *śV ( ~ š-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to touch

Abkhaz: a-ḳ́ǝ́-s-ra

Abaza: q́ǝ-s-ra

Adyghe: na-sǝ-n

Kabardian: jaʡʷǝ-sǝ-n

Comments: PAT *śǝ- (used only with preverbs; cf. also Bzyb. a-ḳ́ǝ́-ś-ra); PAK *sa- / *sǝ- (also with preverbs).

    See Shakryl 1968, 73, Abdokov 1973, 53, Shagirov 1, 180.

Burushaski etymology :

Common Burushaski: *sú-

Sino-Caucasian Etymology: Sino-Caucasian Etymology

Meaning: to bring, fetch

Yasin: sú-

Hunza: sú-

Nagar: sú-

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