Tsezian etymology : Query result

Proto-Tsezian: *ʎ:eʎ:erV (~L(:),l)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: mill trench, gutter

Tsezi: ʎiʎiro

Khvarshi: ʎeʎedaro (Radzhibov)

Comments: PTsKh *ʎeʎero (Khvarsh. ʎeʎedaro < *ʎeʎero-dV ?).

Proto-Tsezian: *ʎ:es:a ( ~ L-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: tadpole

Bezhta: ʎesa (Khosh.)

Comments: Attested only in Bezht., but having probable Andian parallels.

Proto-Tsezian: *ʎ:i-nɔ B

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: five

Tsezi: ʎeno

Ginukh: ʎeno

Khvarshi: ʎeno

Inkhokvari: ʎɨno

Bezhta: ʎina

Gunzib: ʎino

Comments: PTsKh *ʎɨ-no; PGB *ʎin[ɔ] (cf. also Bezht. Tlad. ʎinä).

Proto-Tsezian: *ʎ:ɨ̃ B

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: water

Tsezi: ʎi

Ginukh: ʎe

Khvarshi: ʎã

Inkhokvari: ʎõ

Bezhta: ʎi

Gunzib: ʎɨ̃

Comments: PTsKh *ʎǝ̃, PGB *ʎɨ̃. Cf. also PGB *ʎɨ̃-ki-ju 'liquid' (Bezht. Tlad. ʎikkö, Khosh. ʎikijo, Gunz. ʎɨ̃kku).

Proto-Tsezian: *ʎ:ɔI- A

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: three

Tsezi: ʎoIno

Ginukh: ʎono

Khvarshi: ʎona

Inkhokvari: ħono

Bezhta: ʎana

Gunzib: ʎɔno

Comments: PTsKh *ʎoI-na, PGB *ʎɔ-na (-na is a numeral suffix).

Proto-Tsezian: *ʎ:ũ

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: wool

Ginukh: ʎu-s

Bezhta: ʎũ

Gunzib: ʎũ

Comments: PGB *ʎũ (cf. also Bezht. Tlad., Khosh. ʎu with loss of nasalisation).

Proto-Tsezian: *ʎ:u- /*ʎ:i-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: an interrogative stem

Tsezi: ʎi-nas

Ginukh: ʎu

Khvarshi: ʎu (Radzhibov)

Inkhokvari: ʎu

Bezhta: ʎi-ni

Comments: PTsKh *ʎu 'who, what' (Inkh. ʎu id., Gin. ʎu 'who'); the stem *ʎe- was used in some oblique forms, cf.Tsez. ʎi-nas, ʎi-nar 'why', Gin. ʎi-ni erg. 'what'. Bezht. has ʎō (erg.) 'who', ʎi-ni (erg.) 'what'.

Proto-Tsezian: *ʎorV B

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: beehive

Tsezi: riIʎo / reIʎo

Bezhta: horo

Gunzib: horo

Comments: PGB *horo (cf. also Khosh. hörö) ( < *ʎ-).

Proto-Tsezian: *ʎɔlǝ A

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: foot

Tsezi: rori

Ginukh: rore

Khvarshi: lola

Inkhokvari: lolo

Bezhta: halo (Bezht.)

Gunzib: hɔle

Comments: PTsKh *RoRǝ, PGB *hɔl/ǝ/.

Proto-Tsezian: *ʎʷɨ̃dV A

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: wood, firewood

Tsezi: redu

Ginukh: rede

Khvarshi: lida

Inkhokvari: lɨdo

Bezhta: hũdo

Gunzib: hũdu

Comments: PTsKh *RɨdV; PGB *hũdu (cf. also Bezht. Tlad., Khosh. hudo).

Proto-Tsezian: [*-ƛ]

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: desiderative

Tsezi: [imper.]+-ƛ

Proto-Tsezian: *ƛa

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: awn

Tsezi: ƛaʁa

Inkhokvari: ƛaʁa

Bezhta: ƛä (Khosh.)

Gunzib: ƛa (Nakh.)

Comments: PTsKh *ƛa-ʁa (meaning of the component -ʁa unclear); PGB *ƛa.

Proto-Tsezian: *ƛamV-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: thin, narrow

Bezhta: ƛämmö

Gunzib: ƛamu

Comments: PGB *ƛam-.

Proto-Tsezian: *ƛapV (~ -ɔ-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: youngling, nestling

Bezhta: ƛapan (Khosh.)

Comments: Isolated in Bezht., but having possible external parallels.

Proto-Tsezian: *ƛib(u) A

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: leaf

Tsezi: ƛaIb

Ginukh: ƛebu

Khvarshi: ƛib

Inkhokvari: ƛib

Bezhta: ƛibo

Gunzib: ƛibu

Comments: PTsKh *ƛib(u), PGB *ƛibu.

Proto-Tsezian: *ƛile A

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: lamb (less than 1 year old)

Tsezi: ƛeli

Ginukh: ƛeli

Khvarshi: ƛili

Inkhokvari: ƛile

Bezhta: ƛile

Gunzib: ƛile

Comments: PTsKh *ƛiRe, PGB *ƛile.

Proto-Tsezian: *ƛiχ: ( ~ -ʁ)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: chip, shaving

Bezhta: ƛiχ

Gunzib: ƛiχa

Comments: PGB *ƛiχ (Gunz. ƛiχa reflects the oblique base, cf. Bezht. Khosh. ƛiχ, ƛiχa-).

Proto-Tsezian: *ƛɨ

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: year

Tsezi: ƛaIb

Ginukh: ƛebu

Khvarshi: ƛib

Inkhokvari: ƛib

Bezhta: ƛi

Gunzib: ƛɨ

Comments: PGB *ƛɨ. PTsKh *ƛi-b(u) contains an original plural suffix; it is worth noting that in PTsKh the word is homonymous with *ƛib(u) 'leaf' q.v., which probably influenced its vocalism (PTsKh *ɨ or *ǝ should be expected).

The same root is present in PTs *ƛi-nV / *ʔɨ-ƛi-nV 'winter' (*ʔɨ- is a pronominal element, originally 'this winter' - the whole form is probably an original locative case, preserving the root resonant and meaning 'in winter', '(in) this winter'). Cf. Tsez. eƛnu, Gin. eƛni, Khvarsh. eƛnu, Inkh. ɨƛnu (PTsKh *ʔɨƛnV), Bezht. ƛine, Gunz. ƛini (PGB *ƛinV) 'winter'. With other suffixation there exists also Bezht. (Tlad., Khosh.) ƛi-l-mä 'in winter'.

Proto-Tsezian: *ƛɨ-, *-ƛ(ɔ)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 down, below 2 locative suffix (series Sub)

Tsezi: -ƛ(o) 2

Ginukh: -ƛ 2

Khvarshi: -ƛ 2

Inkhokvari: -ƛ 2

Bezhta: ƛi- 1, -ƛ(a) 2

Gunzib: ƛɨ- 1, -ƛ 2

Comments: As an adverb the root is preserved in PGB *ƛɨ-rǝ > Bezht. Tlad., Khosh. ƛiro, Gunz. ƛɨrǝ 'down, below'; all languages also preserve the morpheme as the locative suffix of the Sub series.

Proto-Tsezian: *ƛɨmu (~-i-,-ǝ-,-e-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: bridge, stairs

Ginukh: ƛemo

Comments: Attested only in Gin., but having good external parallels.