Sino-Caucasian etymology : Query result

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ħalV(ħV)

Meaning: weak

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *ħălVħV

Sino-Tibetan: *rŏj

Yenisseian: *ʔēl (~x-,-r)

Basque: *ahul

Comments and references : Possibly compensatory length in PY. Cf. PAA *rVj 'lean' (probably < ST).

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ħā́lsV̄ (~-ɨ̄-,-ī-)

Meaning: feather, wool

North Caucasian: *ħāls_V (~-ɨ̄-,-ī-)

Yenisseian: *ʔV̄si

Comments and references : For PY cf. also PEC *wVsV?

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ħŋwăħV̆

Meaning: tooth, peg

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *ħmăħwV̆

Sino-Tibetan: *ŋ(r)ɨā

Burushaski: *me

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ħrǝ̄nsd_ū

Meaning: thresh, whet, grind

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *ħrǝ̄nʒ_ū

Sino-Tibetan: *răt

Burushaski: *darc

Comments and references : DCE 17.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ħVč̣V

Meaning: smell, breath

North Caucasian: PN *ħač̣ `odour'

Burushaski: *hiṣ

Basque: *hać

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ħVmć̣V

Meaning: fear

North Caucasian: *ħVmć̣V

Basque: *isu

Comments and references : BCD 18. (? + Bur. uš (gan-) 'to fear, be afraid; be wild, frightful').

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ħw[ǟ́]lsǝ̆

Meaning: stick, fork

North Caucasian: *ħwǟls_ǝ̆

Yenisseian: *ʔiʔs (~x-)

Burushaski: (cf. hariṣ 'wooden shovel' - see *ʔVrstV́)

Basque: *hols

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ħwēŋɦV̆́ (~-ʕ-)

Meaning: rope, string, sinew

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *ħwimɦV (~-ʕ-)

Sino-Tibetan: *ńɨ̆H

Yenisseian: *ʔāŋ (~x-)

Comments and references : HGC 31.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ħwirɨ́

Meaning: water, lake

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *ħwirɨ

Sino-Tibetan: *ri(a)j

Yenisseian: *xur₁

Burushaski: *hurV́-

Comments and references : Somewhat differently in SCE 102, DCE 22. In NSC 53 ST *G(h)ŏr ( ~ χ-, ɣ-) `soak, leak' is compared.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ɦăkwańV́

Meaning: light

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *kwănɦV ( / *ɦăkwanV)

Sino-Tibetan: OC 光 *kʷāŋ 'light'

Yenisseian: *gǝʔn-

Burushaski: [*gon ]

Comments and references : HGC 39, WFR 125. PY *-ʔ- here is irregular (does not correspond to lax phonation in PNC). Bur. g- is also irregular (obviously under the influence, of another root, see *ʁweŋV́].

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ɦắlƛ̣V

Meaning: branch

North Caucasian: *ɦălƛ̣_VɫV

Burushaski: *jáltar

Basque: *adar̄

Comments and references : DCE 18 [some contaminations with *ʡV̆́[ɫ]V are possible], FDCP 4.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ɦămƛ̣ă

Meaning: sweat

North Caucasian: *ɦămƛ̣ă

Sino-Tibetan: *lǝj(H)

Basque: *ɦerde / *ɦelde-r̄

Comments and references : BCD 22 (with diff. ST). Cf. also Bsq *ɦerdo, *ɦerdo-il 'blight, rust'.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ɦaṗárV ( ~ -b-)

Meaning: a k. of worm

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *ɦabarV

Sino-Tibetan: *p(j)VrH ( ~ *b-)

Basque: *ha[m](a)r̄

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ɦaśdā́rV

Meaning: enclosure

North Caucasian: *ɦaʒ_ārV

Sino-Tibetan: *ʒ́erH

Comments and references : Different in WFR 20.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ɦăχÉ

Meaning: big

North Caucasian: *ɦăχE

Yenisseian: *χ[e]-

Basque: *gehi

Comments and references : HGC 18. The -ʔ in PY is possibly a suffix here; it disappears without trace in all compounds and derivates.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ɦăχ(k)wVŋV

Meaning: grouse, goose

North Caucasian: *ɦănχ_wā (~-ǝ-,-ŏ-)

Sino-Tibetan: *Kōŋ ( ~ Q-)

Comments and references : LV B13.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ɦ[ć]wínV

Meaning: night; dream

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *ɦnić_wV̆

Sino-Tibetan: *chĕn

Yenisseian: *sV(ʔ)m-

Basque: *a=meć

Comments and references : Some confusion with *=Vws_Vn. HGC 21, NSC 64 *HćwInV, WFR 52, LDC 28, 29, BCD 16.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ɦć̣wV́jmV

Meaning: sour, salty

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *ɦmVjć̣_wĂ ( / *ɦć̣_wVjmV ?)

Sino-Tibetan: *[ǯh]ɨam

Burushaski: *ćhémil

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ɦemƛ̣Ă

Meaning: dream

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *ɦemƛ̣Ă

Sino-Tibetan: *mǝ̆ŋ (/ *mǝ̆k)

Burushaski: *-wélʒ́i

Basque: *lainho

Comments and references : There is some confusion with another root, cf. PNC *=HVwƛ̣_Ān `to sleep', *nhewƛ̣_ŭ ( < *mhewƛ̣_ŭ ?) `sleep'; PST *mīɫ `sleep'; ?Bur. Yas. nal, Hun., Ngr. -jál `shadow'; Bsq. *lainho 'mist, fog' (221), like Godoberi hanlu, etc. cf. LV A19, DCE 33.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ɦénšwĭ

Meaning: earth, soil

North Caucasian: *ɦen(V)š_wĭ

Yenisseian: *su(ʔ) (~č-)