Sino-Caucasian etymology : Query result

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ƛ̣wǝ̆rHV́

Meaning: leaf

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *ƛ̣wɨ̆rʡV

Sino-Tibetan: *ƛā(k)

Basque: *lahar̄

Comments and references : BCD 21. [Cf. Drav. *alar 'blossom, flower'?]

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ƛ̣wǝ̄nħV́

Meaning: sprout (?)

North Caucasian: *ƛ̣wɨ̄nħV

Sino-Tibetan: *ƛǝ̄j ?

Comments and references : WFR 68.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ƛ̣wǝ̄́rHV ( ~ Ł-)

Meaning: bridge, stairs

North Caucasian: *ƛ̣_wǝ̄rHV (~ Ł_-, -l-)

Sino-Tibetan: *ƛiǝ̄j

Burushaski: *ltur

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ƛ̣wibV

Meaning: roof, board; shed

North Caucasian: *ƛ̣wibV ( ~ -w-)

Sino-Tibetan: *lŭp (~ -ɨ̆-; k-)

Yenisseian: *j[e]ʔp

Basque: *lobi-

Comments and references : *-ʔ- in PY is irregular (does not correspond to lax phonation in PNC).

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ƛ̣wíɫē

Meaning: saddle

North Caucasian: *ƛ̣_wiɫē

Burushaski: *ltVl-

Comments and references : LDC 34.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ƛ̣wV́nʔV

Meaning: ankle, shin

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *ƛ̣_wVnʔV (~-ʡ-)

Burushaski: *-ltén

Comments and references : MCGD 7. Note also PY *ʔan- `haunch' (perhaps *jan-, with the Kot. form < Assan?)

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ƛ̣_VćV

Meaning: log, pole

North Caucasian: *ƛ̣_VćV

Basque: *las

Comments and references : BCD 15.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ƛ̣_VɦVmV

Meaning: a k. of stick

North Caucasian: *ƛ̣_VɦVmV (/*ƛ̣_VɦVnV)

Sino-Tibetan: *ƛam

Basque: *lema

Comments and references : Somewhat differently in BCD 21.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ƛ̣_wăr(ɦ)ǝ̆

Meaning: line, boundary

North Caucasian: *ƛ̣_wăr(ɦ)ǝ̆

Basque: *ler̄o

Comments and references : BCD 21. Cf. ST *lǝ̆r 'follow, afterwards'?

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *laṗV

Meaning: to throw

North Caucasian: *l(H)aṗV

Burushaski: *lip

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *láqū

Meaning: ashes, dirt

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *laq_ū ( ~ -ĕ-)

Sino-Tibetan: [*rVk]

Burushaski: *qhalóhaŋ

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *lāswĔ

Meaning: long hair, wool, rope

North Caucasian: *lāswĔ

Sino-Tibetan: *rŭj

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *Lǟ ?

Meaning: we (incl.)

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *Lǟ

Sino-Tibetan: OC *la 'I, we'

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *Lĕmǯĭ ?

Meaning: a k. of edible plant

North Caucasian: *lĕmǯĭ

Yenisseian: *ŕōd- (~-ʒ-,-ǯ-)

Comments and references : Vowel length in PY is unclear (note however that -ĕ- in PNC is also not quite secure).

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *lerṭwe [rather *relṭwe]

Meaning: pit, ravine

North Caucasian: *lerṭwe

Sino-Tibetan: *rŏt (~-ŭ-)

Yenisseian: *ŕatar ?

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *lĕ(x)ḳV

Meaning: fruit stone

North Caucasian: *lĕḳV ( ~ ɫ-)

Sino-Tibetan: *rāk (~-ǝ̄k, -ɔ̄k)

Basque: *leka

Comments and references : BCD 25 compares Basq. leka 'bean pod, husk'; but semantically perhaps better NC *lĕḳwV '(dried) stalk, fuel'.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *lhĭ́mŁwɨ̆

Meaning: earth, field

North Caucasian: *lhĕmŁ_wɨ̆

Sino-Tibetan: *līŋ

Basque: *lur̄

Comments and references : An alternative comparison with PST *luaŋ `field, land' see in LV D4.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *lɨ̆nƛ_wē ?

Meaning: a k. of bird

North Caucasian: *lɨ̆nƛ_wē ( ~ *ɫ-)

Sino-Tibetan: *rek

Comments and references : Cf. PAA *ra:k (bǝ- / mǝ-) 'peacock', Mal merak.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *lVhwV

Meaning: word

North Caucasian: *lĕHwV ( ~ ɫ-)

Basque: *eɫhe

Comments and references : BCD 45.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *lVkV (~-ḳ-)

Meaning: small

Sino-Tibetan: *lek (C-)

Burushaski: *luk / *lik