Tsezian etymology : Query result

Proto-Tsezian: *bĩš:e A

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: calf

Tsezi: meši

Ginukh: meši

Khvarshi: miši

Inkhokvari: miše

Bezhta: biše

Gunzib: biše

Comments: PTsKh *miše, PGB *biše. Cf. also derived forms: Tsez. mešori, Gin. meširo 'heifer'.

Proto-Tsezian: *bɨ̃cu A

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: arm

Tsezi: mecu

Ginukh: mecu

Bezhta: bico

Gunzib: bɨcu

Comments: PTsKh *mɨcu (~-i-), PGB *bɨcu.

Proto-Tsezian: *bɨdurV (~-id-,-lV)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: bear-cub

Tsezi: beduro /bedʷiro

Ginukh: midure

Comments: Initial m- in Gin. is probably secondary.

Proto-Tsezian: *bɨʁ:V- ( ~ -i-,-χ-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: asp

Bezhta: biʁola (Khosh.)

Comments: Attested only in Bezht., but having reliable external parallels.

Proto-Tsezian: *bɨʎ:aj

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 dagger 2 sabre

Tsezi: beʎaj 1,2

Ginukh: beʎaj 2

Khvarshi: beʎaj (Radzhibov)

Inkhokvari: bɨʎaj 1

Bezhta: baʎaj (Khosh.) 1

Gunzib: baʎaj 1

Comments: PTsKh *bɨʎaj; PGB *baʎaj. In PGB there occurred a vocalic assimilation (*baʎaj < *bɨʎaj ~ -i-).

Proto-Tsezian: *bɨƛ̣V ( ~ -e-,-ǝ-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: spadix

Tsezi: biIƛ̣o (Imnaishvili)

Ginukh: beƛ̣o

Comments: PTsKh *bǝƛ̣o.

Proto-Tsezian: *bɨle (~-i-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 poplar 2 ash-tree 3 asp

Tsezi: beIli 1,2

Ginukh: bele 1

Khvarshi: bel (Radzhibov)

Inkhokvari: buIle 3

Comments: PTsKh *bɨIRe.

Proto-Tsezian: *bɨ(r)žʷV-lV (~ž:,š)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: gadfly

Bezhta: birzola (Khosh.)

Gunzib: bužilo

Comments: PGB *bɨ(r)žVlV / *bu(r)žVlV (-r- in Bezht. is most probably secondary). Cf. also Bezht. Tlad. biržölä.

Proto-Tsezian: *bɨs:ʷǝ A

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: fish

Tsezi: besuro

Ginukh: besuro

Bezhta: bisa

Gunzib: bɨsǝ

Comments: PTsKh *bɨsʷǝRo (cf. Tsez.Asakh. besʷiro; the *-Ro is probably an original oblique base marker); PGB *bɨsɔ (cf. also Gunz. Nakh. bɨsɔ).

Proto-Tsezian: *bɨsV A

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: fist

Tsezi: besi

Ginukh: beši

Khvarshi: besa

Inkhokvari: buso

Bezhta: biza

Gunzib: bɨza

Comments: PTsKh *bɨsǝ; PGB *bɨza.

Proto-Tsezian: *bɨṭV A ( ~ -i-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: vagina

Tsezi: beṭi

Ginukh: beṭe

Comments: PTsKh *biṭǝ ( ~ -ɨ-).

Proto-Tsezian: *bɨχ:ɔs: (~ -ʁ-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: hawk

Gunzib: bɨχɔs

Comments: Isolated in Gunz., but having probable external parallels.

Proto-Tsezian: *bɨZu (~-s-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: mountain

Bezhta: bizo

Gunzib: bɨzu

Comments: PGB *bɨzu.

Proto-Tsezian: *bocV A

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: moon

Tsezi: buci

Ginukh: buce

Khvarshi: buca

Inkhokvari: bucu

Bezhta: boco

Gunzib: boco

Comments: The PTs paradigm: *bocV, obl. *bɨcV-. Cf. PTsKh *bucV, *bɨcV- ( > Tsez. buci, bece-, Khvarsh. buca, beca-lo-); PGB *boco, *bɨcV- ( > Bezht. boco, bico-, Gunz. boco, bɨca-).

Proto-Tsezian: *bõƛ̣V A

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 beak 2 mouth, lip

Tsezi: buƛ̣i 1

Ginukh: miƛ̣u 1

Khvarshi: maƛ̣u (Radzhibov)

Inkhokvari: maIƛ̣u 2

Bezhta: moƛ̣o 1

Gunzib: moƛ̣o 1

Comments: PTsKh *bũƛ̣V (in Inkh., Khvarsh. and Gin. one must suppose a vowel metathesis); PGB *mɨƛ̣o. Pharyngealized articulation recorded sometimes in Cez. (buIƛ̣i) and Inkh. (maIƛ̣u) must be secondary. Cf. also Gin. miƛ̣o-qoju 'bridle' = Tsez. moIƛ̣o-qow id. (preserving nasalisation).

Proto-Tsezian: *boLo A

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 neck 2 necklace

Tsezi: buʎi (Radzhibov)

Khvarshi: buʎuba (Radzhibov)

Inkhokvari: bulu 2

Bezhta: boʎo 1

Gunzib: bolo 1

Comments: PTsKh *buLV; PGB *boLo. There are no secure external parallels (Cham. Gig. belun 'neck, collar' does not correspond regularly and since it is quite isolated within Andian, may be an old loan).

Proto-Tsezian: *boq

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: sun

Tsezi: buq

Ginukh: buq

Khvarshi: buq

Inkhokvari: bɨq

Bezhta: boq

Gunzib: boq

Comments: PTsKh *buq, PGB *boq. The paradigm in PTs: dir. *boq, obl. *bɨqV-, cf. Khvarsh. buq, beqi-, Bezht. boq, biqo-, Gunz. boq, bɨqa-. In Inkh. the direct stem had been replaced by the oblique one. The obl. base serves also as basis for derived words meaning 'southern (sunny) slope of a hill': Gin. beqa-ƛ̣o, Inkh. bɨqa, Bezht. Tlad. biq-ƛ̣as, Khosh. biq̇ijo, Gunz. bɨq̇q̇u ( < *bɨq-ʔVju).

Proto-Tsezian: *bot-ol ( ~ -d-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: tree-fungus, tinder

Gunzib: bodol

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

Proto-Tsezian: *bɔc̣ǝ A

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 spleen 2 liver

Tsezi: boc̣-ḳori 1

Bezhta: bac̣o 1

Gunzib: bɔc̣ǝ 2

Comments: PGB *bɔc̣ǝ. The Tsez. form is a compound with an unclear second component (cf. also Bezht. Tlad. bac̣-kil 'spleen' demonstrating the same compound).

Proto-Tsezian: *bɔc̣ǝ A

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: wolf

Tsezi: boc̣i

Ginukh: boc̣e

Khvarshi: boc̣a

Inkhokvari: boc̣o

Bezhta: bac̣o

Gunzib: bɔc̣ǝ

Comments: PTsKh *boc̣ǝ; PGB *bɔc̣ǝ.