Tsezian etymology : Query result

Proto-Tsezian: [*-gu]

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: past participle

Inkhokvari: -gu

Proto-Tsezian: *gudV (~*gʷɨ-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: hen

Bezhta: güdä

Gunzib: gudo

Comments: PGB *gudV.

Proto-Tsezian: *gugu (~o)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: back

Tsezi: gugu

Khvarshi: gugu

Inkhokvari: gugu

Comments: PTsKh *gugu.

Proto-Tsezian: *gujL(:)- ?

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: all

Khvarshi: gojʎač

Inkhokvari: gulluč

Comments: PTsKh *gujLVč; derivation unclear.

Proto-Tsezian: *guṗ

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 hill 2 heap

Tsezi: guṗ 1

Khvarshi: gub (Radzhibov)

Bezhta: ḳuṗijo 2 (Khosh.)

Comments: PTsKh *guṗ (with dissimilation in Khvarshi). The Bezht. form has a frequent suffix -ijo; ḳ- < g- through assimilation.

Proto-Tsezian: *gurtu (~o)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: knee

Khvarshi: kurtu (Radzhibov)

Inkhokvari: gurtu

Comments: PTsKh *gurtu (with assimilation in Khvarshi).

Proto-Tsezian: *gurV (~-o-,-L-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 stallion 2 horse

Tsezi: gulu 1

Ginukh: gulu 1,2

Comments: PTsKh *guRu.

Proto-Tsezian: *guṭ(V)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: smoke

Tsezi: guṭ

Ginukh: kuṭi

Khvarshi: guṭ (Radzhibov)

Inkhokvari: guṭ

Comments: PTsKh *guṭ(V) (with irregular devoicing in Gin.).

Proto-Tsezian: *guZ (~-o-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: elbow

Khvarshi: guz

Comments: Isolated in Khvarsh., but having possible external cognates.

Proto-Tsezian: *gül-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to put

Tsezi: erʷ-

Ginukh: gor-

Khvarshi: gil-

Inkhokvari: gul-

Bezhta: g=il- (Tlad.)

Gunzib: g=ǝl-

Comments: PTsKh *ʔüR- / *güR- (the reason for loss of g- in Tsez. is not clear); PGB *g=ǝl-. All forms (except Bezht.) are taken from Bok. Tsez. In PGB the verb retains class markers (despite the loss of initial vowel), which interact with the root vowel (*gǝl- / *gil- / *gul-).

Proto-Tsezian: *gV

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: a demonstrative stem

Ginukh: ha-go

Bezhta: hu-gi,ho-go

Gunzib: ǝ-g, o-gu

Comments: The root *gV is used only for far deixis and only in conjunction with other demonstrative stems. It has lost the original meaning 'that (below)', which is perhaps preserved in some adverbs: Inkh. gi-ʎ 'below; inside', Gin. ge-ʎ / ge-ƛ 'below'.

Proto-Tsezian: [*-gV]

Meaning: deverb. noun (nomen agentis)

Bezhta: -gi

Proto-Tsezian: *gVr-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: round

Tsezi: gelmač̣u

Ginukh: gemerdiju

Inkhokvari: gɨrma

Bezhta: gerdijo

Gunzib: gerdu

Comments: An expressive root with somewhat irregular correspondences. PTsKh *gɨr-mV- (with metathesis in Gin.); PGB *ger-.

Proto-Tsezian: *g̥1̇ʷ[e]dǝ

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: oat flour

Tsezi: kudi

Khvarshi: kude (Radzhibov)

Inkhokvari: kʷedo

Bezhta: gudo

Comments: PTsKh *kʷedǝ.

Proto-Tsezian: *g̥1̇ʷem A

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 raspberry 2 strawberry 3 a k. of berry

Khvarshi: kim 1

Inkhokvari: kem 1

Bezhta: gemalo 3

Gunzib: gomi 2

Comments: PTsKh *k[e]m; PGB *göm(V). For the suffixed form in Bezht. cf. the Nakh forms.

Proto-Tsezian: *gʷid

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: shirt

Tsezi: ged

Khvarshi: gud

Inkhokvari: gid

Comments: PTsKh *gʷid.

Proto-Tsezian: *gʷɨg(ʷ)V- (~-o-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: cheek

Bezhta: gogā

Gunzib: gogor

Comments: PGB *gogɔr(u) (cf. also Bezht. Tlad. gugaro, Khosh. gogaro).

Proto-Tsezian: *gʷVl-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: thief

Gunzib: guhlaq

Comments: The Gunz. word is probably a compound < *gul-hVq (for the second part cf. Tsez., Gin. =uq- 'to hide').

Proto-Tsezian: *gʷVš(:)V-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: lean

Tsezi: guš-iju

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

Proto-Tsezian: *ʁebV- (~-o-,-ɔ-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: hat, cap

Khvarshi: ʁobola (Radzhibov)

Inkhokvari: ʁeIbila

Comments: PTsKh *ʁ[e]bV-; -la is a frequent nominal suffix.