Tsezian etymology : Query result

Proto-Tsezian: *ʁinV (~ʁ:-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: woman

Tsezi: ʁIana

Khvarshi: ʁini

Inkhokvari: ʁIine

Comments: PTsKh *ʁiInV (in Tsez. two forms coexist: ʁIana and ʁIana-bi, the latter being a former plural).

Proto-Tsezian: *ʁɨƛu A

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: trousers, breeches

Tsezi: ʁeƛu

Ginukh: ʁeƛu

Khvarshi: ʁeƛu

Inkhokvari: ʁɨƛu

Bezhta: χiƛo

Gunzib: χɨƛu

Comments: PTsKh *ʁɨƛu; PGB *χɨƛu.

Proto-Tsezian: *ʁ(:)ač̣V-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 variegated 2 grey 3 blue

Tsezi: ʁaIč̣u 1,3

Ginukh: ʁʷač̣-diju 2

Khvarshi: ʁač̣u (Radzhibov)

Inkhokvari: ʁač̣u 1 (Bokarev)

Comments: PTsKh *ʁaIč̣V- (labialisation in Gin. is probably secondary).

Proto-Tsezian: *ʁ:ẽʁ:- B

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 to beat, forge 2 to crush, grind

Tsezi: ʁiʁ- 2

Ginukh: ʁeʁ- 2

Gunzib: hẽh- 1

Comments: PTsKh *ʁǝʁ-.

Proto-Tsezian: *ʁ:ẽj A (~*ʁ:ĩj B)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: milk

Tsezi: ʁIa / ʁIaj

Ginukh: ʁī

Khvarshi: ʁĩ

Inkhokvari: ʁIẽ

Bezhta: hĩ

Gunzib: hĩ

Comments: PTsKh *ʁIẽj; PGB *hĩ. Because of the combination "nasalisation + pharyngealisation" the vocalic reconstruction is not quite certain.

Proto-Tsezian: *ʁ:eṭa (~ʁ-,-ɨ-,-ǝ-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: goat's wool

Tsezi: ʁIiṭa

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

Proto-Tsezian: *ʁ:ǝʔǝr-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: high

Bezhta: hō

Gunzib: hǝʔǝru

Comments: PGB *hǝʔǝru, cf. also Bezht. Tlad. hoʔoro. Initial PTs *ʁ:- is probable because of external evidence (otherwise *h- or *ħ- could also be assumed).

Proto-Tsezian: *ʁ:ǝru ( ~ χ-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: saw

Gunzib: hǝru

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

Proto-Tsezian: *ʁ:ib(a) / *biʁ:(a)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 foundation 2 stake, wooden peg

Tsezi: ʁIab (Radzhibov)

Khvarshi: ʁeb (Radzhibov)

Inkhokvari: ʁib 2

Bezhta: biʁa 1

Gunzib: biʁa 1

Comments: PTsKh *ʁ[i]b; PGB *biʁa.

Proto-Tsezian: *ʁ:ilV (~ʁ-,ɨ,u,r)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: saddle for a donkey

Tsezi: ʁIelu / ʁIalo

Comments: Attested only in Tsez. (cited from Imnaishvili), but having probable external parallels.

Proto-Tsezian: *ʁ:ɨ̃-du

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: shadow

Tsezi: ʁedu

Ginukh: ʁedu

Khvarshi: ʁedu

Inkhokvari: ʁɨdu

Bezhta: hido-ci

Gunzib: hũdu-la

Comments: PTsKh *ʁɨdu; PGB *hɨ̃du- (in Gunz. probably hũdu- < *hɨ̃du- through vowel assimilation).

Proto-Tsezian: *ʁ:ɨʁ:ʷ- (~ʁ)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: merry

Tsezi: ʁIaʁu

Inkhokvari: ʁuʁu (Santl.)

Comments: PTsKh *ʁIɨʁu.

Proto-Tsezian: *ʁ:ɔd A

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: linden, lime-tree

Tsezi: ʁoId

Ginukh: ʁod

Khvarshi: ʁoda (Radzhibov)

Inkhokvari: ʁodo

Bezhta: had

Gunzib: hɔdɔ-s χõχe

Comments: PTsKh *ʁod(ǝ) (Bokarev and Lomtadze note pharyngealization in Tsez., Gin. and Inkh., but in the MSU recordings no pharyngealization is present); PGB *hɔd.

Proto-Tsezian: *ʁ:ɔʁ:ba

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: partridge

Ginukh: ʁoʁmo

Khvarshi: ʁoʁba

Inkhokvari: ʁoʁba

Bezhta: ʁaʁba (Tlad.)

Comments: PTsKh *ʁoʁba (-mo in Gin. is not quite clear).

Proto-Tsezian: *ʁ:ɔʁ:V

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 small stones, road-metal 2 chip, sliver

Tsezi: ʁoʁu 2

Bezhta: ʁaʁa

Comments: Cf. also Tlad., Khosh. ʁäʁä.

Proto-Tsezian: *ʁ(:)ɔnṭu

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: butterfly

Khvarshi: ʁonṭu

Inkhokvari: ʁoʁonṭu

Comments: PTsKh *ʁonṭu (in Inkh. reduplicated).

Proto-Tsezian: *ʁ:ɔrVnV / *rɔʁ:VnV

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: spring wool

Tsezi: ʁoroni

Ginukh: ʁoroni

Khvarshi: ʁore (Radzhibov)

Inkhokvari: ʁorone

Bezhta: jöʁin

Gunzib: roʁin

Comments: PTsKh *ʁorone (absence of -n- in Khvarshi is rather strange); PGB *roʁin (cf. also Bezht. Khosh. roʁin 'clot of wool'). In PGB we would rather expect *-ɔ-; the -o- reflex is irregular.

Proto-Tsezian: [*-ʁ(:)u-]

Meaning: lative

Inkhokvari: -ʁu-l

Proto-Tsezian: *ʁ:ur (~ʁ-,-o-,-l)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: stone

Tsezi: ʁIul

Khvarshi: ʁur

Inkhokvari: ʁur

Comments: PTsKh *ʁuR.

Proto-Tsezian: *ʁ:ʷãde

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: crow

Tsezi: ʁʷaIdi

Ginukh: ʁʷad(e)

Khvarshi: ʁãde

Inkhokvari: ʁade

Bezhta: ʁade

Gunzib: ʁãde

Comments: PTsKh *ʁʷãId[e] (with some variations: cf. also Tsez. Sh. ʁʷaIdu, Gin. (Lomtadze) ʁʷadi, Inkh. (Bokarev) ʁʷaIdi); unclear is the loss of nasalisation in Inkh. PGB *ʁãde.