Tsezian etymology : Query result

Proto-Tsezian: *ʔɨ̃z(:) ( ~ -s)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: a bundle of sheaves

Gunzib: ɨ̃z

Comments: Attested only in Gunz., but having good Nakh parallels.

Proto-Tsezian: *ʔõc (~-ǝ̃-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: knucklebone

Bezhta: õc

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

Proto-Tsezian: *ʔõʎ B (~-ʎ:)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 leather rope 2 leather strip

Tsezi: oʎ (Radzhibov)

Khvarshi: ĩʎ (Radzhibov)

Inkhokvari: ẽʎ 2

Bezhta: ö̃ʎ 1

Comments: PTsKh *ʔö̃ʎ.

Proto-Tsezian: *ʔoʎ:- (~-ʎ-,-L-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: go, walk

Ginukh: uʎ-

Comments: Isolated in Ginukh, but with reliable external parallels.

Proto-Tsezian: *ʔõƛ̣u B

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: sweetbrier

Tsezi: ʕiƛ̣u-q̇a

Ginukh: iƛ̣u / ʕiƛ̣u

Khvarshi: ĩƛ̣u (Radzhibov)

Inkhokvari: ẽƛ̣u

Bezhta: õƛ̣o

Gunzib: ǝ̃ƛ̣u

Comments: PTsKh *ʔẽƛ̣u ( ~ -ö̃-); PGB *ʔǝ̃ƛ̣u (cf. also Bezht. Khosh. oƛ̣o). The PGB vocalism is not quite regular (one would rather expect *ʔõƛ̣u).

Proto-Tsezian: *ʔõƛ̣u B

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: bottom

Tsezi: ʕeƛ̣u / ʕiƛ̣u

Ginukh: iƛ̣u

Khvarshi: ĩƛ̣u

Inkhokvari: ẽƛ̣u

Bezhta: õƛ̣o

Gunzib: ǝ̃ƛ̣u

Comments: PTsKh *ʔö̃ƛ̣u; PGB *ʔǝ̃ƛ̣u. The reflex *ǝ̃ in PGB is irregular (*õ would be expected).

Proto-Tsezian: *ʔõƛ̣V- ( ~ -ǝ̃-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: left

Bezhta: õƛ̣a-ƛ̣as (Tlad.)

Comments: Cf. also Khosh. oƛ̣aƛ̣os. The word could be analysed as "(being) on the bottom", but this is certainly a folk etymology. This is obviously a genetic parallel for Tind. anƛ:i-ƛ:a-s:a 'left', with secondary assimilation -ƛ- > -ƛ̣- before the following (locative) -ƛ̣-.

Proto-Tsezian: *ʔõq̇e-(nɔ)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: four

Tsezi: uj-no

Ginukh: uq̇i-no

Khvarshi: ũq̇e-n

Inkhokvari: ũq̇q̇e

Bezhta: õq̇o-na

Gunzib: oq̇e-n

Comments: PTsKh *ʔũq̇e-n(o); PGB *ʔõq̇e-n(ɔ) (cf. also Bezht. Tlad., Khosh. öq̇enä).

Proto-Tsezian: *ʔor ( ~ -ǝ-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: wheel

Bezhta: örra

Comments: In Bokarev's notation - orra. The Bezht. form is a former plural in -ra from *ʔor.

Proto-Tsezian: *ʔõs: B

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: ox

Tsezi: is

Ginukh: üš

Khvarshi: ĩs

Inkhokvari: ẽs

Bezhta: õs

Gunzib: õs

Comments: PTsKh *ʔö̃s (cf. also Tsez. /Imnaishvili/ is/os, Gin. /MSU/ iš); PGB *ʔõs.

Proto-Tsezian: *ʔõšV B (~-ɔ-,-š:-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: grass

Tsezi: oš

Ginukh: üšü (Lomtadze)

Khvarshi: iš

Inkhokvari: ĩš

Comments: PTsKh *ʔö̃š(u).

Proto-Tsezian: *ʔõχ ( ~ -ʁ:)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: barley

Bezhta: õʁ (Tlad.)

Gunzib: oh

Comments: PGB *ʔõʁ. In Bezht. (prop.) Madieva lists õχ 'barley' (probably a faulty recording).

Proto-Tsezian: *ʔoχV (~ ǝ,Ṽ,ʁ:)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: a small plot of land

Bezhta: öʁä (Khosh.)

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

Proto-Tsezian: *ʔožǝ (~ -ž:-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: son, boy

Tsezi: užu / uži

Ginukh: uži

Khvarshi: uža

Inkhokvari: užo

Bezhta: ožo

Gunzib: ože

Comments: PTsKh *ʔužǝ, PGB *ʔožǝ. PTs *ʔož(:)ǝ must go back to an earlier *ʔɨžʷǝ; cf. also PTs *r-ɨž(ʷ)ǝ reflected in PGB *riže 'heifer' (Bezht. Tlad., Khosh. riže, Gunz. riže; = Akhv. r-eša id.).

Proto-Tsezian: *ʔɔbu A (/*ʔɔbiju)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: father

Tsezi: obiju

Ginukh: obu

Khvarshi: obu

Inkhokvari: obu

Bezhta: abo

Gunzib: ɔbu

Comments: PTsKh *ʔobu / *ʔobiju, PGB *ʔɔbu.

Proto-Tsezian: *ʔɔ̃c B

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: threshing-floor

Tsezi: oc

Ginukh: ič / üč

Khvarshi: ĩc (Leksika, Ram.)

Inkhokvari: ẽc

Bezhta: ãc

Gunzib: ǝ̃c (Gunz.)

Comments: PTsKh *ʔö̃c; PGB *ʔãc (cf. also Bezht. Tlad. ãc, Khosh. ac).

Proto-Tsezian: *ʔɔ̃cǝ B

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: willow

Tsezi: ici (Radzhibov)

Khvarshi: ĩca (Radzhibov)

Inkhokvari: ẽco

Bezhta: ãco (Tlad.)

Gunzib: ɔ̃̃cǝ (Nakh.)

Comments: PTsKh *ʔẽcǝ; PGB *ʔɔ̃cǝ (cf. also Bezht. Khosh. aco.

Proto-Tsezian: *ʔɔcu

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: ring, hoop; buckle

Khvarshi: ocu (Radzhibov)

Inkhokvari: ocu

Comments: PTsKh *ʔocu.

Proto-Tsezian: *ʔɔ̃ču / *ʔɔ̃ʔɔ̃ču

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: hen

Tsezi: onoču

Ginukh: oʔocu

Khvarshi: õču

Inkhokvari: õču

Comments: PTsKh *ʔõču / *ʔõʔõču.

Proto-Tsezian: *ʔɔc̣

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 whey 2 curds

Tsezi: oc̣ 1

Khvarshi: oc̣ (Radzhibov)

Inkhokvari: oc̣ 1,2

Comments: PTsKh *ʔɔc̣.