Dargwa etymology : Query result

Proto-Dargwa: *durχIʷa

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: child

Akusha: durħaI

Chiragh: darχIa

Comments: Cf. also Ur. durħʷaI, Kub. dūħu.

Proto-Dargwa: *dus- ?

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: rain

Chiragh: dusre

Comments: Isolated in Chir.; etymology obscure.

Proto-Dargwa: *dus:

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: year

Akusha: dus

Chiragh: dus:

Comments: Cf. also Ur., Kub. dus etc.

Proto-Dargwa: *dux:ala

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: wing

Akusha: duxala (Ur.)

Comments: Ur. duxala should be kept apart (for phonetic reasons) from PD *dukala q.v.

Proto-Dargwa: *duχIi

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: snow

Akusha: daIħi

Comments: Cf. also Ur. duħaI, Muir. duχ:i ( = duIχi) id.

Proto-Dargwa: *gada

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: kid (less than 1 y. old)

Chiragh: ɣada

Proto-Dargwa: *gal(i)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: son, boy

Chiragh: ɣale

Comments: Cf. also Kad., Kub. gal, Sirg., Tsud. gali etc.

Proto-Dargwa: *gažin

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: small jar, jug

Akusha: gažin

Chiragh: gažin

Proto-Dargwa: *gemgV / *gergV

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 round bread 2 dough

Akusha: gerg 1

Chiragh: gamga 2

Proto-Dargwa: *gilagʷ

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: key

Chiragh: gilaw

Proto-Dargwa: *gulgul-/*gurgur-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: round

Akusha: žuruga

Chiragh: gulgulze

Comments: The root is expressive and liable to irregular changes. Cf. also Kharb. gurgura, Sirg. (with metathesis) rugrug-ce. Some dialects (like Ak.) reflect a quite irregular change *g- > ž-, cf. also Ur. žuruga, Tsud. žuruk:a-se, Muir. žuruk:a etc.

Proto-Dargwa: *gʷ- / *=irg(ʷ)-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to look

Chiragh: ʕul=irg-

Comments: In Chir. a compound with ʕul- 'eye'. Cf. also Ur. gʷ- 'to see'.

Proto-Dargwa: *gʷanc:a

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: earth

Akusha: wanza

Comments: Cf. Ur. gʷanʒa, Kub. gʷansa id.

Proto-Dargwa: *gʷer ( ~ *k:ʷ-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to roll

Akusha: ger -iḳes

Comments: A compound verb; cf. also Ur. gʷir duqis 'to roll'. In Ak. cf. also gera 'lump, clot', guru 'ball, sphere'.

Proto-Dargwa: *ɣa(ni)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: winter

Akusha: jani

Chiragh: ɣa

Comments: Cf. also Chir. ɣane 'in winter', Ur. ʕini, Gapsh. ženi, Kub. ga, gane 'winter'.

Proto-Dargwa: *ɣara

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: furrow

Chiragh: jara

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

Proto-Dargwa: *ɣaχ:a

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: shed

Akusha: jaχa

Chiragh: iχ:a

Comments: Cf. also Ur. jaχa 'kennel'.

Proto-Dargwa: *ɣerɣʷa

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: smoke

Chiragh: jergʷa

Comments: Common to some Darg. dialects (with *ɣ- reflected as j- and ž-).

Proto-Dargwa: *-ɣ(u)-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: sub series

Akusha: -u

Proto-Dargwa: *ɣuta

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: chair

Akusha: uta

Comments: Cf. also Mek. uta, Kub. guta id.