Sino-Caucasian etymology : Query result

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *bVńV́

Meaning: to play, laugh, joke

Sino-Tibetan: *p(r)ǝŋ (~b-)

Yenisseian: *ʔapVn- (~x-)

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *bV́nV

Meaning: dust, sand, flour

Sino-Tibetan: *bŭn(H)

Yenisseian: *pǝʔnVŋ

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *bVrḳwV̄́

Meaning: wooden frame

North Caucasian: *bVrḳwV

Sino-Tibetan: *phV̄k

Burushaski: *bákur

Comments and references : Some other forms can be also compared: cf. PNC *borGwV `shed'; OC *pāk `pole', *b(h)uk `carriage box support resting on axle'; cf. also *bħǝ̄́nq̇V̆.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *bV̆rŁVŋḗ

Meaning: stretcher, frame

North Caucasian: *bV̆mŁVrē / *bV̆rŁVmē

Sino-Tibetan: *ƛǝ̄̆ŋH

Comments and references : LV B4.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *bV́rV

Meaning: tasty, sweet; pungent

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Sino-Tibetan: *Par

Yenisseian: *piʔr₁-

Burushaski: *babár-

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *bVrV́ ( ~ -l-)

Meaning: bifurcation

Sino-Tibetan: *prā(k)

Yenisseian: *par₁- (~-ŕ-)

Basque: *berhesi

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *bV́stV

Meaning: knee

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *b[ǝ]c_V

Sino-Tibetan: *pŭt(-s)

Yenisseian: *baʔt-

Burushaski: *bácin

Basque: *borc / *bośt

Comments and references : HGC 20, DCE 2. Yen. *b- is irregular.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *bVštV

Meaning: stick, beater

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: PWC *bač́V 'stick'

Yenisseian: *pa(j)t-

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *[b]V(x)ga

Meaning: side

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *büg_a (~ -ɨ,-ǝ, -o)

Sino-Tibetan: *bhǝ̄k

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *bVxV ( ~ -xg-,-xq̇-)

Meaning: to clean, sweep

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Sino-Tibetan: *bek

Yenisseian: *pɔx-

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *[c]ā́rxgwV̆

Meaning: squirrel, weasel

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *cārg_wɨ̄ (~ -ǝ̄,-ā)

Sino-Tibetan: *sreŋ(H)

Yenisseian: *saʔqa

Burushaski: *ćargé

Basque: *śagu

Comments and references : HGC 27, LV B5, MCGD 4, BCD 11. Final vowel length (based on Av. caƛ̣:ú) in PNC is not quite certain and contradicts all the other evidence, so it must probably be wrong.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *chwōlĕ́

Meaning: fox

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *chwōlĕ (~ -ă)

Sino-Tibetan: *Criǝ̄

Burushaski: *hal

Basque: *ɦaseri / *a=seɦari

Comments and references : DCE 15, BCD 11.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ciŋwV

Meaning: star

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Sino-Tibetan: *sēŋ

Burushaski: *así[m]

Comments and references : LDC 27; different in HGC 22.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *cōjwɨ̄lɦV

Meaning: rainy season

North Caucasian: *c_ōjwɨ̄lɦV

Sino-Tibetan: /OC 秋 *ćhiw 'autumn' /

Yenisseian: *sir₁-

Comments and references : HGC 35, WFR 29. In PY one would expect a *-ʔ-; the reason for this discrepancy is not clear (contraction?). [Cf. PE *cavlV- 'winter, year'].

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ćVɫV̆

Meaning: shallow, short

North Caucasian: *=V̄lćV ( < *=V̄ćVlV)

Sino-Tibetan: *ʒ́hĕnH (~-ɫH, -rH)

Burushaski: *śal

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *cVmV́

Meaning: how much; if

North Caucasian: *čwi-mV

Sino-Tibetan: *c(h)V̄m

Yenisseian: *sVm

Comments and references : HGC 36, WFR 94. PEC *čwi-mV most probably < *cwi-mV under the influence of *čwi `what, who'.

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ćVnV

Meaning: to cut, sickle

North Caucasian: *ćVnV

Sino-Tibetan: *ćĕnH

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *cVpV́ ( ~ c̣-, -b-, -ṗ-)

Meaning: much, a lot

Sino-Tibetan: *chĕp

Yenisseian: *sep (~-b)

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ČV́QV

Meaning: to move, run

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Sino-Tibetan: *ćek ( ~ ʒ́-)

Yenisseian: *čɔʔq-

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ČVQV

Meaning: a k. of vessel

Yenisseian: *čaq-pǝm (~c-)

Burushaski: *ćVq

Comments and references : Cf. *ć̣ä̆́xqwă.