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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *sígá ( ~ z-)
Meaning: to look, search
Russian meaning: смотреть, искать
Mongolian: *sigiɣa-
Tungus-Manchu: *sig-
Korean: *čhắč-
Japanese: *sánk-
Comments: ТМС 2, 78, Martin 236, Martin 1996, 27. Kor. *čhắč- is an assimilation < *sVhắč- = PJ *sá(n)kas-.
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *sigiɣa-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to look, spy
Russian meaning: смотреть, подсматривать
Written Mongolian: sigiɣa- (L 721: siɣa-, siqaɣa-)
Middle Mongolian: šixaǯǝu'uǯe 'a spy' (HY 32)
Khalkha: šagā-
Buriat: šagā-
Kalmuck: šaɣā-
Dagur: šigē- (Тод. Даг. 183)
Monguor: sge- (SM 346), sGe-
Comments: KW 344, TMN 1, 355 (although derivation from sika- 'to press' is of course impossible).
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *sig-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 to peep, look out, spy 2 to appear
Russian meaning: 1 подсматривать, выглядывать 2 появляться
Evenki: siɣin- 1
Even: hiē- 2
Negidal: siɣin- 1
Literary Manchu: ša- 1
Ulcha: si-len- 2
Orok: sịgbadda- 'to frown'
Udighe: sikpesi-, sīsi- 1
Solon: š́igī- 1
Comments: ТМС 2, 76, 77-78. The Manchu form, despite Rozycki 192, is hardly borrowed from Mong. siɣa- (actually sigiɣa- with a stable -g-).
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Korean etymology :

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Proto-Korean: *čhắč-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to search, look for
Russian meaning: искать
Modern Korean: čhat- [čhač-]
Middle Korean: čhắč-
Comments: Nam 449, KED 1576.
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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *sánk-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to search
Russian meaning: искать
Old Japanese: sagur-
Middle Japanese: ságúr-
Tokyo: sàgur-, sàgas-
Kyoto: ságúr-, ságás-
Kagoshima: sagúr-, sagás-
Comments: JLTT 745.
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