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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *kósV ( ~ -u-)
Meaning: chain, ring
Russian meaning: цепь, кольцо
Tungus-Manchu: *kosa
Korean: *kùsɨ́r
Japanese: *kúsárì
Comments: An Eastern isogloss. Cf. Old Koguryo *kos 'gem, jewel' (see Miller 1979, 10).
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *kosa
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 stone ring 2 ring, pectoral
Russian meaning: 1 каменное кольцо 2 кольцо, обруч
Ulcha: qoso(n) 2
Orok: qoso 1
Oroch: koso 1
Comments: ТМС 1, 417.
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Korean etymology :

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Proto-Korean: *kùsɨ́r
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: pearl(s)
Russian meaning: жемчуг
Modern Korean: kusul
Middle Korean: kùsɨ́r
Comments: Liu 84, KED 204.
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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *kúsárì
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: chain
Russian meaning: цепь
Old Japanese: kusari; kusar- 'to be linked, chained together'
Middle Japanese: kúsárì
Tokyo: kùsari
Kyoto: kúsárí
Kagoshima: kusári
Comments: JLTT 466. Modern dialects point rather to *kúsárí.
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