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Korean etymology :
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Proto-Korean: *sjǝ̄m
Meaning: island
Russian meaning: остров
Modern Korean: sǝm
Middle Korean: sjǝ̄m
koret-prnum,koret-meaning,koret-rusmean,koret-phn,koret-ako,koret-reference,
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Altaic etymology :
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Proto-Altaic: *š[i̯à]mì
Meaning: island; forest
Russian meaning: остров; лес
Comments: EAS 155, Martin 234, Miller 1976, 370-371, 1979b, 17-31, Martin 1996, 35. The parallel seems quite plausible (on a similar interchange between "island" and "forest" see, e.g., under *ā́rV), but vocalism raises some doubts. The reconstruction *ši̯àmi is possible if one assumes PT *simek < *semek (which is quite possible, because the word is only attested in OUygh. and may have actually been semek), and PTM *šumi < *šimu (cf. the Udehe (An.) form simb́o - perhaps archaic). altet-prnum,altet-meaning,altet-rusmean,altet-turc,altet-tung,altet-kor,altet-jap,altet-reference,
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Proto-Turkic: *simek
Meaning: forest, jungle
Russian meaning: лес, чаща
Old Turkic: simek (OUygh.)
turcet-prnum,turcet-meaning,turcet-rusmean,turcet-atu,turcet-reference,
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Tungus etymology :
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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *šumi ( ~ č-)
Meaning: 1 foreland, shallow place 2 tussock
Russian meaning: 1 коса, отмель 2 кочка
Evenki: čumi 1, čumdikēn, čummikē 2 (Вас. 529) Negidal: čụmịxān 1
Udighe: simb́o 2 (An.)
Comments: ТМС 2, 86, 414. tunget-prnum,tunget-meaning,tunget-rusmean,tunget-evk,tunget-neg,tunget-ude,tunget-reference,
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Japanese etymology :
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Proto-Japanese: *sìmà
Meaning: island
Russian meaning: остров
Old Japanese: sima
Middle Japanese: sìmà
Tokyo: shimá
Kyoto: shímà
Kagoshima: shimá
japet-prnum,japet-meaning,japet-rusmean,japet-ajp,japet-mjp,japet-tok,japet-kyo,japet-kag,japet-comments,
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Nostratic etymology :
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Eurasiatic: *[sw]VjmV
Meaning: marsh
Comments: Expected *s- in Ur.
nostret-meaning,nostret-prnum,nostret-alt,nostret-ura,nostret-notes,
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Uralic etymology :
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Number: 936
Proto: *śajmV
English meaning: low ground (with a pond or brook)
German meaning: Vertiefung, Senkung (mit einem Teich od. Bach)
Udmurt (Votyak): śum (S G) 'durch Überschwemmung entstandener Teich, Sumpf; Teich, Bucht' ?
Khanty (Ostyak): sajǝm (V O), sojǝm (DN) 'Bach; Tälchen, Senkung, tiefe Stelle zwischen Heiden, Erdrücken und quer durch solche; Tälchen mit einem Bach; Vertiefung durch eine Sandbank' ?
Mansi (Vogul): sōjǝm (KU P) 'Bach', sōjim (P) 'Wald am Bachesrand', sojim (LM) 'sumpfiger Morast', sɔ̄jǝm (So.) 'Bach' ( > Komi I Le. sojim 'густой, труднопроходимый еловый лес на болотистом месте')
uralet-proto,uralet-prnum,uralet-meaning,uralet-germmean,uralet-udm,uralet-khn,uralet-man,
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Borean (approx.) : CVMV
Meaning : marsh, uncultivated land
Afroasiatic : *ĉVym-
globet-meaning,globet-nostr,globet-afas,
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