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Korean etymology :

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Proto-Korean: *kòčái
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: ends of bow
Russian meaning: концы лука
Modern Korean: koǯa
Middle Korean: kòčái
Comments: Nam 48, KED 148.
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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *k`i̯áčo
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: ends of bow, brace
Russian meaning: концы лука, скоба
Turkic: *KAča-, *KAča-gu (?)
Mongolian: *kičir
Tungus-Manchu: *xusu- / *xuse-
Korean: *kòčái
Japanese: *kasunkapi
Comments: The Turkic match is dubious (scantily represented and semantically difficult); all other languages match each other rather well.
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Turkic etymology :

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Proto-Turkic: *KAča-, *KAča-gu
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to chisel, chisel
Russian meaning: долото, зубило, работать зубилом
Tatar: qaʒau (Sib.)
Kazakh: qaša-, qašau
Bashkir: qasau
Comments: VEWT 217.
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *kičir
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: ends of bow
Russian meaning: концы лука
Written Mongolian: kičir (МХТТТ)
Khalkha: xičir
Ordos: gečir
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *xusu- / *xuse-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 cross-bow 2 weapon (for throwing) 3 snare
Russian meaning: 1 самострел 2 оружие (для бросания: стрела, снаряд) 3 силки
Evenki: usē 2
Even: us 2
Negidal: use 2
Literary Manchu: wesen 3
Ulcha: χosolị 2
Nanai: χosolị 1
Oroch: usuli 2
Udighe: wuhende- 'to throw (weapon)'
Comments: ТМС 2, 292.
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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *kasunkapi
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: brace, latch
Russian meaning: скоба
Old Japanese: kasugapji
Middle Japanese: kasugafi
Tokyo: kasugai
Comments: JLTT 442.
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *ḳVcwV
Meaning: end, tip
Altaic: *k`i̯áčo
Uralic: *kaća
References: ND 997 *Ḳeć̣[a] 'tip, end' (Mong. + Ur. + Sem.).
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Uralic etymology :

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Number: 212
Proto: *kaća
> Nostratic: > Nostratic
English meaning: end, tip
German meaning: Ende, Spitze
Finnish: kasa 'etwas Vorragendes, Ecke; Winkel, Ecke' ( > Saam. Suj. kā͔ssiɛ̆ 'Ecke der Schneide des Beils')
Estonian: kadsa 'unteres Ende an der Schneide des Beiles'
Saam (Lapp): gæčče -ǣǯ- (N) 'and, point, outskirts; top', kiehtjē ~ kǟhtjē (L) 'Ende, Spitze', ḱieš́t́t́š́E (Ko. Not.), kieD́t́š́E (Kld.), kieD́t́š́e (T) 'Ende (eines Gegenstandes)'
Hungarian: hëgy 'Spitze; Berg' ?
K. Redei's notes: *kajc'a, *kac'ä?
Yukaghir parallels: kič, kičil 'Ende'
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