Tungus etymology :

Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *ulēk

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: lie

Russian meaning: ложь

Evenki: ulēk

Even: ölēk

Negidal: ölöx

Literary Manchu: uluken

Oroch: oloki- (v.)

Solon: ölȫx, elȫx

Comments: ТМС 2, 265.

Altaic etymology :

Proto-Altaic: *uĺu(-kV, -gV)

Nostratic: Nostratic

Meaning: lie

Russian meaning: ложь

Turkic: *uĺak

Mongolian: *ulig

Tungus-Manchu: *ulēk

Japanese: *ùsuâ

Comments: Poppe AU 115 (Turk.-Mong., although Turk. *uĺak is not separated from *ub-ĺak 'small' - which is the reason for Doerfer's objections in TMN 2, 63).

Turkic etymology :

Proto-Turkic: *uĺak

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: slander

Russian meaning: клевета

Karakhanid: ušaq (MK)

Tatar: ušaq Tob. 'slanderer' (R)

Middle Turkic: ušuluq 'suspicion' (Pav. C.), ušaq (CCum.)

Uighur: uššaq

Yakut: usxax 'rumour'

Kirghiz: ušaq

Bashkir: ošaq

Balkar: ušaq 'conversation'

Comments: VEWT 517, EDT 16 (confused with uvšak 'small').

Mongolian etymology :

Proto-Mongolian: *ulig

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: molestation, derision

Russian meaning: надоедливость, издевка

Written Mongolian: uliɣ

Middle Mongolian: ulgi-, ulki- 'to slander' (SH)

Khalkha: ulig

Kalmuck: uĺg 'nonsense'

Comments: KW 448.

Japanese etymology :

Proto-Japanese: *ùsuâ

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: lie

Russian meaning: ложь

Middle Japanese: ùsó

Tokyo: úso

Kyoto: ùsô

Kagoshima: usó

Comments: JLTT 564.

Nostratic etymology :

Eurasiatic: *ʔVlugV

Meaning: lie

Indo-European: *leugh-

Altaic: *uĺu(-kV, -gV)

Dravidian: *oḷ- (??)

Comments: Cf. Austric: PAA *lVk 'lie', PAN *ulug 'mock, ridicule'.

Indo-European etymology :

Proto-IE: *leugh- <? PIH *He->

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Meaning: to lie, to tell lies; to swear; to bemoan

Hittite: ? haluga- c. 'Botschaft, Nachricht' (Tischler 136, without etymology)

Slavic: *lъgā́tī, *lъžjǭ; *lъžь, *lъžjā; *lɨ̄žьnъ(jь), *lɨ̄gātī

Germanic: *liug-a- vb., *lug-in-a- adj., *lug-i- adj., *lug-īn- f., *laug-n-ō f., *lug-an- m. etc.; ? *liug-ō- vb., *liug-ō f., *ur-lug=

Celtic: *lugi̯o-m > OIr lu(i)ge n. `Eid, Schwur'; Cymr llu m. `Eid, Schwur', Bret le `Eid, Schwur'

Russ. meaning: лгать; клясться

References: WP II 414 f

Comments: Usually quoted Lett lūgt 'lügen' is nowhere found.

Vasmer's dictionary :

Germanic etymology :

Proto-Germanic: *liugan-, *lugina-, *lugi-, *lugīn, *laugnō, *lugēn etc.; ? *liugōn-, *liugō, *ur-lug=

Meaning: lie, falsehood

IE etymology: IE etymology

Gothic: *liugan st. `tell a lie'; *laugnjan wk. `deny', ga-laugnjan `be hidden'; liugn `lie'; *liugan wk. `marry'; liuga f. (ō) `wedding, marriage'

Old Norse: ljūga st. `lügen, fehlen, fehlschlagen'; lügi f. `Lüge', laun f. `Verborgenheit, Verbergen, Leugnung'; ɵing-logi m. `der das Ding verabsäumt'

Norwegian: ljuga vb.; lügje; laun, löyn

Old Swedish: Run. -leugaR

Swedish: ljuga vb.; lönn

Danish: lüve vb.; lön

Old English: lēogan 1, lygen 2, lyge 3, lyge m. 2; loga `Lügner'

English: lie

Old Frisian: liāga vb.; OWFris orloch `Krieg'

Old Saxon: liogan 1, lugina 2, luggi 3; logo `Lügner'; urlogi n.

Middle Dutch: lieghen; orloghe, oorloghe n., m. `oorlog, gevecht, strijd'

Dutch: liegen; oorlog m.

Old Franconian: liegen

Middle Low German: lēgen st.; orloge, or-loch `Krieg'

Old High German: liogan st. (8.Jh.); lugina 2, luggi, lucki 3; lugī 2; lougan m., lougna f. 4; urlogi n., urliugi n. `Krieg', urlac m. `noodlot'; lug (um 100)

Middle High German: luc (-g-) st. m. 'Lug, Lüge'; liugen, liegen st. 'eine unwahrhaeit sagen, lügen'

German: Lug m. (lug und Trug), Lüge, lügen, dial. liegen

Dravidian etymology :

Proto-Dravidian : *oḷ-

Meaning : to hide

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Proto-South Dravidian: *oḷ-i-

Proto-Telugu : *oḷ-

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *oL-

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *oḷ-

Proto-North Dravidian : *ōl-

South Dravidian etymology :

Proto-South Dravidian : *oḷ-i-

Meaning : to hide

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : oḷi (-v-, -nt-)

Tamil meaning : to hide, steal away

Tamil derivates : (-pp-, -tt-) to hide, conceal, disguise; lie hid; n. hiding, lurking-place, screen, cover for a fowler, decoy animal; oḷippu slinking away, hiding, concealing, keeping secret; oḷivu ambush, hiding; oḷika to be hidden; oḷikka to hide oneself; oḷippikka to conceal; uḷiyuka to stoop, peep

Malayalam : oḷi

Malayalam meaning : concealment, ambush

Malayalam derivates : oḷivu ambush, hiding; oḷika to be hidden; oḷikka to hide oneself; oḷippikka to conceal; uḷiyuka to stoop, peep

Kannada : uḷi

Kannada meaning : to conceal oneself, hide; n. hiding, ambush, lurking-place, hunter's hut; a thief

Kannada derivates : uḷiga man who hides or lurks; uḷita hiding or sheltering oneself; oḷavu, oḷagu a secret

Kodagu : oḷi- (oḷip-, oḷic-)

Kodagu meaning : to hide (intr.)

Tulu : oḷa

Tulu meaning : secret, private

Tulu derivates : oḷavu, oḷāvu secret thought; oḷaguṭṭu a secret; uḷavu one's secret

Proto-Nilgiri : *oḷ-ĭ-

Miscellaneous : KOR (T) oṇpɨ to hide

Number in DED : 1015

Nilgiri etymology :

Proto-Nilgiri : *oḷ-ĭ-

Meaning : to hide

South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology

Kota : oyḷ- (oḷc-) "to hide (intr.)"

Toda : wɨɫ̣y- (wɨɫ̣c-) "to hide (intr., tr.)"

Additional forms : Also Kota oyḷ machan in tree for tiger-shooting

Number in DED : 1015

Telugu etymology :

Proto-Telugu : *oḷ-

Meaning : a secret

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : oḷavu

Additional forms : Also ōlamu a shelter, cover, screen

Number in DED : 1015

Kolami-Gadba etymology :

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *oL-

Meaning : to hide

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Kondekor Gadba : olp- (olup-) "to hide (tr.)"

Number in DED : 1015

Gondwan etymology :

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *oḷ-

Meaning : to stoop

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Proto-Gondi : *oḷ-

Gondi etymology :

Proto-Gondi : *oḷ-

Meaning : to bend down

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Muria Gondi : ol-

Maria Gondi : ol-, oḷ-

Number in DED : 1015

Number in CVOTGD : 429

North Dravidian etymology :

Proto-North-Dravidian : *ōl-

Meaning : to hide

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Kurukh : ōltā nannā

Additional forms : Also KUR ōlā resting-place of a wild beast, hiding-place or lair.

Number in DED : 1015

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