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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *muja-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: whole
Russian meaning: целый, весь
Literary Manchu: mujaχun
Nanai: moị̄̃
Udighe: muje`i (Корм. 262)
Comments: ТМС 1, 551.
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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *móju
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: all, whole
Russian meaning: весь, целый
Tungus-Manchu: *muja-
Korean: *măin
Japanese: *múina
Comments: An Eastern isogloss.
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Korean etymology :

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Proto-Korean: *măin
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: most, extremely, very
Russian meaning: весь, самый, очень
Modern Korean: mǟn
Middle Korean: măin
Comments: Nam 208, KED 603.
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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *múina
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: all
Russian meaning: весь
Old Japanese: mina (Old Kyushu dial. mone)
Middle Japanese: mína
Tokyo: miná
Kyoto: mìnná
Kagoshima: míńna
Shuri: ńna
Comments: JLTT 479.
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *mVHV
Meaning: many, big
Indo-European: *mē-
Altaic: *móju
Dravidian: *mā(j)-
References: Suggested by V. Glumov. (w/o Drav)
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *mē-
Meaning: many
Old Greek: -mōro- in eŋkhesí-mōro- `speerberühmt (?)', ió-mōro- Beiwort der Argêi̯oi̯, hülakó-mōro- Beiw. der kǘnes
Slavic: -*mērъ: *voldī-mērъ usw.
Germanic: *ma-iz=, *ma-iz-ia-, *ma-ist-a- adj.; *mē-r-ī, *mē-r-i adv.
Celtic: Gaul -māros: Nerto-māros, Sanru-māros EN; OIr mōr (ō aus dem Komparat.), mār `gross', māu `mehr'; Cymr mawr `gross', mwy `mehr', Corn moy `mehr', Bret meur `gross', muy `mehr'
Russ. meaning: много
References: WP II 238 f
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Vasmer's dictionary :

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Word: Влади́мир
Near etymology: I. имя собств., др.-русск. Володимѣръ, цслав. Владимѣръ
Further etymology: Первая часть которого связана с цслав. владь "власть" (Mi. LP. 66), тогда как вторая часть родственна гот. -mērs "великий", д.-в.-н. mâri "знаменитый", греч. ἐγχεσίμωρος "знаменитый [своим] копьем", ирл. mór, már "большой, великий", кимр. mawr; см. Педерсен, Kelt. Gr. 1, 49. Таким образом, Владимир "великий в своей власти". Огласовка -ла- цслав. происхождения. Окончание -миръ возникло под влиянием мир "спокойствие; вселенная" по народн. этимологии (Mi. LP 66, 392; Френкель, ZfslPh 13, 222); иначе, но едва ли правильно, см. Калима, FUFAnz. 26, 47. См. Володи́мер.
Pages: 1,326
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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *meiz=, *maizia-, *maista-; *mērī, *mēri
Meaning: more, most
IE etymology: IE etymology
Gothic: comp. mais adv. `more', maiza adj. `greater, larger', sup. maist-s adj. `greatest, best'; { mēr-s `beroemd' }; mērjan wk. `proclaim'
Old Norse: mǟra `preisen, loben'; meir adv. `mehr'; meiri adj. `mehr, grösser'; mest-r adj. `meisster, grösster, besser', mest adv.; mǟr-r `berühmt'
Norwegian: meir adv., adj. `mehr'
Swedish: mer `mehr'; mer(a) adj. `mehr, grösser'
Old Danish: Run. -mariR, ? mariha
Danish: mer `mehr'
Old English: mā adv. `more', māra, mǟst (māst) adj., adv.; { mǟre `beroemd' }
English: more, most
Old Frisian: mēr, mē, mār, mā; māra; māst; mēre n. `tijding'
Old Saxon: mārian `verkünden'; mēr, mēro, mēst; mēro; māri `beroemd'; mēst adj., adv.
Middle Dutch: meer; mēre, meest; māre f. `vermaardheit, gerucht, tijding, vermaarde gebeurtenis'; māre `beroemd, vermaard, roemvol, bekend'
Dutch: meer, meest; mare, maar f.
Old Franconian: meist
Middle Low German: mēr, mē, mēre adj. `verhaal, bericht, gerucht'; adv.; mēst
Old High German: mēro, mēra adj., mēr adv. (8.Jh.); meisto adj. (8.Jh.), meist adv. (8./9.Jh.); -mār: Folk-mār, Hlodo-mār usw.; māren `verkünden'; mārī f., māri n. `gerucht, bericht'; māri `beroemd'
Middle High German: mē, mēr adj., mēre adv.; meist adj., meist(e) adv.
German: mehr, meist; { Mähre }
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 1233
Root: mē-4, mō-
English meaning: big, important
German meaning: `groß, ansehnlich'
Material: Positiv mē-ro-s, mō-ro-s: gr. -μωρος in ἐγχεσί-μωρος `groß (?) im Speerwerfen' u. dgl., air. mōr (das ō aus dem Komparativ), mār `groß', cymr. mawr `groß', bret. meur ds., gall. -māros in Eigennamen wie Nerto-māros (`groß an Kraft'); mit ē ahd. -mār in Namen wie Volk-mār usw., ferner das Denominativ germ. *mērjan `*als groß darstellen, rühmen', woraus `künden': got. mērjan, as.mārian, ahd. māren, anord. mǣra `verkünden', wozu nhd. Mär, Märchen u. dgl., sowie das postverbale Adj. ahd. as. māri `berühmt, glänzend', ags. mǣre, anord. mǣrr ds., got. waila-mēreis `von gutem Ruf';

    slav. -měrъ in Namen wie Vladi-měrъ;

    mō-lo- in cymr. mawl `Lob', moli `loben' (daraus air. molur `lobe'), bret. meuliff ds.;

    Komparativ *mē-i̯es, -is, bzw. (mit der Tiefstufe des Superlativs) mǝ-i̯es, mǝ-is: air. māu, daraus móu, mó (aus *mǝ-i̯ōs); cymr. mwy, corn. moy, bret. mui `mehr' aus *mēis; eine Abstraktbildung auf urkelt. -antī (*mantī aus ma-antī) in air. mēit `Größe', acymr. pamint gl. `quam', ncymr. maint `Größe', corn. myns, mbret. nbret. ment; vielleicht osk. mais (*mǝ-is-) Adv. `mehr', maimas `maximae' (wohl aus *mais[e]mo-), GN Maesius `Maius', umbr. mestru f. `maior' (aus *maisterā); got. mais `magis', maiza `maior', maists `maximus', aisl. meir(i) `mehr', ags. , māra, mǣst, as. mēr, mēro, mēst, ahd. mēr, mēro, meist; apr. muisieson Adv. `mehr' (muis aus*-is-); toch. A mǝnt `wie', В mantǝ `so' (= air. méit?).

References: WP. II 238, 292, WH. II 14.
Pages: 704
PIE database: PIE database
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *mā(j)-
Meaning : great
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Proto-South Dravidian: *mā-
Proto-Gondi-Kui : *māj-
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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *mā-
Meaning : great, big
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil :
Tamil meaning : great
Tamil derivates : mātu greatness; māl id., great man; (mālv-, mān_r_-) to be magnified, glorified
Malayalam :
Malayalam meaning : great
Kannada :
Kannada meaning : great, in: mā-gelasa great work, mā-māyi great mother
Kannada derivates : (Hal.) big, great
Number in DED : 4786
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Gondwan etymology :

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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *māj-
Meaning : big
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Proto-Gondi : *māj-
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Gondi etymology :

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Proto-Gondi : *māj-
Meaning : big
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Gommu Gondi : mayali
Muria Gondi : māy(i) "very big"
Number in DED : 4786
Number in CVOTGD : 2709, 2794
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