Turkic etymology :

Proto-Turkic: *dāj-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: uncle

Russian meaning: дядя

Old Turkic: taɣaj 'maternal uncle' (OUygh.)

Karakhanid: taɣaj 'maternal uncle' (MK)

Turkish: dajɨ

Middle Turkic: taɣaji 'maternal uncle' (Sangl., MA)

Uzbek: tɔɣa

Uighur: taɣa

Sary-Yughur: taɣɨj

Azerbaidzhan: dajɨ

Turkmen: dājɨ

Khakassian: taj, tajɨ, tāj

Shor: tajɨ

Oyrat: tāj, taj

Yakut: tāj

Tuva: dāj

Kirghiz: taj, taɣa

Kazakh: taɣa (dial.)

Karakalpak: dajɨ

Kumyk: dajɨ

Comments: VEWT 455-456, TMN 3, 196, EDT 474, ЭСТЯ 3, 127-129, Лексика 296. Some forms go back to a suffixed *dāja-kaj.

Altaic etymology :

Proto-Altaic: *tā́jV

Nostratic: Nostratic

Meaning: elder in-law, elder relative

Russian meaning: старший свойственник, родственник

Turkic: *dāj-

Tungus-Manchu: *dā

Japanese: *dia ( ~ *dai)

Comments: Cf. Bur. Olkh. dajdaj 'auntie'.

Tungus etymology :

Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *dā

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: 1 in-law 2 elder in-law 3 elder brother of father; grandfather

Russian meaning: 1 свойственник 2 старший свойственник 3 старший брат отца; дед

Evenki: dā 2

Even: dā 2

Negidal: dāŋta 1

Literary Manchu: dančan 1

Nanai: dā-mịn 3

Comments: ТМС 1, 183-184, 188-189.

Japanese etymology :

Proto-Japanese: *dia ( ~ *dai)

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: elder brother or sister, elder relative

Russian meaning: старший брат или сестра, старший родственник

Old Japanese: je

Comments: JLTT 392.

Nostratic etymology :

Eurasiatic: *tajV

Meaning: relative-in-law

Borean: Borean

Indo-European: *dāi̯u̯er-

Altaic: *tājV

References: МССНЯ 361; ND 2307 *ta[q/G]ayu 'relative-in-law' (+ ?Berb.).

Indo-European etymology :

Proto-IE: *dāiw-er-

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Meaning: husband's brother

Old Indian: devár- m. `husband's brother'

Armenian: taigr `der Bruder des Gattes'

Old Greek: dāḗr, acc. -éra m. `Bruder des Gattes, Schwager'

Slavic: *dēverь

Baltic: *deîwē̃ (-er-es) (1) m., *deîwer-iā̃ (1) f.

Germanic: *taikr-a- (*taikēr) m.

Latin: lēvir, -ī m. `des Mannes Bruder, Schwager'

Russ. meaning: деверь

References: WP I 767

Vasmer's dictionary :

Baltic etymology :

Proto-Baltic: *deîwē̃ (-er-es) (1) m., *deîwer-iā̃ (1) f.

Meaning: husband's brother

Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology

Lithuanian: dieverì-s, gen. diever̃s `Schwager (der Bruder des Gattes), díeverē `Schwägerin, Mannes Schwester'

Lettish: diẽveris, dievelis `Schwager, Bruder des Gatten'

Germanic etymology :

Proto-Germanic: *taikra-z (*taikēr)

Meaning: husband's brother

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old English: tācor (-ur), -es m. `husband's brother, brother-in-law''

Old High German: zeihhur (-ir, -ur)

Middle High German: zeicher st. m. 'schwager'

Pokorny's dictionary :

Number: 315

Root: dāiu̯ēr, Gen. daiu̯rés

English meaning: brother-in-law

German meaning: `der Bruder des Gatten, Schwager'

Material: Ai. dēvár-, arm. taigr, gr. δᾱήρ (*δαιηρ), lat. lēvir (im Ausgang nach vir umgestaltet; das l für d wohl sabinisch), ahd. zeihhur, ags. tācor (vermutlich durch Kreuzung mit einer Entsprechung von lit. láigonas `Bruder der Frau'), lit. dieverìs (für *dievė̃ = ai. dēvár-; alter kons. Gen. diever̃s), lett. diẽveris, aksl. děverь (i-, i̯o- und kons. Stamm).

References: WP. I 767, WH. I 787, Specht KZ 62, 249 f., Trautmann 43.

Pages: 179

PIE database: PIE database

Long-range etymologies :

Borean (approx.) : HVTV

Meaning : elder male relative, father

Eurasiatic : *ʔVṭV (cf. also *tajV)

Afroasiatic : *tVy- (?) (cf. also *ʔad- ~ *daʔ- )

Sino-Caucasian : NC *dājV

Austric : *tá

Amerind (misc.) : ? *taq 'maternal uncle' (R 804) [+ A]

African (misc.) : Bantu *-tààtá 'father'.

Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *tVy- (?)

Meaning: father, chief

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Berber: *tVy- 'step-father'

Egyptian: ỉty (OK) 'father, monarch, prince'

Western Chadic: *tata- 'father'

East Chadic: *tV 'big' 1, '(my) father' 2,'father' 3

Notes: Scarce data.

Semitic etymology :

Number: 30

Proto-Semitic: *kumir-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'priest'

Akkadian: kumru OA, Mari

Phoenician: kmr

Hebrew: komär

Aramaic: kmr

Berber etymology :

Proto-Berber: *tVy-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'step-father'

Ahaggar (Tahaggart): tey

Egyptian etymology :

Old Egyptian: ỉty

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: (OK) 'father, monarch, prince'

West Chadic etymology :

Proto-WChadic: *tata-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'father'

Pero: táttà [FrP]

East Chadic etymology :

Proto-EChadic: *tV

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'big' 1, '(my) father' 2,'father' 3

Gabri: tā-ta 1 [Luk87]

Migama: yâtā f., táttà m. , táattà pl. 1, *tat-/*tatti- 2 [JJg]

Mubi: tatu LL2 [Alio]

Kajakse: tat- 3 [Alio]

Notes: the word 'father' in some Ch languages can not be used without a poss. pronoun

Austric etymology :

Proto-Austric: *tá

Meaning: father

Proto-Austroasiatic: *ta

Austroasiatic meaning: grandfather

Proto-Austronesian: *tata

Austronesian meaning: elder male relative

Proto-Thai: ta.A mother's father

Austro-Asiatic etymology :

Proto-Austro-Asiatic: *ta

Meaning: grandfather

Austric etymology: Austric etymology

Thai: ta.A mother's father

Khmer: ta:

Proto-Vietic: RUCL: ta.1

Proto-Monic: OM ta

Proto-Palaungic: *taʔ

Proto-Khmu: *taʔ

References: S-139

Khmer etymology :

Khmer: ta:

Austro-Asiatic etymology: Austro-Asiatic etymology

Old Khmer: ta:, ʔta:

Old Khmer Meaning: an elderly man; grand-father

References: P215

Viet-Muong etymology :

Proto-Viet-Muong:

Meaning: maternal grandfather

Austro-Asiatic etymology: Austro-Asiatic etymology

Proto-Ruc: *ta.1

Ruc (Russian field rec.): ta:.1

Ruc (Lo'i's rec.): ta:.1

Ruc (Ferlus' rec.): ta:.1

Ruc meaning: maternal grandfather

Thavung-So: ta:C.1

Thavung-So meaning: elderly man (addr.t.)

References: NTF29, NVL154

Monic etymology :

Proto-Monic:

Meaning: father

Austro-Asiatic etymology: Austro-Asiatic etymology

Modern Mon: ta

Old Mon: ta

References: S-139

Palaung-Wa etymology :

Proto-Palaung-Wa: *taʔ

Meaning: father's father

Austro-Asiatic etymology: Austro-Asiatic etymology

Proto-Wa: *taʔ

Proto-Plang: *taʔ

Proto-De'ang: *tV

Riang: tâʔ.1

Riang meaning: grandfather

Proto-Angku: *taʔ

Lamet: ta:ʔ.1

Danaw: tA.1 grandfather

Wa etymology :

Proto-Wa: *taʔ

Meaning: father's father

Palaung-Wa etymology: Palaung-Wa etymology

Paraok: taʔ

Paraok meaning: father's father

Ava: taʔ

Lawa: taʔ, teʔ

Lawa meaning: father's father

Um: taʔ

Wa (dial.): taʔ.1

Wa (dial.) meaning: father's father

References: D-100: *taʔ; P-189: *taʔ.1

Plang etymology :

Proto-Plang: *taʔ

Meaning: father's father

Palaung-Wa etymology: Palaung-Wa etymology

Bulang: taʔ.1

Bulang meaning: father's father

Konto: taʔ.1

Konto meaning: grandfather

Samtao (Paulsen): taʔ.1

Samtao (Paulsen) meaning: grandfather

Samtao (Diffloth): taʔ.T, ʔa-

Samtao (Diffloth) meaning: father's father

References: P-189: *taʔ.1

De'ang etymology :

Proto-De'ang: *tVk

Meaning: father's father

Palaung-Wa etymology: Palaung-Wa etymology

De'ang: taʔ ʔɔ:k; WW: tɛ ʔâk

De'ang-1: da

De'ang-2: ta.2

References: WW-320

Angku etymology :

Proto-Angku: *taʔ

Meaning: father's father

Palaung-Wa etymology: Palaung-Wa etymology

Pangpin: thaʔ.55, -ʔɔk.13

Gantang: tha.55

U: tha.2

References: WW-320; S-108

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