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Dargwa etymology :

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Proto-Dargwa: *dac:i
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: urine
Akusha: dac:i (Kait.)
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North Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-North Caucasian: *ʒwĕre (~ *rĕʒwe)
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: urine
Proto-Dargwa: *dac:i
Proto-Lezghian: *c:ʷera
Notes: A Darg.-Lezg. isogloss.
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Lezghian etymology :

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Proto-Lezghian: *c:ʷera
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: urine
Lezghian: c:ʷar
Tabasaran: ǯ̌ur
Agul: zur
Rutul: zur
Tsakhur: zej
Kryz: zɨr / ʒɨr
Budukh: zire
Archi: cor
Comment: Cf. also Lezg. Khl. c:ʷar, Tsakh. Gelm. zojä (the Tsakh. Tsakh. and Mik. form zej is a later contraction). Obl. stem *c:ʷerä-, cf. Gelm. zojä, Tab. ǯ̌ura-, Ag. zura-/zuri-, Rut. zurú-). 4th class in all class-distinguishing languages. Arch. co=ḳa- (dur. co=ḳu-r) 'to urinate' is an old compound *c:ʷera + *ʔeḳʷɨ- ('*to put urine') > *c:ʷerḳʷɨ- > co=ḳa- (with regular loss of medial -r-).

    See Лексика 1971, 118.

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Sino-Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ʒHwĭré
Meaning: urine, leak
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
North Caucasian: *ʒ(H)wĕre
Sino-Tibetan: *ʒh[ĭ]r
Burushaski: *hará-
Basque: *-sur̄in (in *gult-sur̄in)
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *ʒh[ĭ]r
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: drop, leak
Tibetan: ãʒir to drop.
Lushai: far a drop; leak.
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Burushaski etymology :

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Common Burushaski: *hara-
Sino-Caucasian Etymology: Sino-Caucasian Etymology
Meaning: to urinate
Yasin: hariá-
Hunza: hará-
Nagar: hará-
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Basque etymology :

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Proto-Basque: *-sur̄in (in *gult-sur̄in)
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: kidney
Bizkaian: kuntzurrun, guntzurrun, (Araba) gultzurrun
Gipuzkoan: gultzurrin, gultzurdun, gultzurdin, geltzurrin, giltzurrin
High Navarrese: giltzurdin, gultxurrun, (Lezaka) giltzurrin, (Esteribar) giltzurrun
Low Navarrese: giltzurdin, (Aldude) giltzurrin
Salazarese: giltzurrin, giltzurrun, giltzurdin
Lapurdian: geltzurrin, giltzurrin
Baztanese: gultxurrin
Zuberoan: gültzürrün
Roncalese: giltzurrin, beltzarrún, beltzurrún, beltxurrin, (Uztárroz) beltzurrin
Comments: A bewildering array of variants, of which we think the first element is originally *gult- (q.v.) = PEC *kwɨlṭV. There are several secondary ‘folk-etymological’ associations with *urdin ‘blue, gray’, *gilc ‘joint’, and *belc ‘black’ (q.v.).
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Long-range etymologies :

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Borean (approx.) : CVRV
Meaning : to flow, drip
Eurasiatic : *CurV / *CorV
Afroasiatic : WCh *cVHVr 'dew', Ar. sarīy- 'rivulet, streamlet', ?ʔinsaraħa, Eg. sꜣħ, some WChad.; *zVr- 'flow' (Berb., Cush.).
Sino-Caucasian : *ʒHwĭré (cf. also *c̣wV̆rV́ 'melt', *č̣Hā́rV 'wet', *ʔīsdur- 'strain, sift', *šVrV 'flow, river')
Austric : PAA *ʒu:r / *ʒɔ:r 'pour', PAN *saRu 'body fluid from a corpse'
African (misc.) : Bantu *-cúdò 'stream'.
Reference : ОСНЯ 1, 198, МССНЯ 343, ND 316, 2169, 2760.
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *CurV / *CorV
Meaning: to flow, drip
Borean: Borean
Indo-European: *sreu-
Altaic: *si̯òri, *si̯ŭ̀ŕi, *ši̯ŭŕu
Uralic: *ćorV- (+ *šerV ~ -ä-, *sarV)
Kartvelian: *cwar-, *ćur- (also *c̣ur- 207)
Dravidian: *cor-
Comments: Obviously more than one root [+ PA *čúrka 254]
References: ОСНЯ 1, 198, МССНЯ 343, 369, Tyler 65, ND 316 *ćo(')(V)rV 'to drip, flow' (Kartv. cwar-: Ur. ćorV: Alt. *ši̯uŕu (TM)), 366 *ć̣orV 'drip, trickle' (same but Kartv. *c̣ur- + Akk. ṣrr?), 367 *ć̣oʕrV 'squeeze, strain, sift' (same Kartv. *c̣ur- + Eg. ʒʕr 'sieve'???); *ša[ri]χ[ü] 'to stream, flow' (IE *ser-, *sreu-, Ur. *šerV, Alt. *si̯òri + dub. Drav.); 2760 *ʒ́uŕ[ü] 'to stream' (parts of Alt. *čúrka + SH).
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *srew(e)-
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Meaning: to flow
Old Indian: srávati, inf. srávitave, ptc. srutá- `to flow, stream'; srava- m. `flowing, flow', srutí- f. `stream, flow', sravát- f. `river', srótas- n. `river bed, river, stream', srāva- m. `flow'
Avestan: pl. gen. raonąm `der Flüsse', urvant- `fliessend'; raōδaiti `fliesst', raoδah- n. `Fluss', urūd f. `Flusslauf, Bett'
Other Iranian: OPers rautah- n., NPers rōd `Fluss'
Armenian: arroganem, orroganem `rigo, fundo, derivo'
Old Greek: rhéō, aor. errǘēn (dor. errǘā), rhêu̯sai̯, pf. errǘēka, va. rhütó- `fliessen, strömen'; rhóo-s, att. rhọ̄̂-s, kypr. rhowos m. `Strömung, Flut', rhoǟ́, kork. rhowaisi f. `Fliessen Strömung, Ausfluss', pl. rhôi̯ai̯ f. `Fluten', rhǘsi-s f. `das Fliessen, Fluss', rhêu̯ma, rhǘma n. `Strömung, Strom; Fluss, Rheuma', adv. rhüdón (Hom.), rhǘdǟn (Krates etc.) `umströmend, reichlich'; akala-rrẹ̄́tǟ-s `sanft fliessend', bathü-rrẹ̄́tǟ-s `tief fliessend', eü-rrẹ̄́tǟ-s `schön strömend'; rhéethro-n, att. rhẹ̄̂thro-n n. `Strom, Fluss, Gewässer', Rhẹ̄̂to-s m. Flussund Bachname; rhütmó-s `regelmässige Bewegung, Rhythmus'
Slavic: *strūjā; *o-strovъ; *strūmen-
Baltic: *sraw-ē̂- vb., prs. *sraw-a-, *sraw-ā̂ f., *srā̃w-ā̂ f., *sru-t-ā̂ f., *srū̂-/*srǖ- vb., *srū-tl-iā̃ f., -ia- c., *sraũ-m-ā̂, -iā̃ f., *sraũ-t-a-/*sraû-t-a- (1) c.
Germanic: *strau-m-a- m., *strau-m-ō f., (?) *strū-m-a- m.
Celtic: *srʌum-, *srut- > OIr sruaim `Fluss'; sruth `Fluss'; Cymr ffrwd `Fluss, Flussbett, Wildbach', OCorn frot `Fluss, Flussbett, Wildbach', OBret strum `copia (lactis)', Bret froud `Fluss, Flussbett, Wildbach'
Russ. meaning: течь
References: WP II 702 f
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Vasmer's dictionary :

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Word: струя́,
Near etymology: др.-русск. струя, ст.-слав. строу ῥόος (Супр.), болг. струя́, сербохорв. стру́jа, словен. strújа "рукав реки, канал, течение, струя".
Further etymology: Родственно лит. sraujà "течение", лтш. strauja -- то же, лит. sraũjas "быстрый", лтш. stràujš, ж. stràujа "стремительный", фрак. Στραῦος -- название реки в стране вистонов, д.-в.-н. Stroua, Streua, нов.-в.-н. Streu -- приток Заале (Франкония), далее связано с о́стров, стру́мень, стру́га; см. Траутман, ВSW 279 и сл.; М.--Э. 3, 1081; Мух, IF 8, 288; Буга, РФВ 75, 147
Pages: 3,785
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Baltic etymology :

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Proto-Baltic: *sraw-ē̂- vb., prs. *sraw-a-, *sraw-ā̂ f., *srā̃w-ā̂ f., *sru-t-ā̂ f., *srū̂-/*srǖ- vb., *srū-tl-iā̃ f., -ia- c., *sraũ-m-ā̂, -iā̃ f., *sraũ-t-a-/*sraû-t-a- (1) c.
Meaning: flow
Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology
Old Lithuanian: sráwanczio gen. sg. ptc. prs. act. (Dauksza Post.) (3 prs. *srãva)
Lithuanian: sravḗti (3 sg. srãvi, prt. -vḗjō) `langsam fliessen, rieseln; sickern', caus. srãvinti; sravà `Fliessen, Bluten, Blutfluss, Menstruation', strōvē̃ `(starke, heftige, schnelle, reissende) Strömung, strömende Masse, Strom (z. b. des Flusses, des Lichts, usw.)', dial. strōvē̃, pl. srutō-s, dial. srutà `Jauche (flüssiger Stalldünger), sr(i)ū́ti (sr(i)ū̃va, dial.sriū̃na, srústa, prt. srūvō) 'sich (mit Wasser, Blut) (an)füllen, strömen, fliesen, rinnen, (auf)quellen, überströmen, austreten (von einem Fluss)'; strūklē̃ '(Wasser)strahl, Strom', dial. '(Wasser)röhre', strūklī̃-s (gen. strū̃kliō) 'ds.'
Lettish: strauja 'Strömung'; strava, stràva, strāve 'Strömen, (rascher) Strom, Regenguss', strāvât, strāvuôt 'strömen; strahlen', straust (?) (-šu, -tu ?) (U.) 'strömen, schnell fliessen'; stràume, stràuma2 `Strom, Strömung, Stromstelle'; straut (?) 'strömen', strauties (straujuos): nestraujies pret straumes! (Glück Sirach 4:26); straũts, stràuts `Stromschnelle in einem Bach; offene Stelle im Winter', straute 'Regenbach
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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *strauma-z, *straumō, (?) *strūma-z
Meaning: stream
IE etymology: IE etymology
Old Norse: straum-r m. `Strom, Fluss'; streyma vb. `strömen'
Norwegian: straum; ströyma vb.
Swedish: ström; strömma vb.
Danish: ström; strömme vb.
Old English: strēam
English: stream
Old Frisian: strām
Old Saxon: strōm
Middle Dutch: stroom m., f., struum, limb. strūm; strōmen
Dutch: stroom m.
Middle Low German: strōm(e); strȫmen
Old High German: stroum (̯.Jɦ.)
Middle High German: strōm, stroum, strām, md. strūm st. m. 'das strömen, strömung; weg, richtung; streifen; lichtströmung, streif'
German: Strom m.; strömen
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 1865
Root: sreu-
English meaning: to flow
German meaning: `fließen'
Derivatives: sreu̯-et-, sreu-men-, sreu-to-s `Fluß', srou̯ā, srou̯o-, sru-ti- `das Fließen', sru-to- `fließend, geflossen', peri-sru-to- `rings umflossen'
Material: Ai. srávati `fließt' (= gr. ῥέω), srava- m. `das Fließen' (= gr. ῥόος, aksl. o-strovъ), giri-sravā `Bergstrom' (= gr. ῥοή, lit. sravà), srutá- fließend, geflossen' (= gr. ῥυτός = fem. lit. srutà; hochstufig lett. strauts), srutí- f. `Weg, das Fließen' (= gr. ῥύσις, vielleicht arm.aṙu), sravát- f. `Fluß' (= gr. -ρεετ-ης), ai. srōtaḥ n., apers. rautah- n., npers. rōd `Fluß'; Kausat. srăváyati `macht fließen', srāva- m. `Ausfluß';

    av. (ravan-), Gen. Pl. raonąm `der Flüsse', urvant- (sru-vant-) `fließend'; von einemd(h)-Präs. aus (: gr. ῥυθ-μός?): av. raoδaiti `fließt', raoδah- n. `Fluß', urūd f. `Flußlauf, Bett' (ai. visrúh- f. `Strom' oder dgl.?);

    arm. aṙoganem, oṙoganem `benetze' (*srou̯-), vgl. alit. srãvinu `mache bluten'), wohl auch aṙu `Kanal' (*srutis oder *srui̯os);

    gr. ῥέω `fließe' (Fut. ῥεύσομαι, Аог. Epidaur. ἐξερρύᾱ, Kalymna ἐ[γ]-ρυᾳ̃ Konj. aus *sruu̯ā-; vgl. lit. pasrùvo `floß' aus -āt; gewöhnlich *sreu̯ē- in ἐρρύην, lit. sravė́ti; zu einer dieser beiden schweren Basen ai. Inf. srávitavē); ῥόος (kypr. ῥόος), att. ῥου̃ς m. `Strömung, Flut', περί-ρροος `rings umflossen' (auch ἀψό-ροος für überliefertes ἄψορρος), ῥοή (korkyr. Dat. Pl. ρhοαι̃σιν) `das Strömen, Strom' (= lit. sravà), ῥυτός `fließend, strömend', περίρρυτος `rings umflossen' (= ai. pari-sruta-), ῥύσις f. `das Strömen', ῥύας, -άδος `rinnend', ῥύδην, hom. ῥυδόνAdv. `im Überfluß'; ῥευ̃μα n. `Strömen, Fluß; Wallen'; ἀκαλα-ρρείτης `sanft fließend', βαθυ-ρρείτης `tief fließend', ἐυ-ρρείτης `reichlich fließend', (*-ρρεετης, vgl. ai. sravat-), wie ion. ῥέεθρον, att. ῥει̃θρον n. `Flußlauf, Flußbett' von themat. *sreu̯e- ausgegangen; ῥυθμός, ion. ῥυσμός (`dem Wellenschlag des Meeres verglichene) regelmäßige Bewegung, Rhythmus'; thrak.Στρύ̄μων Flußname, Στρύ̄μη Stadtname;

    air. sruaimm n. `Fluß', abret. strum `copia (lactis)' (= gr. ῥευ̃μα, wenn nicht ablautgleich mit germ. *strauma-); aber air. sruth `Fluß', cymr. ffrwd usw., aus *spru-tu-; vgl. Pokorny Celtica 3, 308 f.;

    ahd. stroum, ags. strēam, aisl. straumr `Strom' (: lett. straume, poln. strumień);

    lit. sraviù, sravė́ti (alt sravù) `gelinde fließen, sickern', sraũjas `rasch fließend', sravà `das Fließen, Menstruieren', srovė̃, lett. strāve, stràume `Strom', strauts `Regenbach, Stromschnelle', lit. srutà `Jauche'; aksl. struja `Strömung', ostrovъ `Insel' (`das Umflossene'), poln. strumień `Bach';

    idg. sreu- ist Erweiterung von ser- `fließen'.

References: WP. II 702 f., Trautmann 279 f.; Vasmer 2, 287; 3, 32.
Pages: 1003
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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *si̯ŭ̀ŕi
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: to flow, drip
Russian meaning: течь, капать
Turkic: *süŕ-
Mongolian: *sür-
Tungus-Manchu: *sir-
Comments: A Western isogloss. The root may in fact be the same as *si̯òri (reflected in the Eastern area) q. v., but modified under the influence of a synonymous *ši̯ŭŕu q. v.
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Turkic etymology :

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Proto-Turkic: *süŕ-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 to strain, filter 2 to swim, float 3 to walk in water
Russian meaning: 1 цедить, фильтровать 2 плавать 3 ходить в воде
Old Turkic: süz- 1 (OUygh.)
Karakhanid: süz- 1 (MK)
Turkish: süz- 1, süzül- 2
Tatar: söz- 1, (dial.) 2
Middle Turkic: süz- 1 (AH, Pav. C.), 2 (Pav. C.)
Uzbek: suz- 2
Uighur: süz- 1
Azerbaidzhan: süz- 1, 2
Turkmen: süz- 1
Halaj: sīz- 1
Chuvash: sǝr- 1, "to catch fish by a drag-net"
Tuva: süs- 3
Kirghiz: süz- 1, 2
Kazakh: süz- 1
Noghai: süz- 1
Bashkir: hü̆δ- 1
Balkar: süz- 1
Gagauz: süz- 1
Karaim: süz- 1
Kumyk: süz- 1
Comments: EDT 861, ЭСТЯ 4, 261; 7; VEWT 420 (the root should be distinguished from *sɨŕ- 'to ooze', q. v. sub *ši̯ŭŕu), Лексика 411, Ашм. XI, 311-312, 314, Федотов 2, 44-45. The meanings 'to strain, filter' and 'to swim, float' go back to a common meaning '*to flow' (additionally the semantic development > 'swim' could have been influenced by *jüŕ- 'to swim' q. v. sub *ni̯úŕe). Bulg. > Hung. szűr- 'to ooze', see Gombocz 1912, MNyTESz 3, 812-813.
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *sür-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to rain in small drops, sprinkle
Russian meaning: моросить, брызгать
Written Mongolian: sürči- (L 744)
Khalkha: šürši-, sürši-, sürči-
Kalmuck: sürči-
Dagur: ? surē 'pour (water)' (MD 213)
Comments: KW 341.
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *sir-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 spring, well 2 to strain, press out 3 to milk
Russian meaning: 1 родник, ключ 2 выжимать 3 доить
Evenki: sir- 2, 3
Even: hịr- 3
Negidal: sij- 3
Spoken Manchu: šeri, seri 1 (2085)
Literary Manchu: šeri 1, siri- 2
Ulcha: sịrị- 2, 3
Orok: sịrị- 2, 3
Nanai: sire (Bik.) 1, sịrị- 2
Oroch: sī- 3
Udighe: sie 'bay with spring water'; sī- 2, 3
Comments: ТМС 2, 93, 101.
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Uralic etymology :

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Number: 71
Proto: *ćorV-
> Nostratic: > Nostratic
English meaning: to flow, drop, overflow
German meaning: rinnen, fliessen, triefen
Finnish: soro 'fallender Tropfen', sorotta- 'triefen, träufeln, tröpfen' (?)
Estonian: soru 'Gesurre, Geräusch vom Fließen, fließender Strahl', sori- 'rieseln, rauschen, murmeln, schwatzen' (?)
Khanty (Ostyak): t́orǝɣ- 'fließen, rinnen', t́ărǝ- (DN), śări- (O) 'fließen, strömen'
Mansi (Vogul): ćork- (T), śorɣ- (K), śurr (P), śurɣ- (So.) 'rinnen, triefen'
Hungarian: csorog-,csurog- 'rinnen, fließen; triefen, träufen', csordul- 'zu rinnen anfangen'; überfließen', csurran- 'zu rinnen anfangen'
Nenets (Yurak): śurmBā- (O) 'laufen', śulnā- (OP) 'rieselnd fließen', šula- (Kis.) 'rieseln'
Enets (Yen): simī 'er lief davon'
Selkup: sŏrmba- (OM), (N) šormbá- 'tropfen, fließen'
Kamass: šшr- 'laufen'
References: Donn. VglWb. 658; Bár.SzófSz; MSzFgrE; TESz; EtSz; Paas.Beitr. 143; Coll.IUrSprg. 74
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Kartvelian etymology :

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Proto-Kartvelian: *cwar-
Nostratic: Nostratic
Russian meaning: роса, капля росы
English meaning: dew, drop of dew
Georgian: cwar-
Megrel: cunǯ-, cund-
Svan: cwar- ( < Georg.?)
Notes and references: ЭСКЯ 224, EWK 449. В ОСНЯ 1, 198 корень сравнивается с урал. *ćorV- 'капать, течь', драв. *cōr- / *cUr- id., алт. *čur(V)- id. < ностр. *curV / *corV.
kartet-prnum,kartet-rusmean,kartet-meaning,kartet-gru,kartet-meg,kartet-sva,kartet-notes,

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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *cor-
Meaning : to flow
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Proto-South Dravidian: *cōr-
Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *Cōr-
Proto-North Dravidian : *cur-q-
Brahui : curr-ing
dravet-meaning,dravet-prnum,dravet-sdr,dravet-koga,dravet-ndr,dravet-bra,

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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *cōr-
Meaning : to flow
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : cōr (-v-, -nt-)
Tamil meaning : to trickle down as tears, blood, or milk, fall, drop, be dropped, exude, ooze out
Tamil derivates : cōrvu falling, pouring; cōri blood, rain, shower; cori (-v-, -nt-) to flow down, rain, spill, bear in plenty, be abundant, profuse, copious, drop off as dry scales in smallpox, be scattered as rice from the husk; scatter (tr.), pour forth, effuse, shoot as arrows, shed as leaves or fruit, empty, pour out as corn from a sack, dump as sand from a cart, give away in plenty; cura (-pp-, -nt-) to spring forth, stream out, gush, flow, swell morbidly with secretion, increase by steady accumulation of wealth, secrete as milk, pour forth continuously, give abundantly; curappu welling out, flowing out, gushing out, fountain, spring, swelling; curai streaming, flowing as of milk, udder, teat of cow and other animals, milch-cow
Malayalam : cōruka
Malayalam meaning : to flow, ooze, trickle, leak
Malayalam derivates : cōrkka to drop through, melt wax; cōrcca leaking, etc.; cōri, cōra blood; coriyuka to flow down, pour, shower; pour out (tr.), shoot corn, etc., out of a sack; coriyikka to get (rice, etc.) heaped up; coriccal (rudhiram c-) menses of women, bloody flux; curakka milk to form or collect in the breast, spring forth, gush out; curattuka to give milk richly; cura giving milk; corunnal, curannal udder (cf. DED 1962)
Kannada : sōr
Kannada meaning : to drop, drip, trickle, ooze, flow as coconut water, water-drops, juice of fruit, etc., come forth as entrails; n. leaking, dropping, etc.
Kannada derivates : sōruvike, sōruha dropping, etc.; suri to flow, drop, pour as tears, blood, rain, etc.; cause to flow, pour, shower, discharge, throw in profusion, pour out, shoot out, hurl; suriyuvike flowing; surivu to pour, etc.; surisu to cause to flow, pour; sore the milk collected in the udder of cows or buffaloes
Kodagu : cōre
Kodagu meaning : blood
Kodagu derivates : (Shanmugam) cōr- to leak
Tulu : sōruni, tōruni
Tulu meaning : to leak, ooze, run
Tulu derivates : sōrtè oozing; (B-K) suri to dribble; doriyuni to flow, run out or run over as corn from a sack or bundle, fall as rain, shower, feel a limb heavy (or with DED 3523); doripuni to shoot out as corn, etc., from a sack or hundle
Proto-Nilgiri : *corǝ-
Notes : The root has been severely contaminated with other similar roots (*tōr-, *ǯōr-); some of the Tamil/Malayalam forms may go back to *ǯōr- 'to leak'.
Number in DED : 2883
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Nilgiri etymology :

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Proto-Nilgiri : *corǝ-
Meaning : to pour, flow
South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology
Kota : corv- (cord-) "(milk) streams from udder by itself"
Toda : twar- (twarɵ-) "(buffalo) is ready for milking with milk drawn down into teats by the calf"
Additional forms : Also Toda twar state of having milk in the udder
Number in DED : 2883
ktet-meaning,ktet-prnum,ktet-kota,ktet-toda,ktet-addition,ktet-dednum,

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Kolami-Gadba etymology :

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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *Cōr-
Meaning : to be spilled
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kolami (Setumadhava Rao) : curīpeŋ "to strain"
Naiki : tōriy- (tōrilt-)
Parji : cōrp- (cōrt-) "to strain off water from boiled rice"
Ollari Gadba : sōrp- (sōrt-) "to pour"
Salur Gadba : cōr- "to pour (of water)"
Additional forms : Also Parji (?) cōp- to overflow
Number in DED : 2883
kogaet-meaning,kogaet-prnum,kogaet-kol_sr,kogaet-naiki,kogaet-parji,kogaet-ollari,kogaet-salur,kogaet-addition,kogaet-dednum,

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North Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-North-Dravidian : *cur-q-
Meaning : to pour, drip
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kurukh : curxnā (caus. curxtaʔānā) "to pour, let fall in drops; let water in or out through a hole or crevice, leak, pass (as water, grains, etc.) through a crack, fissure or aperture in a vessel, ooze, fall in drops. trickle, fall in numbers"
Malto : curg̣e "to ooze out, fall in drops"
Additional forms : Also MLT curg̣tre to tap a tree
Number in DED : 2883
ndret-meaning,ndret-prnum,ndret-kur,ndret-mlt,ndret-addition,ndret-dednum,

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Brahui etymology :

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Brahui : curr-ing
Meaning : to flow, gush
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Number in DED : 2883
braet-meaning,braet-prnum,braet-dednum,

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Austric etymology :

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Proto-Austric: *CVʔru ?
Meaning: pour, fluid
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
Proto-Austroasiatic: *ʒu:r / *ʒɔ:r
Austroasiatic meaning: to pour
Proto-Austronesian: *saRu
Austronesian meaning: body fluid from a corpse
austr-meaning,austr-prnum,austr-aa,austr-aame,austr-an,austr-anme,

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Austro-Asiatic etymology :

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Proto-Austro-Asiatic: *ʒu:r / *ʒɔ:r
Meaning: to pour
Austric etymology: Austric etymology
Proto-Bahnaric: *ʒu:r
Khmer: ʒaor
Proto-Pearic: *cɔ:r.C
Proto-Vietic: RUC *cǝ:l.3 V?
Proto-Monic: *ʒ<ǝw>ɔ:r
aaet-meaning,aaet-prnum,aaet-bah,aaet-kmr,aaet-pear,aaet-vim,aaet-mon,

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Bahnar etymology :

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Proto-Bahnaric: *ʒo:r
Meaning: pour
Presyllable: #
Austro-Asiatic etymology: Austro-Asiatic etymology
Bahnar: ʒo:r
Bahnar meaning: to pour wine into a bottle
Proto-North Bahnaric: *ʒo:r.L V?
Proto-South Bahnaric: *ʒo:r
References: SBS-554
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North Bahnaric etymology :

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Proto-North-Bahnaric: *ʒo:r.L
Meaning: siphon
Bahnaric etymology: Bahnaric etymology
Rengao form: ʒo:r.L
Rengao meaning: siphon
Jeh form: ʒual.L
Jeh meaning: siphon
Sedang form: cua.L
Sedang meaning: to filter, siphon
nobet-meaning,nobet-prnum,nobet-ren,nobet-renme,nobet-jeh,nobet-jehme,nobet-sed,nobet-sedme,

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South Bahnaric etymology :

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Proto-South Bahnaric: *ʒo:r
Meaning: to siphon
Bahnaric etymology: Bahnaric etymology
Chrau form: ʒo:r
Chrau meaning: siphon
Stieng form: ʒo:r
Stieng meaning: to siphon
References: SBS-554
sobet-meaning,sobet-prnum,sobet-chr,sobet-chrme,sobet-sti,sobet-stime,sobet-refer,

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Khmer etymology :

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Khmer: ʒaor
Meaning: to be in flood, rise; to pour; be full, high, big
Austro-Asiatic etymology: Austro-Asiatic etymology
References: JP84
kmret-meaning,kmret-prnum,kmret-ref,

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Pearic etymology :

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Proto-Pearic: *cɔ:r.C
Meaning: flow
Presyllable: #
Austro-Asiatic etymology: Austro-Asiatic etymology
Chong: câ:ʔj.A
Chong meaning: flow
Song: cɔ:j.B
Song meaning: flow
Samre: cuǝr.A
Samre meaning: flow
Comments: *-r ?
pearet-meaning,pearet-prpr,pearet-prnum,pearet-chng,pearet-chngme,pearet-song,pearet-songme,pearet-smr,pearet-smrme,pearet-comments,

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Viet-Muong etymology :

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Proto-Viet-Muong:
Meaning: leak, flow
Austro-Asiatic etymology: Austro-Asiatic etymology
Proto-Ruc: *cǝ:l.3
Ruc (Russian field rec.): cǝ:lh.3
Ruc (Ferlus' rec.): cǝ:l.3 (da:k.3) current, stream
Ruc meaning: to flow, stream
vimet-meaning,vimet-prnum,vimet-prru,vimet-rucr,vimet-rntf,vimet-rucme,

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Monic etymology :

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Proto-Monic: *ʒ<ǝw>ɔ:r
Meaning: to flow
Presyllable: #
Austro-Asiatic etymology: Austro-Asiatic etymology
Modern Mon: ʒwow
Old Mon: ʒwor
Nyakur: çuar.B
Nyakur meaning: to reach deep inside the ground
References: V228; S-131
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