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Dargwa etymology :

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Proto-Dargwa: *=uc-
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: thick, dense
Akusha: =uc-si
Chiragh: =uc:-ze
Comments: In Chir. -c:- is a result of dissimilation (disaspiration) of -c- before the following -ze.
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North Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-North Caucasian: *=ŭćĔ(rV)
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: thick, fat
Proto-Avaro-Andian: *čora-
Proto-Tsezian: *=uš:V- ( ~ -š-)
Proto-Lak: =uč-
Proto-Dargwa: *=uc-
Proto-Lezghian: *=očV ( ~ -u-)
Proto-West Caucasian: *p(ǝ)č́a-
Notes: The etymology is both phonetically and semantically satisfactory. The PWC form has a prefixed labial (former class marker), as in many other cases. See Абдоков 1983, 143.
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Avar-Andian etymology :

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Protoform: *čora-
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: fat, thick
Andian language: čora
Akhvakh: čara-da
Karata: čora- (Tok.)
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Tsezian etymology :

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Proto-Tsezian: *=uš:V- ( ~ -š-)
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 fat, thick 2 fat (of meat)
Tsezi: =ušš-ǟ-si 2
Khvarshi: =ujša (Radzhibov)
Bezhta: =öšerö (Tlad.)
Gunzib: =ošeru
Comments: PGB *=oše-ru (cf. also Bezht. Khosh. =öšö-rö); PTsKh *=uš-iju.
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Lak etymology :

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Lak root: =uč-
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: fat, thick
Lak form: =uč-s:a
Comments: Cf. Khosr. =uč-s:a id.
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Lezghian etymology :

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Proto-Lezghian: *=očV ( ~ -u-)
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: thick, dense
Udi: b-očIu
Comment: The root is preserved only in Udi, but has very reliable external parallels.
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Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :

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Proto-West-Caucasian: *p(ǝ)č́a-
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: fat, thick
Adyghe: pš́ar
Kabardian: pšar
Comments: PAK *pč́árǝ. Final *-rǝ may be a suffix (cf. an analogical suffix in the PA form), but the root *pč́a- has no parallels in other WC languages: the comparison with PAT *pǝśǝ-la 'fat' (see Shakryl 1968, 29; Abdokov 1973, 16, 21, 27; Shagirov 2, 29) can not be accepted for phonetic reasons (the correspondence PAK *č́ : PAT *ś does not exist).
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Sino-Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *=ŭćĔ(rV)
Meaning: thick
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
North Caucasian: *=ŭćĔ(rV)
Yenisseian: *bV(ʔ)sVr
Burushaski: *bes
Comments and references : LDC 39. 5th tone in Ket may reflect *-ʔ- (which would contradict lax type in NC), but may also be a misrecording.
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Yenisseian etymology :

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Proto-Yenisseian: *bVsVr
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: thick (of paper, skin, cloth etc.)
Ket: bʌśĺ5
Yug: bʌsl5
Kottish: pučar
Comments: ССЕ 213. Werner 1, 156 <*bǝsǝʎ>.
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Burushaski etymology :

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Common Burushaski: *bes
Sino-Caucasian Etymology: Sino-Caucasian Etymology
Meaning: fat n.
Yasin: bes
Hunza: bis
Nagar: bis
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Long-range etymologies :

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Borean (approx.) : CVRV
Meaning : spread, extend
Eurasiatic : *CVχrV
Afroasiatic : *ĉVr- long (?)
Sino-Caucasian : *=ŭćĔ(rV) thick (?)
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *CVχrV ?
Meaning: to spread, strew
Borean: Borean
Indo-European: *store-
Altaic: ? *sajri 'stick out, protrude'
Uralic: *sira-kta
Kartvelian: Georg. čχor- '(unordentlich) anhäufen oder bauen'
Dravidian: (?) *sār- 'spread (like a sore' (DEDR 2466; Telugu-Konda)
References: ND 404 *čar[u] 'spread, scatter' (IE-Drav); 408 *čVRuqV 'pile up, put over' (Kartv. + IE *streu- + some Berb. and Eg.?); 2166 *šärV 'spread' (Ur. *šärV + Turk. *ser-).
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *ster(w)e-, *strō(w)-
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Meaning: to spread
Old Indian: str̥ṇā́ti, str̥ṇóti, starati, ptc. str̥tá-, stīrṇá-, inf. stártave, starī̆tavaí, stárītave `to spread, spread out, strew, scatter'; sva-stara- m. `self-strewn grass', pra-stará- m. `anything strewed; sacrificial seat; flat surface', stárīman- n. `spreading, scattering'
Avestan: staraiti, stǝrǝnaoiti, stǝrǝnāiti `sternere', ptc. stǝrǝta-, starǝta-; stairiš- n. `streu, Lager, Bett', urvarō-straya- (lesen -strya-) `prostiratio plantarum, Niederhauen von Pflanzungen als sündlige Handlung'
Old Greek: stórnǖmi, storénnǖmi, strṓnnǖmi, aor. storésai̯, strō̂sai̯, ps. storesthē̂nai̯, strōthē̂nai̯, pf. ps. éstrōmai̯, aeol. estórotai̯/-ētai̯, va. strōtó- `hinbreiten, ausbreiten, ein Bett machen, ebnen, bahnen, ausstreuen, bestreuen'; strō̂ma n. `das Ausgebreitete, Teppich, Bettzeug, Lager; buntes Flickwerk', strōmnǟ́ f. `Teppich, Matratze, Bett', strō̂si-s f. `das Ausbreiten, Pflasterrung', strōtḗr m. `Querbalken, Dachlatte'; storéu̯-s m. `der untere, flache Teil des Reibzeugs zum Feuermachen'; stórnǟ f. = zdṓnē (Kall., Lyk.)
Slavic: *stertī, *stьrǭ; *pro-storъ; *stornā
Baltic: *stir̂t-ā̂ f. (1/2)
Germanic: *strau-ja- vb., *straw-a- n., *strau-jō f., *strōw-a- n.
Latin: sternō, -ere, strāvī, strātum `ausbreiten, hinbreiten, hinstreuen, niederlegen, lagern; ebnen, glätten; bedecken, bestreuen'; strātum n. `Decke'; sternāx `störrisch'; strāgēs, -is f. `das Niedersinken, Niederstürzen, Verwüstung, Niederlage, Verheerung'; strāmen, -inis n. `Streu'; storea f. `geflochtene Decke aus Stroh, Binsen oder Stricken'; struō, -ere, strūxī, strūctum `schichten, neben-, überoder aneinanderlegen; aufbauen; anstiften , struēs, -is f. `Haufen, Menge; Opfergebäck'
Other Italic: Umbr strus̀la, struhc̨la, struc̨la `*struiculam, struem'
Celtic: OIr sernim `breite aus', cossair `Bett', fosair `Strohdecke', sreth `strues', sreith `pratum', MIr srath `Strand, Ufer, Talgrund'; Cymr sarn `stratum, pavimentum', OBret strouis `stravi', Bret streuein `streuen'
Albanian: štriń `breite aus'
Russ. meaning: расстилать, раскладывать
References: WP II 638 f
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Vasmer's dictionary :

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Word: простере́ть,
Near etymology: простру́, итер. простира́ть, укр. просте́рти, простира́ти, ст.-слав. прострѣти, простьрѫ τείνειν, ἐκτείνειν (Остром., Клоц.) наряду с простьрѣти (Ягич, AfslPh 1, 43; Вондрак, Aksl. Gr. 535), болг. простра́, прости́рам, сербохорв. про̀стриjети, про̏стриjе̑м, словен. prostrẹ́ti, prostrèm, чеш. prostříti, в.-луж. přestrěć, н.-луж. pśestŕeś.
Further etymology: Праслав. *(pro-)sterti, *(pro-)stьrǫ, связано чередованием гласных с просто́р, *storna (см. сторона́), далее др.-инд. str̥ṇā́ti, str̥ṇṓti, stárati "сыплет, бросает", прич. stīrṇás, сущ. stárīman- ср. р. "рассеивание", авест. staraiti "sternit", лтш. stirinât "двигать, трясти", алб. shtrinj "расстилаю", греч. στόρνῡμι, στορέννῡμι, послегомер. στρώννῡμι, στρωτός "разостланный", лат. sternō, strāvī, strātum "сыпать, расстилать", др.-ирл. sernim "расстилаю", ср.-ирл. srath "берег, долина" (Траутман, ВSW 287; М.--Э. 3, 1071, 1074; Мейе, МSL 16, 245; Педерсен, Kelt. Gr. 1, 52; Перссон 448 и сл.; Вальде--Гофм. 2, 590 и сл.; Гофман, Gr. Wb. 339). Ср. особенно прич. *prostьrtъ и др.-инд. stṛtás "усыпанный", авест. frastǝrǝta- "насыпанный", греч. στρωτός, лат. strātus "разостланный".
Pages: 3,379
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Baltic etymology :

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Proto-Baltic: *stir̂t-ā̂ f. (1/2)
Meaning: stack
Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology
Lithuanian: stìrta '(Heu)schober'
Lettish: stir̃ta, stir̂ta, stirts, stirte 'dachförmiges Dörrgatter für Sommerkorn auf dem Felde; der viereckige, langgestreckte Getreideschober'
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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *straujan-, *strawa-n, *straujō, *strōwa-n
Meaning: spread; straw
IE etymology: IE etymology
Gothic: *straujan wk. `spread out'
Old Norse: strā n. `Stroh'; strā (prt. strāδa < *strawidō) wk.
Norwegian: strɔ; strɔ vb.; ströya `mit Stroh belegen, streuen'
Swedish: strɔ; strö vb.
Danish: strɔ; strö vb.
Old English: strēowian, strēwian, strēgan `streuen'; strēaw `Stroh'
English: straw; strew
Old Saxon: strōian, streuwian
Middle Dutch: strō; strōien, strouwen
Dutch: stro; strooien, noordbrab. strouwen
Middle Low German: ströu(w)en
Old High German: strewen, strouwen (8.Jh.); `streuen', strō { (gen. strawes, strouwes, strōwes) } (8.Jh.) `Stroh'; betti-strewi `lectisternium'
Middle High German: strō (gen. strōwes) (/strou, strouw) st. n. 'stroh; strohhalm'; ströuwe, strewe, ströu st. f. 'streu'; strewen, ströuwen, ströun, { strouwen, streun } 'niederstrecken, zu Boden werfen, (aus)streuen, -schütten, vergiessen, ausbreiten, zerstreuen, verbreiten, bedecken'
German: streuen; Stroh n., Streu f.
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 1894
Root: ster-5, sterǝ- : strē-, steru- : streu-
English meaning: to widen, to scatter
German meaning: `ausbreiten, ausstreuen'
General comments: (vgl. ster- `starren, steif sein')
Derivatives: storo- `Schicht', str̥-to- `Ausgebreitetes', sterǝ-men- : str̥-men- `Ausbreitung'
Material: A. ai. str̥ṇā́ti, str̥ṇṓti (eig. zur Basis streu-), später auch starati `streut (hin), bestreut; wirft hin, wirft nieder', Partiz. str̥tá-, stīrṇá-, Inf. stártavē und staritavāi, starītavē;sva-stara- m. `eigene Streu', pra-stará- m. `Streu, Polster; Fläche, Ebene' (= russ. prostór `Raum, Geräumigkeit'); stárī-man- n. `Ausbreitung, Ausstreuung' (ablaut. mit gr. στρω̃μα, lat.strāmen);

    av. star- (Präs. starati, stǝrǝnaoti, stǝrǝnāti) `sternere', Partiz. stǝrǝta- und starǝta-; stairiš- n. `Streu, Lager, Bett'; urvarō-straya- `Niederhauen von Pflanzungen';

    gr. στόρνῡμι (nur Präs. und Impf.; zum Vokalismus vgl. ὀμόργνυμι), στορέννῡμι (Neubildung), στρώννῡμι (nach στρω̃σαι) `bestreue, strecke hin; breite aus; ebne', äol. Perf. ἐστόροται; Partiz.στρωτός; στρω̃μα n. `Streu, Lager, Teppich, Decke', στρωμνή ds.; στρατός (= ai. str̥tá-) `Schar, Volksmenge' (kret. σταρτός mit Umstellung `eine Unterabteilung der Phyle'), dann `Heer' (dazu στρατιά, στρατεία, στρατηγός), äol. στροτός; hochstufig στέρνον `Brust' (`ausgebreitete Fläche'; vgl. ahd. stirna `Stirn', red.-st. ai. stīrṇa-, cymr. sarn, und o-stufig aksl. strana);

    alb. shtrinj `breite aus' (str̥ni̯ō); shtie `lege hin, werfe, mache eine Fehlgeburt' (*sterō); shtrofkë `Decke, Höhle, Nest';

    lat. sternō, -ere `hinstreuen, hinbreiten; niederstrecken', Partiz. strātus (*sterǝtós), darnach Perf. strāvī; prosternere (: slav. prostьrą, ai. pra-stará-); strāmen `Streu' (: στρω̃μα; ai. stárīman-); dazu mit g-Erweit. strāgēs `das Niederstürzen, Hinsinken, Verwüstung' (`*Hingestrecktsein'), strāgulus `zum Über- oder Unterbreiten dienlich';

    air. sernim `breite aus' (= lat. sternō), cossair `Bett' (*kom-stari- oder stori-), fossair `Strohdecke' (*upo-stori-), sreth `strues' (*str̥tā́), sreith `pratum'; von der schweren Basis mir. srath (tu-St.) `Strand, Ufer, Talgrund' (nicht Lw.; lat. Lw. sind aber cymr. ystrad `Tal', bret. strad `le fond, l'endroit le plus bas'); cymr. sarn `stratum, pavimentum' (*sterǝno-, urkelt. *starno- : ai. stīrṇá-);

    ahd. stirna `Stirne' (*sterni̯ā), ags. steornede `dreist';

    lit. strāja `mit Stroh ausgelegter Stall';

    aksl. pro-stьrǫ -strěti (russ. sterétь) `ausbreiten', prostranъ (*storno-) `breit', strana `Seite, Gegend', russ. storoná ds.; aksl. aruss. usw. strojь `Ordnung', strojiti `parāre';

    vielleicht hierher die z. T. s-losen, auf einem St. *(s)tr-eno-, *(s)trent-, (s)tron-t- beruhenden Formen:

    preuß.-lit. trẽnis `Gegend, Stelle, Ort' (vgl. aksl. strana, ursl. *stor-); alit. trenta `Ort, Gegend, Strich'; air. trēt (Gen. trēoit) `Herde' (*trento-); aisl. strind f. `Seite, Kante; Land'; strǫnd `Rand, Strand', ags. strand, spätmhd. strant (-d-), nhd. Strand, aisl. fer-strendr `viereckig'.

    B. Erweiterungen:

    stre-k-: ags. stregdan st. V. `streuen, spritzen, verteilen' (Präsensbildung wie bregdan); dehnstufig aksl. strěkati `stechen', ablaut. stroka `κέντρον, στίγμα', slav. *strъkati in čech. strkati `stoßen', serb. stȑcati `spritzen'.

    streu-: lat. struō, -ere (struxi, structum mit analog. Gutt. nach Verben mit v aus ) `übereinander breiten, schichten, aufbauen', struēs, struīx `Haufe, Menge', umbr. struc̨la `*struiculam';

    abret. strouis `stravi', nbret. streuein `streuen';

    got. straujan `streuen', norw. strøya, aisl. strā `streuen, ausbreiten', ags. strē(o)wian, strēgan, ahd. streuwen, strouwen `streuen'; aisl. strā n. `Stroh', ags. strēaw, ahd. strō, nhd. Stroh, Postverbale mhd. ströu, nhd. Streu; germ. strava `Scheiterhaufen zur Siegesfeier'; ags. strēon n. `Reichtum, Gewinn, Wucher', ahd. gi-striuni n. `Gewinn', ags. strīenan `erwerben, erzeugen'; ahd. gi-striunan `lucrari', mhd. striunen `schnuppernd umherstreifen', nhd. bair. streunen `nach Vorteilen umhersuchen', nd. strüne `Gassendirne', eig. `die Umherstreifende';

    ob hierher serb. strovo `herabgeschüttelte Früchte', kroat. strovaliti `streuen' und aksl. ostruiti, ostrujati `zerstören' (`*auseinander streuen')??

References: WP. II 638 ff., WH. II 590 f., Trautmann 287 f., 289, Vasmer 3, 20, 29.
Pages: 1029-1031
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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *sajri
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: to stick out, protrude, stand
Russian meaning: выдаваться, распространяться; стоять
Turkic: *ser-
Mongolian: *sar(b)aji-
Tungus-Manchu: *sara-
Korean: *sjǝ́-
Comments: KW 314, SKE 225, PKE 173, Дыбо 12, АПиПЯЯ 297. The unexpected -b- in Mong. may be due to a mixture with *serbe- 'bristle, stand on end', see under *sirp`a. Medial *-j- is to be reconstructed to account for the loss of *-r- in Kor.
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Turkic etymology :

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Proto-Turkic: *ser-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 to endure, be patient; to stay immobile, linger 2 to spread
Russian meaning: 1 быть терпеливым; задерживаться, оставаться в одном положении 2 растягивать
Old Turkic: ser-, seril- 1 (OUygh.)
Karakhanid: ser- 1, seril- 'to sway and almost fall down' (MK)
Turkish: ser- 2
Middle Turkic: ser- 2 (Ettuhf.)
Uzbek: sär- 2 (dial.)
Sary-Yughur: sär- 2
Azerbaidzhan: sär- 2
Turkmen: ser- 2
Chuvash: sar- 2
Gagauz: ser- 2
Karaim: ser- 2
Salar: ser- 2
Comments: VEWT 411, EDT 843, 851, ЭСТЯ 7. Some authors express doubt as to the compatibility of OT and modern Turkic forms; it seems, however, that the meanings are unitable within a trans.-intrans. opposition ("spread" - "to be spread > remain".
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *sar(b)aji-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to spread out
Russian meaning: распростираться, быть вытянутым
Written Mongolian: sarbaji- (L 675)
Khalkha: sarvaj-
Buriat: harbaj-, haraj-
Kalmuck: sarwǟ-
Ordos: sarwǟ- 'to have a great number of ramifications (of a tree branch)'
Comments: KW 314. Mong. sarbaji- > Oyr. sarbai-, Yak. sarbaj-, Dolg. harbaj- (Stachowski 97); > Manchu sarbaxun 'lying spread-eagled on the back' (see Rozycki 174).
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *sara-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to spread out
Russian meaning: расстилать, раскрывать
Literary Manchu: sara-
Comments: ТМС 2, 64. Attested only in Manchu, but having probable external parallels.
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Korean etymology :

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Proto-Korean: *sjǝ́-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: stand
Russian meaning: стоять
Modern Korean: sɨ-, sǝ-
Middle Korean: sjǝ́-
Comments: Nam 303, KED 1023.
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Uralic etymology :

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Number: 1577
Proto: *sira-kta
> Nostratic: > Nostratic
English meaning: to strew
German meaning: streuen
Finnish: sirotta- 'ausstreuen', sirottele- 'streuen, verstreuen'; (cf. also siro- 'aufschiefern, aufsplittern', siroa- 'aufreißen, bersten')
Mordovian: sravto-, sorafta-, stravto- (E), sorafto- (M) 'ausstreuen, zerstreuen'
uralet-proto,uralet-prnum,uralet-meaning,uralet-germmean,uralet-fin,uralet-mrd,

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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ĉVr-
Meaning: long, big
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
Berber: *zawr- 'big'
Western Chadic: *ĉiyar- 'high, tall' 1, 'long' 2, 'grow' 3, 'big' 4
Central Chadic: *ŝVr- 'grow tall'
East Chadic: *ĉVw/y/ʔVr- 'long' 1, 'surpass' 2
Beḍauye (Beja): serā́ra 'long'
Central Cushitic (Agaw): *šir- 'long'
Saho-Afar: *ḍVr- 'long' ,cf.
Low East Cushitic: *ḍer- 'long, tall' , cf.
afaset-meaning,afaset-prnum,afaset-brb,afaset-wch,afaset-cch,afaset-ech,afaset-bed,afaset-agw,afaset-sho,afaset-lec,

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Berber etymology :

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Proto-Berber: *zawr-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'big'
Siwa: a-zwār
Ayr: a-mi-zwăr
Tawllemmet: a-mi-zwăr
brbet-prnum,brbet-meaning,brbet-siw,brbet-ayr,brbet-twl,

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West Chadic etymology :

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Proto-WChadic: *ĉiyar-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'high, tall' 1, 'long' 2, 'grow' 3 , 'big' 4
Ankwe=Goemai: sur 3 [Fp]
Bolewa: siir- 3 [LkB] , siri 4
Tangale: soori 1 [JgT]
Maha: soro 2 [NmM]
Polchi: ŝari 2 [Kr]
Geji: ŝàli 2 [Kr N 291]
Guruntum: sǝri 1 [Sm]
Buli: ŝìyǝr 2 [Kr N 291]
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-ank,wchet-bol,wchet-tng,wchet-mah,wchet-pol,wchet-gej,wchet-grn,wchet-bul,

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Central Chadic etymology :

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Proto-CChadic: *ŝVr-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'grow tall'
Gude: ŝǝra [Hs]
cchet-prnum,cchet-meaning,cchet-gde,

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East Chadic etymology :

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Proto-EChadic: *ĉVw/y/ʔVr-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'long' 1, 'surpass' 2
Somrai: sērē 1 [Jg]
Ndam: swár 1 [Jg]
Bidiya: čir 2 [JBid]
Mokilko: sòʔùrú 1 [JMkk]
Notes: Bidiya points to Ch *ĉ, in other languages *s- and *ĉ yield s-. cf. Dangla čṑrò (<*ĉ-) 'k of cereals (Hyparrmenia), 2 or 3 m. high' [Fd]
echet-prnum,echet-meaning,echet-smr,echet-ndm,echet-bid,echet-mkk,echet-notes,

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Bedauye (Beja) etymology :

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Bedauye: serā́ra
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: long
bedet-prnum,bedet-meaning,

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Central Cushitic (Agaw) etymology :

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Proto-Agaw: *šir-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: long
Bilin: šīr
agwet-prnum,agwet-meaning,agwet-bil,

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Saho-Afar etymology :

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Proto-Saho-Afar: *ḍVr-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: long
Afar (Danakil): adar, ḍäḷ R Af, ḍēri P-H
shoet-prnum,shoet-meaning,shoet-afar,

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Low East Cushitic etymology :

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Proto-Low East Cushitic: *ḍer-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'long, tall'
Somali: ḍeer
Oromo (Galla): ḍeeraa
Rendille: der
Baiso: ēri <*ḍēr-
Arbore: ḍērá
Elmolo: dḗra
Dasenech (Geleba): ḍir
Konso: ḍer
lecet-prnum,lecet-meaning,lecet-som,lecet-oro,lecet-rnd,lecet-bay,lecet-arb,lecet-dum,lecet-gel,lecet-kon,

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