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Lezghian etymology :
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Proto-Lezghian: *q̇arq̇ / *q̇arq̇ar
Meaning: throat
Lezghian: ʁarʁar
Tabasaran: q̇arq̇ar
Agul: q̇urq̇
Rutul: q̇aq̇ar-ak
Archi: q̇aq̇ǝra
Udi: q:oq:
Comment: An expressive reduplicated root with some violations of regular correspondences. [Cf. also some other expressive forms which may be ultimately variations of the same root: Tab. q̇aq̇naχ 'craw, crop'; Arch. gurq̇Ii "Adam's apple".]
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North Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-North Caucasian: *q̇ăq̇ari / *q̇ăraq̇i
Meaning: throat
Notes: An expressive root, common in many linguistic families (cf., e.g., PK *q̇orq̇- 'throat', Klimov 1963), but sufficiently well reconstructable for PNC. See Abdokov 1983, 76.
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Tsezian etymology :
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Proto-Tsezian: *q̇ǝq̇ (~-i-,-ɨ-)
Meaning: throat, larynx
Ginukh: q̇eIq̇
Comments: An expressive root, attested only in Gin. (but cf. also PTs *qʷɨq and also Gunz. qarqaču 'throat' - it is often difficult to cut a clear line between reflexes of expressive roots).
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Lak etymology :
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Lak root: q̇aq̇ari
Meaning: throat
Lak form: q̇aq̇ari
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Dargwa etymology :
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Proto-Dargwa: *q̇aq̇a(ri)
Meaning: throat
Akusha: sus-q̇aq̇a
Chiragh: q̇aq̇are
Comments: Cf. also Ur. q̇aq̇ari id. [Kub. q̇aχ:a 'throat', although similar, is perhaps a result of contamination with another root, reflected in PL as *q:uχ (cf. Lezg. Akht. q:uχ 'top (of boot)', Tab. Düb. q:uχ 'throat', Ag. Bursh. ʁuχ 'Adam's apple', ʁuχ-ar 'throat' - if only all these forms are not assimilated from *k:uχ, cf. variants with an initial velar: Lezg. lit. k:uχ 'top (of boot)', Ag. Fit. guχ 'throat'.]
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Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :
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Proto-West-Caucasian: *q̇ǝrǝq̇ǝ /*[q̇ʷ]ǝrǝq̇ʷǝ
Meaning: 1 throat, gullet 2 cervical vertebrae
Abkhaz: a-q̇ǝrq̇ǝ́ 1
Abaza: q̇ǝrq̇ǝ
Adyghe: pśa-gʷǝrq: 2
Kabardian: pśa-kʷǝq:ʷ
Comments: PAT *q̇ǝrǝq̇ǝ; PAK *kʷǝ́rq:ʷǝ / *gʷǝ́rq:ʷǝ (in compound with *pśa 'neck'). The Kab. word has a specific meaning "part of neck between the first cervical vertebra and the skull". Despite some phonetic irregularities (expectable in expressive stems of this type) it is hard to separate the PAT and PAK forms.
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Sino-Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *xq̇áŕV / *xq̇áxq̇aŕV
Meaning: throat
Sino-Tibetan: (Tib. m-gur 'throat, neck'); *Krōŋ
Comments and references : HGC 24. sccet-meaning,sccet-prnum,sccet-cauc,sccet-stib,sccet-yen,sccet-notes,
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Yenisseian etymology :
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Proto-Yenisseian: *gǝ(n)kǝŕ
Meaning: Adam's apple, throat
Ket: kʌɣǝĺ5, pl. kʌɣɨĺǝŋ6 'Adam's apple'
Yug: kʌgɨr5, pl. kʌgɨrɨŋ5,6 'Adam's apple'
Kottish: kankoi, (Бол.) konkoj 'throat'
Comments: ССЕ 227. Werner 1, 471.
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Long-range etymologies :
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Borean (approx.) : KVRV
Meaning : to swallow, throat
Amerind (misc.) : *kuri 'eat' (R 212) [+ K] African (misc.) : Bantu *-kòdò 'throat, gullet'. Bush. *Go̯ru 'throat, pharynx'.
Notes : At least two roots (for Kartv. cf. also PNC *q̇ăq̇ari / *q̇ăraq̇i, Yen. *gǝ(n)kǝŕ; Amer. (R 501) *gwaka 'neck' [+ A]).
Reference : МССНЯ 335, ОСНЯ 235-236; GE 75 *ḳora (with more Amer. data). globet-meaning,globet-nostr,globet-afas,globet-scc,globet-amer,globet-afr,globet-notes,globet-reference,
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Nostratic etymology :
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Eurasiatic: *gwVrV
Meaning: to swallow, throat
Chukchee-Kamchatkan: CKor *karɣъ 'hole' ?
References: МССНЯ 335, ОСНЯ 1, 235-236; ND 656 *gerV 'throat' (SH-Ur. *kerV), 666 *guRʡE or *güRʡV 'throat, neck' (SH-Alt. *gurgi, Drav. *guṛŋg-), 679 *guRK[U] 'throat', 927 *korʡV 'eat (greedily), swallow', 931 *kUri[ħ]u 'throat, neck'. At least two roots (for Kartv. cf. also PNC *q̇ăq̇ari / *q̇ăraq̇i, PY *gǝ(n)kǝŕ); cf. also PA *gurgi 'palate', PD *guṛŋg- 'throat'; PIE *gʷerw-, *gʷerkʷ-, *gʷergʷ- `throat, neck'; Ur. *kerV 'Kehle, Gurgel'. nostret-meaning,nostret-prnum,nostret-ier,nostret-alt,nostret-ura,nostret-kart,nostret-drav,nostret-chuk,nostret-reference,
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Indo-European etymology :
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Proto-IE: *gʷere-, *gʷrō-
Meaning: to swallow, to drink, to devour
Old Indian: girati, gilati `to swallow, devour, eat', ptc. gīrṇa-; gará- `swallowing', m. `drink, beverage', tuvi-grí-, -grá- `swallowing much'
Avestan: ǰaraiti `schluckt', -gar `verschlingend'; garǝman- `Kehle, Hals'
Armenian: ker `Speise, Frass', kur `id.', keri `ich ass'; kokord `Kehle'
Old Greek: bibrṓskō `(auf)essen, verzehren', aor. ébrōn. pf. bébrōka, hom. pf. opt. bebrṓthoi̯s; borǟ́ `Frass (eines Raubtiers)', boró- `gefrässig' ; brō̂ma n., brṓmǟ f.; brōtǘ-s, brō̂si-s `Speise, Nahrung'; brōtḗr `Fresser; fressend, verzehrend'; bárathro-n, ep., ion. bérethro-n, ark. dzerethro-n (< *dérethro-n) `Schlund, Abgrund'
Latin: vorāre `gierig fressen, verschlingen', vorāx, -ācis `gefrässig', vora f.: comestōrēs, quī rem suam in voram mittunt; carni-vorus, -a, omni-vorus, -a; pl. vorrī (Gl.) `edācēs'
Celtic: *to-gʷrijā; *gʷrāvato-, *gʷrāvanā > OIr tuarae `Speise'; OCymr breuad `Totenwurm', breuan `Aaskrähe'
Albanian: ngranɛ `gegessen'
Russ. meaning: глотать, пить, пожирать
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Vasmer's dictionary :
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Word: жрать,
Near etymology: жру, нажра́ться, укр. же́рти, жра́ти, жру, блр. жерць, жру, др.-русск. жьрати, жьру, ст.-слав. (по)жрѣти "проглотить", жьрѫ (Супр.), сербохорв. ждѐрати, жде̏ре̑м, словен. žréti, žrèm, др.-чеш. žřieti, žru, чеш. žráti, žeru, слвц. žrаt᾽, žеrеm, польск. żreć, żrę, в.-луж. źrać, žeru, "жрать", žrjeć "пьянствовать, пить", н.-луж. žraś, žеru "жрать", žreś, žru "пить (горькую)".
Further etymology: Родственно лит. gérti, geriù "пить", лтш. dzer̂t, dzer̨u, "пить", др.-инд. giráti, gr̥ṇā́ti "поглощает", garás "питье", авест. gar- "проглатывающий, поглощающий" (в сложениях), арм. keri "я ел", греч. βορά "корм", βορός "прожорливый", βιβρώσκω "ем, пожираю, съедаю", лат. vōro, vorāre "поглощаю"; см. Уленбек, Aind. Wb. 80; Траутман, ВSW 89; Мейе--Вайан 37; М.--Э. 1, 547; Буга, РФВ 75, 156; Вальде 858; Хюбшман 459 и сл.; Френкель, ZfslPh 20, 319; ВSрr. 110 и сл. Следует отделять от жру "творю жертву"; см. Мейе, МSL 14, 379 и сл. Ср. жрец.
Pages: 2,62-63
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Baltic etymology :
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Proto-Baltic: *ger̂- (inf. ger̂-teî 1) 2 vb. tr., *ger̃-tl-iā̃ f., *pra=gar-a- c., *gir-tl-ia- c.
Meaning: drink
Lithuanian: gérti (gẽria, gḗrē) `trinken', gerklē̃ 'Kehle, Gurgel, Rachen, Schlund, Hals', prã-gara-s 'Vielfrass, grundloser Weg, Abgrund, Hölle'
Lettish: dzer̂t (Salis: dzer̃t, prt. dzêru2) `trinken, saufen, zechen', dzerklis 'aufgetränkltes Kalb', dzirklis 'Trichter, hintere Kammer im Fischkorbe'
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Germanic etymology :
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Proto-Germanic: *kwírɵra-n, -z
Meaning: bait
Old High German: querdar `Köder' (10.Jh.)
Middle High German: quërder, korder, körder, kërder, këder, koder, köder st. n., m. `Lockspeise, Flicklappen von Leder, Tuch'
German: Köder
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Pokorny's dictionary :
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Number: 718
Root: gʷer-1, gʷerǝ-
English meaning: to devour; throat
German meaning: `verschlingen, Schlund'
Derivatives: Partiz. Perf. Pass. gʷr̥̄-tó-s, Verbaladjektiv gʷor-ó-s `verschlingend'; gʷrī-u̯ā `Schlundgegend, Hals'
Material: 1. Ai. giráti, giláti, gr̥ṇā́ti `verschlingt' (Fut. gariṣyati, Partiz. gīrṇá- `verschlungen'; -gír (in Kompositis) `verschlingend', -gara- ds. (aja-gara- `Ziegen verschlingend, Boa' :gr. δημο-βόρος, lat. carni-vorus, gr. βορός `gefräßig'), gará-ḥ `Trank', gala-ḥ `Kehle'(vielleicht zur Parallelwz. *g(ʷ)el- `verschlingen'), tuvi-gri-, -gra- `viel verschlingend'; av. jaraiti `schluckt', -gar (in Kompositis) `verschlingend' (aspō-gar- `Pferd v.'), f. Pl. `Kehle, Hals', npers. gulū `Kehle', av. garǝman- `Kehle, Hals';
arm. ker `Speise, Fraß', kur ds. (*gʷur-), eker `aß', kokord `Kehle' (auch krcum `nage'?? Pedersen KZ. 39, 427);
alb. ngranë `gegessen';
gr. βορά f. `Fraß, Speise' (= lat. *vorā, wovon vorāre), βορός (s. oben), βιβρώσκω `verzehre', hom. Opt. Perf. βεβρώθοις; βρω̃μα, βρώμη, βρω̃σις `Speise', βρωτήρ `Esser'; βρω- kann auch aus *gʷr̥̄- entstanden sein (Schwyzer Gr. Gr. I 361);
gr. βάραθρον, hom. βέρεθρον, ark. ζέρεθρον, δέρεθρον `Schlund';
alb. zorrë `Darm', Pl. `Eingeweide' (`*Fraß, Geschlinge') aus *gʷērnā, dazu zgurdhë (*dz-guorda) `Eingeweide', ánger(r), angúrrë (*a-n-gʷor-nā) ds., Jokl Mél. Pedersen 139 ff.;
lat. vorō, -āre (s. oben) `verschlingen', vorāgo `Schlund', carni-vorus;
air. túarae `Speise' (*to-gʷr-ii̯ā?), mcymr. breuad `Totenwurm', breuan `Aaskrähe' (urkelt.*brāvato-, *brāvanā nach Fick II4 181; *brā = gr. βρω-?);
ahd. querdar `Lockspeise, Köder' (*kver-þra-), nhd. `Köder'; aisl. krās f. `Leckerbissen' (*gʷrē-so-);
bsl. *girō und *gerō `schlinge' in:
lit. geriù, gérti, lett. dzeŕu, dzer̂t `trinken' (balt. *geri̯ō aus bsl. *gerō umgebildet), ablaut. lit. gė̃ris m. `Trinken, Trunk' und girà f. `Getränk'; Kaus. lit. gìrdyti, lett. dzir̂dît `tränken';
slav. *žьr-ǫ, žerti in aksl. pоžъro, požrěti, sloven. požrèm, požrẹ́ti, ačech. požru požřieti `verschlingen', daneben slav. *žerǫ, žьrati in čech. žeru, žráti `fressen', vgl. russ. požrátь `auffressen';
bsl. Partiz. Perf. Pass. *gīrta- in lit. gìrtas `betrunken': aksl. požrъtъ `devoratus' (*gr̥̄-to-, vgl. ai. gīrṇá- `verschlungen');
bsl. gurtla- n. `Kropf, Kehle' in:
apr. gurcle f. `Gurgel', lit. gurklỹs m. `Kropf, Adamsapfel';
slav. *gъrdlo n. in russ.-ksl. grъlo `Kehle', skr. gȑlo `Hals, Gurgel', poln. gardɫo ds., russ. gorɫo ds., daneben slav. *žьrdlo in russ.-ksl. vozopi žerlom `exclamavit voce' und klr. žórlo `Flußbett'; sowie slav. *žerdlo in sloven. žrẹ́lo `Rachen, Schlund'; aruss. žerelo `Flußmündung';
balt. -gara- `verschlingend' in lit. pra-garas `Abgrund, Hölle', lett. pragars `Vielfraß' (vgl. oben ai. -gara- `verschlingend', gr. βορός `gefräßig', lat. carni-vorus `fleischfressend').
2. Mit voller oder gebrochener Reduplikation:
ai. gárgara-ḥ `Schlund, Strudel'; Intens. ni-galgalīti, ni-jalgulīti `verschlingt', Partiz. járgurāṇa-;
lat. gurguliō (-ur- wie im Balt.-Slav.) `Gurgel, Luftröhre', gurges `(Schlund =) Strudel, Wirbel, tiefes Gewässer', gurgustium (Suffix nach angustiae) `ärmliches Loch als Hütte oder Kneipe';
ahd. quer(e)kela, querka `Gurgel', anord. kverk (*gʷergā) `Kropf, wovon afries. querka, anord. kyrkia `erwürgen';
lit. gargaliúoju `röchle, gluckse'; nach Specht KZ. 59, 1101 hierher lit. gvr̃ĩgšti, gvarždė́ti `heiser sein', lett. gver̂g(z)dêt `knarren, schwatzen'; s. darüber WH. I 628;
3. Mit Formans -u̯ā-:
gr. att. δέρη, ion. δειρή, lesb. δερρα̃:, δέρα, dor. δήρα `Hals, Nacken' (*gʷer-u̯ā);
auf Grund eines ī-Femininums *gʷ(e)rī: *gʷrīu̯ā `Hals, Schlundgegend' in:
ai. grīvā́ f., av. grīvā `Nacken', lett. grīva `Flußmündung; Dreieckland zwischen Flüssen', grĩvis `langes Gras';
aksl. griva `Mähne', grivьna `Halsband'.
4. Als gh-Erweiterung vermutlich hierher *gʷrō̆gh-:
in gr. ἔβροξε, Aor. `verschlang', hom. ἀνα-, κατα-βρόξειε, ἀνα-βροχείς, βρόξαι ῥοφη̃σαι Hes., βρόχθος m. `Schlund, Kehle';
mhd. krage `Hals, Kehle, Nacken'; nhd. `Kragen', anord. kragi `Halskragen', mengl. crawe, engl. craw `Kropf der Vögel' (dehnstufig dazu mnd. krōch, krūch `Wirtshaus, Schenke', nhd. Krug in der Bed. `Schenke'? Bed. wie in lat. gurgustium `Kneipe');
air. brāgae `Hals, Nacken' (*gʷr̥̄g-n̥t-), acymr. abal-brouannou `gurgulionibus' (eigentlich `Äpfel des Halses'), mcymr. breuant `Luftröhre' (urkelt. *brāg-); acorn. briansen `guttur', abret. Brehant-Dincat gl. `guttur receptaculi pugnae', vielleicht aus *br̥g-, Pedersen KG. 100.
Mit Nasalierung dazu vielleicht gr. βρόγχος m., ion. βρογχίη `Luftröhre', βράγχια, βαράγχια `Fischkiemen; Luftröhrenäste' scheint im Vok. nach βραγχάω `bin heiser', βράγχος `Heiserkeit' umgebildet, das mit air. brongide `heiser' (oben 103) verwandt, aber von βρόγχος zu trennen ist (: ἔβραχε `rasselte, krachte, brüllte', ai. br̥ṃhati `barrire'? Johansson KZ. 36, 345).
5. Mit reinem Velar: gr. γέργερος βρόγχος Hes., γαργαρεών `Zäpfchen im Munde', γαργαρίζω `gurgle' (: arm. kerkerim `werde heiser'?) vielleicht durch Entlabialisierung nach Formen mitγυρ- (γοργύρη `unterirdisches Gefängnis, Wasserleitung'), doch ist altes ger- neben gʷer- wegen gel- neben gʷel- an sich unbedenklich.
References: WP. I 682 ff., WH. I 627 f., Trautmann 89 f., 98, Specht KZ. 59, 110, 1.
Pages: 474-476
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Altaic etymology :
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Proto-Altaic: *k`i̯úrge ( ~ -o)
Meaning: to feed, eat
Russian meaning: кормить, есть
Comments: The TM and Japanese evidence is rather in favour of the original verbal nature of the root, with the meaning 'fat food, fat' secondarily developed in Mong. (as well as in TM).
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Proto-Turkic: *KUr(g)-
Meaning: food
Russian meaning: пища, еда
Chuvash: xorъś
Comments: Ашм. XVI, 226-227. Isolated in Chuvash, but having probable external parallels. turcet-prnum,turcet-meaning,turcet-rusmean,turcet-chv,turcet-reference,
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Mongolian etymology :
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Proto-Mongolian: *korgan
Meaning: melted fat, oil
Russian meaning: топленый жир, масло
Buriat: xorgotoj (adj.)
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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *xürgi-
Meaning: 1 to raise, feed 2 food, food supply
Russian meaning: 1 растить, кормить 2 пища, продовольствие
Evenki: irgī- 1, irgise 2
Even: irgъ- 1, issъ 2
Negidal: iggi- 1,isse 2
Spoken Manchu: uǯi- 1 (2338)
Literary Manchu: uǯi- 1
Ulcha: xujse 2
Orok: xujse 2
Nanai: xujgie- 1, xujgese 2
Oroch: iggi- 1, iggixe 2
Udighe: igisi- 1
Solon: iggi-, irgi- 1
Comments: ТМС 1, 325-326. tunget-prnum,tunget-meaning,tunget-rusmean,tunget-evk,tunget-evn,tunget-neg,tunget-sib,tunget-man,tunget-ulc,tunget-ork,tunget-nan,tunget-orc,tunget-ude,tunget-sol,tunget-reference,
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Japanese etymology :
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Proto-Japanese: *kúrá-p-
Meaning: to consume, eat
Russian meaning: есть, пожирать
Old Japanese: kura-p-
Middle Japanese: kúráf-
Tokyo: kùra-
Kyoto: kúrá-
Kagoshima: kurá-
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Uralic etymology :
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Number: 1359
Proto: *kurk(k)V
English meaning: throat
German meaning: Gurgel
Finnish: kurkku 'Kehle, Gurgel, Rachen, Hals' ( > Saam. N gur'ko -rk- 'throat (inside)', kur`kōs (L) 'Luftröhre' (? if not < ONorse kverk or Slav. *kьrkь)
Estonian: kurk (gen. kurgu) 'Kehle, Gurgel, Rachen, Schlund' [? if not < ONorse or Slav., see above]
Mordovian: kirga, kiŕga, korga (E), kǝ̑rga (M) 'Hals' ?
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Proto-Kartvelian: *q̇orq̇-
Russian meaning: горло, глотка
English meaning: throat
Georgian: q̇orq̇-
Megrel: q̇orq̇-el-, q̇urq̇-el-
Notes and references: ЭСКЯ 213, EWK 418-419. Довольно прозрачна связь с ПСК *q̇ăq̇ari / *q̇ăraq̇i 'горло' (NCED 909), см. Климов 1969, 292.
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Proto-Dravidian : *kōr-
Meaning : to drink, eat (greedily)
Proto-South Dravidian: *Kōr- dravet-meaning,dravet-prnum,dravet-sdr,dravet-tel,dravet-gnd,
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Proto-South Dravidian : *Kōr-
Meaning : to eat (?)
Malayalam : kōruka
Malayalam meaning : to eat greedily
Kannada : koḷḷu
Kannada meaning : (Hav. S., p. 78) to drink
Number in DED : 2233
sdret-meaning,sdret-prnum,sdret-mal,sdret-malmean,sdret-kan,sdret-kanmean,sdret-dednum,
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Telugu etymology :
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Proto-Telugu : *krō-l-
Meaning : to drink, eat
Telugu (Krishnamurti) : krōlu
Number in DED : 2233
telet-meaning,telet-prnum,telet-tel_kr,telet-dednum,
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Gondwan etymology :
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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *gronǯ-
Meaning : to drink, guzzle
gndet-meaning,gndet-prnum,gndet-kui,
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Kui-Kuwi etymology :
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Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *gronǯ-
Meaning : to drink, guzzle
Kuwi (Israel) : gronj- (-it-)
Number in DED : 2233
kuiet-meaning,kuiet-prnum,kuiet-kuwi_isr,kuiet-dednum,
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Afroasiatic etymology :
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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *gʷarʕ-
Meaning: throat, neck
afaset-meaning,afaset-prnum,afaset-sem,afaset-wch,afaset-cch,afaset-ech,afaset-agw,afaset-sho,afaset-lec,
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Semitic etymology :
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Number: 115
Proto-Semitic: *gVrʕ-
Meaning: 'throat'
Geʕez (Ethiopian): gʷǝrʕē
Tigrai (Tigriñña): gʷärära
Notes: The vowel of the first syllable may be reconstructed as *-u- causing labialization of the initial velar
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-gzz,semet-tgy,semet-notes,
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West Chadic etymology :
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Proto-WChadic: *ga/ur-
Meaning: 'trahea' , 'neck' 2
Hausa: gárèèra
Mangas: ngir-si 2 [Cs]
Notes: cp. Hs ma-ko-gwaro 'neck'
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-hsa,wchet-mng,wchet-notes,
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Central Chadic etymology :
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Proto-CChadic: *gwar-
Meaning: 'neck'
Tera: gura [Kr N 49], g'ura [Nm]
cchet-prnum,cchet-meaning,cchet-ter,
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East Chadic etymology :
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Proto-EChadic: *gyaHar-
Meaning: 'neck'
Tumak: gēér [Cp]
Sokoro: gɛ̀rɛ̀ [CLR: 253
Notes: Note that Sokoro has no f./m. preffixes, thus the first consonant belongs to the root.
echet-prnum,echet-meaning,echet-tum,echet-sok,echet-notes,
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Central Cushitic (Agaw) etymology :
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Proto-Agaw: *gwirgʷ-Vm-
Meaning: 'throat, neck'
Bilin: gurgumaa
Awiya (Aungi): gʷergum
Damot: gʷergem
agwet-prnum,agwet-meaning,agwet-bil,agwet-aun,agwet-dmt,
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Saho-Afar etymology :
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Proto-Saho-Afar: *garaʕ-
Meaning: 'throat'
Saho: garaʕ
Afar (Danakil): garaʕ
shoet-prnum,shoet-meaning,shoet-saho,shoet-afar,
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Low East Cushitic etymology :
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Proto-Low East Cushitic: *gawraʕ-
Meaning: 'throat'
Somali: gawraʕ
lecet-prnum,lecet-meaning,lecet-som,
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