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Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-Dravidian : *kaṇ-
Meaning : knife, blade
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South Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-South Dravidian :
Tamil : kaṇai, kaṇṇā
Tamil meaning : long pepper, Piper longum
Malayalam : kaṇa
Malayalam meaning : long pepper, Piper longum
Kannada : kaṇa, kaṇe
Kannada meaning : long pepper, Piper longum
Number in DED : 1167
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Gondwan etymology :
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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *kaṇ-
Meaning : blade
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Gondi etymology :
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Proto-Gondi : *kaṇ-i
Meaning : arrow
Maria Gondi (Lind) : kaṇī
Number in DED : 1166
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Konda etymology :
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Konda : kaṇsi
Meaning: (BB) spade
Number in DED : 1166
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Nostratic etymology :
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Eurasiatic: *ḳVńV
Meaning: blade, sharpen
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Indo-European etymology :
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Proto-IE: *k'ēy-
Meaning: to sharpen, to grind
Old Indian: śiśāti, śinoti, śyati `to whet, sharpen', aor. aśāiṣīt, aśāt, aśīta, ptc. śitá-; śāṇa- (L. śāna-) m. `whetstone, grindstone'
Avestan: saēni-š `Spitze, Wipfel'
Other Iranian: NPers sān, afsān, pām, pasān `Wetzstein'
Armenian: sur `scharf'; sur, gen. sroy `Schwert, Dolch, Messer, Rasiermesser'; sair `Schneide'
Old Greek: kō̂no-s m. `Pinienzapfen, Kegel'
Latin: cōs, gen. cōtis f. `Wetz-, Schleifstein', cōtēs/cautēs `spitzer Fels'
Russ. meaning: заострять, точить
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Germanic etymology :
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Proto-Germanic: *xainō
Meaning: whetstone
Old Norse: hein f. `Wetzstein'
Norwegian: hein
Swedish: hen
Danish: hen
Old English: hān, -e f. `projecting stone, that forms a part of a boundary'
English: hone
Dutch: heen n., dial. heent `stijve zegge, Carex stricta'
Middle Low German: heenk, hän(ke), hennie, hän(e), hān `Carex stricta'
Middle High German: { hār `Werkzeug zum Schärfen der Sense' }
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Pokorny's dictionary :
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Number: 867
Root: k̂ē(i)- : k̂ō(i)- : k̂ǝ(i)-
English meaning: to sharpen, whet
German meaning: `schärfen, wetzen'
General comments: wohl Weiterbildung von ak̂- `scharf' (S. 18 ff.)
Derivatives: k̂ē-no- : k̂ō-no- `Wetzstein'; k̂ǝi-ni- ds.; k̂ǝ-to- `geschärft'
Material: Ai. śi-śā-ti (śi-śī-tē), śy-áti `schärft, wetzt', Partiz. śitá- `gewetzt, scharf' (= lat. catus, air. cath), śāta- ds., śāṇa- m. (mit mind. n̥ für n) `Wetz-, Probierstein' (= npers. san `Wetzstein'); vielleicht auch ai. śilā́ `Stein, Fels' (*k̂ǝ-lā); av. saēni- `Spitze, Wipfel, spitz' (npers. sāyaδ `reibt') = anord. hein;
arm. sur `scharf' (*k̂ō-ro-), srem `schärfe', sur, Gen. sroy, Schwert, Messer', sair `Schneide' (*k̂e-ri-), Kompos. sairadir `Schneide', davon *sardrem, sadrem `reize, treibe an'; vielleicht auch sal, Gen. sali `Steinplatte, Amboß' (*k̂ǝ-li-, vgl. oben ai. śilā́);
gr. κω̃νος m. `Kegel, Pinienzapfen, Helmspitze, Kreisel' (= ai. śāṇa-), davon κώνειον `Schierlingskraut' (nach den Blättern);
lat. catus (nach Varro sabinisch) `acutus, scharfsinnig' (= ai. śi-ta-, air. cath); cos, cotis `Wetzstein', auch cotes, cautes f. Pl. `spitzer Fels, Riff' (das -au- Hyperurbanismus); catanus `Zedernwacholder' ist vielleicht gall. Lw.;
air. cath `weise' (= lat. catus, ai. śi-tá-);
aisl. hein f. `Wetzstein', ags. hān `Grenzstein', engl. hone `Wetzstein' (*k̂ǝi-n- : av.saēni-); mhd. hār `Werkzeug zum Schärfen der Sense' (*k̂ē-r-), mnd. haren `schärfen, scharf sein'.
References: WP. I 454 f., WH. I 181, 183 f., 190 f.
Pages: 541-542
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Altaic etymology :
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Proto-Altaic: *k`éńo
Meaning: a k. of blade
Russian meaning: вид лезвия
Comments: One should also note Mong. qajiči 'scissors' - possibly a contamination of this root with *kăp`è q. v. altet-prnum,altet-meaning,altet-rusmean,altet-mong,altet-tung,altet-kor,altet-jap,altet-reference,
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Mongolian etymology :
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Proto-Mongolian: *kaji-
Meaning: 1 to cut, hack 2 a k. of arrow 3 adze
Russian meaning: 1 резать, тесать 2 вид длинной стрелы 3 кайло
Written Mongolian: qaji- 1 (L 911), qaji-mur 2 (L 913) Buriat: xaj- 1, xajlā 3
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Tungus etymology :
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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *xeńe
Meaning: dull side of blade
Russian meaning: тупая сторона лезвия
Ulcha: xeńe
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Korean etymology :
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Proto-Korean: *kằńắi
Meaning: scissors
Russian meaning: ножницы
Modern Korean: kawi
Middle Korean: kằńắi
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Japanese etymology :
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Proto-Japanese: *káná-i
Meaning: metal
Russian meaning: металл
Old Japanese: kane
Middle Japanese: káné
Tokyo: kàne
Kyoto: káné
Kagoshima: káne
Comments: JLTT 437. Final -a- can be seen in compounds like OJ kana-jumji, kana-ja etc. japet-prnum,japet-meaning,japet-rusmean,japet-ajp,japet-mjp,japet-tok,japet-kyo,japet-kag,japet-comments,
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