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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *vel-V́k- (?)
Meaning : thin strip of bamboo
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Proto-Gondi-Kui : *velek-
Notes : A Pengo-Kui isogloss.
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Gondwan etymology :

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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *velek-
Meaning : strip of bamboo
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Proto-Pengo-Manda : *lēk-
Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *vlēk-
Notes : Bisyllabic root.
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Pengo-Manda etymology :

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Proto-Pengo-Manda : *lēk-
Meaning : (pl.) strips of bamboo
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Pengo : lēkiŋ
Number in DED : 5557
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Kui-Kuwi etymology :

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Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *vlēk-
Meaning : a thin strip of bamboo
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Kui : vlēka
Number in DED : 5557
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *wVčwV
Meaning: to disappear
Indo-European: *wās-to-
Altaic: *i̯ū̀ču
Uralic: *wäsV
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *wāsto-
Meaning: wasted, empty
Germanic: *wōst-
Latin: vāstus, -a, -um 'öde, verwüstet, leer'
Celtic: OIr fās 'leer', fāsach 'Wüste'
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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *wōst-
Meaning: wasted, abandoned
IE etymology: IE etymology
Old English: {wōsti}
Old Saxon: {wēste}
Old High German: {wuosti 'öde, unbebaut, leer, wüst'}
German: wüst
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 528
Root: eu-1, euǝ- : u̯ā-, u̯ǝ-
English meaning: to lack; empty
German meaning: `mangeln, leer'
General comments: besonders in partizipialen no-Bildungen
Material: Ai. ūná-, av. ū̆na- `unzureichend, ermangelnd', av. uyamna ds. (Partiz. Präs. Med. zum Präs.u-ya-); npers. vang `leer, arm', pāmir vanao `Leerheit, Eitelkeit';

    arm. unain `leer' (idg. ū);

    gr. εὖνις, -ιδος `beraubt, ermangelnd'; über gr. ἐτός, ()ετώσιος, das auch hierher gehören könnte, s. oben S. 73;

    vielleicht hierher lat. vānus `leer, nichtig'; sehr zweifelhaft (da die k-Erweiterung nur im Ital. bezeugt ist) vacō, -āre `leer, frei sein' (daneben vocō, -āre EM2 1069); umbr. vac̨etum, uasetom `vitiatum', antervakaze, anderuacose `intermissiō', uas `vitium';

    got. wans `mangelnd, fehlend' (*u̯-ono-s oder *u̯ǝ-no-s), aisl. van-r, afries. ags. as. ahd.wan ds.;

    nach Mühlenbach-Endzelin IV 462 hierher lit. vañs-kariai `unausgebrütete Eier', lett. vàns-kar(i)s `unfruchtbares Ei' (mit s-k aus s-p).

    Verwandt scheint u̯āsto-s `öde' in:

    lat. vāstus `öde, verwüstet, leer' = air. fās `leer', fāsach `Wüste', ahd. wuosti `öde, unbebaut, leer, wüst', as. wōsti, ags. w-ēste `wüst' (mhd. nengl. waste `Wüste' aber aus dem Lat.).

References: WP. I 108 f., Feist 550.
Pages: 345-346
PIE database: PIE database
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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *i̯ū̀ču
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: to become free, retire, disappear
Russian meaning: освобождаться, отступать, пропадать
Turkic: *ɨč-
Tungus-Manchu: *ōs-
Japanese: *us-
Comments: Cf. also Kalm. usχǝ- 'to become free' (KW 452) - if not < Turk. The Jpn. form can be alternatively compared with MKor. irh- 'to lose'.
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Turkic etymology :

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Proto-Turkic: *ɨč-, *ɨč-gɨn-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to lose, disappear
Russian meaning: терять(ся), пропадать
Old Turkic: ɨčɣɨn- (Orkh., OUygh.)
Karakhanid: ɨčɣɨn- (MK), ɨč- (KB)
Tatar: ɨčqɨn-
Middle Turkic: ɨčqɨn- (Abush., Pav. C.)
Khakassian: ɨsxɨn-
Shor: ɨšqɨn-
Oyrat: ɨčqɨn-, ɨqčɨn-
Yakut: ɨhɨgɨn-
Tuva: ɨšqɨn-
Kirghiz: ɨčqɨn-
Noghai: ɨšqɨn-
Bashkir: ɨsqɨn-
Balkar: ɨčxɨn-
Kumyk: išɣɨn-
Comments: VEWT 164, ЭСТЯ 1, 672-673, ДТС 216.
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *ōs-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to retire, make the place vacant
Russian meaning: отступать, уступать (место)
Evenki: ōs-
Even: ōs-
Negidal: ōs-
Ulcha: osị-
Orok: ōssị-
Nanai: ōsị-
Oroch: osu-
Comments: ТМС 2, 25-26.
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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *us-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to lose, get lost, disappear
Russian meaning: терять, теряться, пропадать
Old Japanese: usa-, usi-nap-
Middle Japanese: úsá-, úsí-náf-
Tokyo: usé-, ùshina-
Kyoto: ùsè-, úshíná-
Kagoshima: usé-, ushiná-
Comments: JLTT 780. Accent reconstruction is not quite clear: for *usinap- 'to lose' the pattern *HHH is more or less secure, but for *usa- it seems best to reconstruct *ùsá- (indicated by Tokyo and Kyoto). We may actually be dealing with two original roots heavily interacting with each other.
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Uralic etymology :

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Number: 1149
Proto: *wäsV
> Nostratic: > Nostratic
English meaning: to disappear
German meaning: verschwinden, verlorengehen
Udmurt (Votyak): vez- (S) 'sich entfernen, sich aus dem Staube machen' ?
Hungarian: vesz- (veszik), vész- 'umkommen, untergehen, sich verlieren', vész 'Not, Unglück', veszély 'Gefahr' ?
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