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Gondwan etymology :
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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *mūḍ (?)
Meaning : beginning
gndet-meaning,gndet-prnum,gndet-gon,
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Gondi etymology :
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Proto-Gondi : *mūṛ
Meaning : beginning
Muria Gondi : mūṛ
Number in DED : 5035
Number in CVOTGD : 2942
gonet-meaning,gonet-prnum,gonet-gondi_mu,gonet-dednum,gonet-voc_num,
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Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-Dravidian : *mūḍ-
Meaning : origin; to bear, begin
dravet-meaning,dravet-prnum,dravet-sdr,dravet-tel,dravet-gnd,
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South Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-South Dravidian : *mūḍ-
Meaning : root, cause; origin
Tamil : mūṭu
Tamil meaning : root, cause, origin
Malayalam : mūṭu
Malayalam meaning : the bottom (e. g. of a dish); root, origin
Kannada : mūḍu
Kannada meaning : to arise, originate, be produced, be born, come into existence, become visible or apparent, come about
Kannada derivates : mūḍa, mūḍal, mūḍu the direction in which the sun rises, east; mūḍi rising of the sun, etc.
Tulu : mūḍu
Tulu meaning : support; the east
Tulu derivates : mūḍuni to rise, be born; mūḍāvuni to originate, produce, cause to rise, cause to be born
Number in DED : 5035
sdret-meaning,sdret-prnum,sdret-tam,sdret-tammean,sdret-mal,sdret-malmean,sdret-kan,sdret-kanmean,sdret-kander,sdret-tul,sdret-tulmean,sdret-tulder,sdret-dednum,
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Telugu etymology :
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Proto-Telugu : *mūḍ-
Meaning : to happen, occur, befall
Telugu : mū̃ḍu
Additional forms : Also mūḍucu to cause to happen
Number in DED : 5035
telet-meaning,telet-prnum,telet-tel_1,telet-addition,telet-dednum,
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Nostratic etymology :
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Eurasiatic: *ŋǖŋṭe
Meaning: root, origin
References: AD, ND 813 *HUŋ[d]V (Alt., Ur. + ECush.?). nostret-meaning,nostret-ier,nostret-alt,nostret-ura,nostret-drav,nostret-esk,nostret-reference,
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Indo-European etymology :
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Proto-IE: *wAit-
Meaning: woad
Latin: vitrum, -ī n. `Waid, zum Blaufärber benutzte Pflanze'
Russ. meaning: растение (вайда, Isatis - из нее получают индиго синего цвета)
References: WP I 236
piet-prnum,piet-meaning,piet-germ,piet-lat,piet-rusmean,piet-refer,
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Germanic etymology :
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Proto-Germanic: *waidá-n, -z
Meaning: woad
Old English: wād, -es n. `woad (plant much used for dyeing)'
English: woad
Middle Dutch: wēde, weet, Kil. weed, weedte, weet, weete
Dutch: wede f., dial. weet
Middle Low German: wēt, wēde m.?
Old High German: weit m.
Middle High German: weit (-d-) st. m. 'waid, das färberkraut; befleckung'
German: { Waid }
germet-meaning,germet-prnum,germet-oengl,germet-engl,germet-mdutch,germet-dutch,germet-mlg,germet-ohg,germet-mhg,germet-hg,
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Altaic etymology :
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Proto-Altaic: *ŋi̯ū̀ŋt`è
Meaning: root
Russian meaning: корень
Comments: АПиПЯЯ 18, 39, 92, 291. altet-prnum,altet-meaning,altet-rusmean,altet-mong,altet-tung,altet-jap,altet-reference,
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Mongolian etymology :
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Proto-Mongolian: *ündü-sü
Meaning: root
Russian meaning: корень
Written Mongolian: ündüsü(n) (L 1007) Middle Mongolian: undus ('original') (HY 53), hǝndusun (MA) Khalkha: ündes
Buriat: ündehe(n)
Kalmuck: ündǝsṇ
Ordos: öndös, ündüsü
Dongxian: undusun
monget-prnum,monget-meaning,monget-rusmean,monget-wmo,monget-mmo,monget-hal,monget-bur,monget-kal,monget-ord,monget-dun,monget-dag,monget-reference,
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Tungus etymology :
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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *ŋǖŋte
Meaning: root
Russian meaning: корень
Evenki: ŋīŋte, nīŋte
Even: ŋē̂ŋtъ
Negidal: ŋiŋte
Ulcha: ŋuiqte
Orok: muikte
Nanai: muikte
Oroch: ŋiŋte
Udighe: ŋiŋte
Comments: ТМС 1, 662. PTM also has *ŋǖŋti 'heel' (see ibid.), which may be a historical derivative. tunget-prnum,tunget-meaning,tunget-rusmean,tunget-evk,tunget-evn,tunget-neg,tunget-ulc,tunget-ork,tunget-nan,tunget-orc,tunget-ude,tunget-reference,
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Japanese etymology :
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Proto-Japanese: *mǝ̀tǝ̀
Meaning: root, foundation
Russian meaning: корень, основание
Old Japanese: moto
Middle Japanese: mòtò
Tokyo: motó
Kyoto: mótò
Kagoshima: motó
japet-prnum,japet-meaning,japet-rusmean,japet-ajp,japet-mjp,japet-tok,japet-kyo,japet-kag,japet-comments,
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Uralic etymology :
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Number: 1473
Proto: *ontV
English meaning: root
German meaning: Wurzel
Saam (Lapp): åttēs (L) 'die größte, dickste, unverzweigte Wurzel, Haupt-, Pfahlwurzel', vi̊øindes (T), uøindes, oantes (Kld.), uaiddes, uattaz (Not.) 'Wurzel'
Mordovian: undoks, unduks (E) 'Wurzel; Stengel (der Gurke, der Melone); Sprößling', unks (M) 'Wurzel'
uralet-proto,uralet-prnum,uralet-meaning,uralet-germmean,uralet-saa,uralet-mrd,
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Eskimo etymology :
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Proto-Eskimo: *unata-
Meaning: edible plant or root
Russian meaning: съедобное растение или корень
Comments: This stem has nothing to do with *una- 'to handle, to obtain' despite CED; it is not a verbal stem but a nominal one. If it were a verbal derivative the meaning would be sth. like 'big instrument for obtaining smth.' or 'handle'. Cf. PCh *'ъnatɨ= 'макарша, edible root'. esqet-prnum,esqet-meaning,esqet-rmean,esqet-yup,esqet-inup,esqet-newcom,
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Yupik etymology :
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Proto-Yupik: *unata-
Meaning: a k. of bean, pea 1, to pluck unataq 2, to pluck berries 3
Russian Meaning: бобовое растение 1, собирать унатак 2, собирать ягоды 3
Sirenik: //unataʁ- 3 [Orr] < Chap?
Chaplino: unátaq (t) 1 'копеечник', unátaʁáquq 2
Naukan: unátaq 'hedisarum obscuram' (sweet edible root)
Koniag (AAY): AP unataʁ- 3
Central Alaskan Yupik: unataʁ- 3
Norton Sound (Peripheral): nunataʁ- 3
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 372
yupet-prnum,yupet-mean,yupet-rmean,yupet-sir,yupet-chap,yupet-nauk,yupet-koni,yupet-cay,yupet-nrts,yupet-ced,
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Inupik etymology :
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Proto-Inupik: *unata-
Meaning: to gather edible roots
Russian meaning: собирать съедобные корни
SPI Dialects: Imaq unátavik 'place where roots are gathered', unátarɨ 'root-seeker'
inupet-prnum,inupet-meaning,inupet-rmean,inupet-spis,
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