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Kolami-Gadba etymology :
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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *Nāg- (*-v-)
Meaning : pig
Parji : nēva "female pig"
Number in DED : 3634
kogaet-meaning,kogaet-prnum,kogaet-parji,kogaet-dednum,
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Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-Dravidian : *nāg-
Meaning : young; female
Proto-South Dravidian: *nāg- dravet-meaning,dravet-prnum,dravet-sdr,dravet-tel,dravet-koga,
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South Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-South Dravidian : *nāg-
Meaning : young, youth
Tamil : nāku
Tamil meaning : youthfulness, tenderness, juvenility, femininity, female of erumai, marai, and per_r_am, female snail, sea-snail, conch, sapling, female calf, heifer, female fish
Malayalam : nāku
Malayalam meaning : n. pr. of women
Malayalam derivates : ā-nāku heifer
Tulu : nāku
Tulu meaning : female calf
Number in DED : 3634
sdret-meaning,sdret-prnum,sdret-tam,sdret-tammean,sdret-mal,sdret-malmean,sdret-malder,sdret-tul,sdret-tulmean,sdret-kt,sdret-dednum,
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Nilgiri etymology :
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Proto-Nilgiri : *nāg
Meaning : female buffalo calf between two and three years old
Kota : nāg
Toda : nōx
Number in DED : 3634
ktet-meaning,ktet-prnum,ktet-kota,ktet-toda,ktet-dednum,
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Telugu etymology :
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Proto-Telugu : *nāg-
Meaning : damsel
Telugu : ela-nāga
Additional forms : Also ? [1] nāti, [2] nātuka woman
Number in DED : 3634
telet-meaning,telet-prnum,telet-tel_1,telet-addition,telet-dednum,
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Nostratic etymology :
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Eurasiatic: *nVKV
Meaning: younger (female) relative
Indo-European: Hitt. nega- 'sister'
References: Blazh. DA 157; ND 1538a *NAkV 'woman' (some confusion with 1544 *n̄EḳU; + Cush.). nostret-meaning,nostret-ier,nostret-alt,nostret-drav,nostret-reference,
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Altaic etymology :
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Proto-Altaic: *nek`V
Meaning: friend, relative
Russian meaning: друг, родственник
Comments: A Mong.-Tung. isogloss. The root seems to be different from *nī̀k`e and *ńi̯ṑge, although there may have been some natural confusion. It is interesting to note Jpn. naka(ma) 'friend' - perhaps a secondary contamination with naka 'middle'? altet-prnum,altet-meaning,altet-rusmean,altet-mong,altet-tung,altet-reference,
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Mongolian etymology :
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Proto-Mongolian: *nökör
Meaning: friend
Russian meaning: друг
Written Mongolian: nökör (L 593: nökür) Middle Mongolian: nokor (HY 31, SH), nūkǝr (IM) Khalkha: nöxör
Buriat: nüxer
Kalmuck: nökṛ
Ordos: nöχör
Dongxian: nokiǝ
Shary-Yoghur: nökör
Monguor: nokor (SM 283), nukor (Huzu) 3 Comments: KW 279, MGCD 515. Despite Doerfer TMN 1, 521ff the attested MMong. noko'e (SH; = nököɣe) 'other, second' does not prove that the original meaning was 'other': cf. Russ. другой 'other', transparently derived < друг 'friend'). Mong. > Chuv. kǝr-nüker 'дружка' (see Róna-Tas KM). monget-prnum,monget-meaning,monget-rusmean,monget-wmo,monget-mmo,monget-hal,monget-bur,monget-kal,monget-ord,monget-dun,monget-bao,monget-dag,monget-yuy,monget-mgr,monget-reference,
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Tungus etymology :
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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *neku-
Meaning: younger relative (sister / brother)
Russian meaning: младший родственник (сестра / брат)
Evenki: nekū
Negidal: nexu(n)
Literary Manchu: neχu 'slave girl'
Ulcha: neku(n)
Orok: noko(nō)
Nanai: neku
Oroch: neku
Udighe: nêä-diga
Solon: nexũ
Comments: ТМС 1, 617-618. The Manchu word could be derived from MMong. nekun 'servant' (see Rozycki 161), on which see *nī̀k`e, but may as well be derived from *neku, with its meaning being a result of confusing the two roots. In Manchu we also have neku 'a woman's female friend', and in Jurch. - nekur 'friend', both of which can be borrowed < Mong. (see Rozycki 162). See also notes to *neŋu- (sub *nĕ́ŋu). tunget-prnum,tunget-meaning,tunget-rusmean,tunget-evk,tunget-neg,tunget-man,tunget-ulc,tunget-ork,tunget-nan,tunget-orc,tunget-ude,tunget-sol,tunget-reference,
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