Konda etymology :

Konda : mer_s-

Meaning: to glitter, flash (as lightning)

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Number in DED : 5074

Gondwan etymology :

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *mer_-

Meaning : to glitter

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Konda : mer_s-

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *mer-

Kui-Kuwi etymology :

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *mer-

Meaning : to shine

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : mērh- "to shine (stars)"

Kuwi (Schulze) : mer- "to light"

Additional forms : Also Kuwi_S mervu light; merh- to lighten; merpu, merhi manne lightning

Number in DED : 5074

Dravidian etymology :

Proto-Dravidian : *mer_-

Meaning : to be light, lighten

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Proto-South Dravidian: *mer_-

Proto-Telugu : *mer_-

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *mer_-

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *mer_-

Proto-North Dravidian : *mer-qā

South Dravidian etymology :

Proto-South Dravidian : *mer_-

Meaning : to glitter

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : meruku

Tamil meaning : smoothness, glitter, lustre, polish

Tamil derivates : meravaṇai procession

Kannada : merugu

Kannada meaning : shine, lustre

Kannada derivates : mir_ugu to glitter, flash, sparkle, shine; mir_u shining, sparkling; mir_ugu, mir_upu glitter, shine, lustre; mer_e to shine, gleam, glitter; become manifest, appear, assume an ostentatious appearance; make manifest, display; n. shine, lustre; mer_asu, mer_isu, mer_ayisu to cause to shine, make manifest, display, exhibit; mer_avaṇi, mer_avaṇ(i)ge ostentatious display

Tulu : merè

Tulu meaning : display, parade

Tulu derivates : merepini, mereyuni, merevuni to shine; swagger, make an ostentatious display; merepāvuni to make shine; merpu glitter, lustre; meraṇigè, meravaṇigè procession

Notes : Kannada merugu seems to be borrowed from Tamil (*mer_-gu > *mergu/meggu normally). The irregular i-vocalism in Kannada is possibly due to contamination with minugu 'to shine, glitter', etc.

Number in DED : 5074

Telugu etymology :

Proto-Telugu : *mer_-

Meaning : to glitter

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : mer_acu

Telugu (Krishnamurti) : mer_ayincu "to make known, disclose"

Additional forms : Also mer_apincu to cause to shine, show off, show to advantage; mer_apu shining, glitter, lightning flash; mer_ayu to shine, glitter, gleam, (K also) be made public, be known, appear; mer_ũgu to shine, glitter, gleam, appear to advantage; n. brilliance, glitter, polish; bright, shining; mer_umu to glitter; n. flash of lightning

Number in DED : 5074

Kolami-Gadba etymology :

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *mer_-

Meaning : to be light

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Kolami : merp- (merept-) "to lighten"

Kolami (Setumadhava Rao) : mirŋūḍ "spark"

Naikri : merp- "to flash, lighten"

Parji : marp- (mart-) "to lighten"

Salur Gadba : merc(i) ēr- "to glitter"

Additional forms : Also Parji med- to flash (tiger's eye, etc.); Salur mers lightning

Number in DED : 5074

North Dravidian etymology :

Proto-North-Dravidian : *mer-qā

Meaning : sky, heaven

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Kurukh : merxā

Malto : merg̣u, merg̣e

Additional forms : Also KUR merxantā heavenly; MLT merg̣ani heavenly; merg̣e to thunder

Number in DED : 5074

Nostratic etymology :

Eurasiatic: *merV

Meaning: to shine, glitter

Indo-European: *merǝ-k-, *merǝ-g- (+ *mer- 2181)

Altaic: ? Ulch. mūren- 'glitter'

Dravidian: *mer_-

References: ND 1460 *merV 'to flash, sparkle, shine' ( + Berb.).

Indo-European etymology :

Proto-IE: *merǝkʷ-, -gʷ-

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Meaning: to shimmer

Old Indian: marká- m. `eclipse (of sun)'

Slavic: 1) *morkъ, *mórkā, *mьrknǭtī, *merkъ etc.; 2) *mъrgātī

Baltic: *mer̂k- vb. tr., *mark-ī̂- vb., *mir̂k-l-ia- (1) c., *mirk-[s]-ia-, -[s]-n-ia- c.; *mir̂g-ē̂- (*mir̂g-a-) vb., *mar̂g-a- adj., *mar̃g- vb. inch., *marg-ā̂ f., -a- c., *mirg-ā̂ f., -a- c., *mir̂g-ē̂- (2) vb., *mir̂g- (*mir̂g-ia-/*mir̂g-st-a-) (2) vb.

Germanic: *murg-Vn-a- m., *marg-in-a- m.; *mirkw-i- adj., *mirkw-ia- vb.; *mirkw-ian- m.

Russ. meaning: мерцать

References: WP II 273 f

Vasmer's dictionary :

Baltic etymology :

Proto-Baltic: *mer̂k- vb. tr., *mark-ī̂- vb., *mir̂k-l-ia- (1) c., *mir̂k-[s]-ia-, -[s]-n-ia- (2) c.; *mir̂g-ē̂- (*mir̂g-a-) (2) vb., *mar̂g-a- adj., *mar̃g- vb. inch., *marg-ā̂ f., -a- c., *mirg-ā̂ f., -a- (2) c., *mir̂g-ē̂- (2) vb., *mir̂g- (*mir̂g-ia-/*mir̂g-st-a-) (2) vb.

Meaning: blink; twinkle

Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology

Lithuanian: mérkti (-ia, -ē) `(die Augen) schliessen, (zu)blinzeln, (zu)zwinkern', markī́ti 'dass.' || mirgḗti (mìrga) 'aufleuchten und wieder erlöschen, glitzern, funkeln, blinken, schimmern, flackern, in buntem Farbenspie l glänzen'; márga- `bunt, verschiedenfarbig, (viel)farbig, (bunt)scheckig, schön, prächtig', mar̃gti (-sta, -ō) 'bunt werden, flimmern',

Lettish: mir̃klis, mir̂klis 'Blick des Auges, Augenblick', mirkšk̨is 'Blick mit dem Auge', acu mir̂ksnis, mirknis 'Augenblick' || mar̂ga², margs `Flitter; Schimmer', mir̂ga 'Schimmer', mirgs 'Augenblick', mir̂dzêt (-u, -ẽju) 'schimmern, flimmern, funkeln', mir̂gt (mirgstu/mirdzu, mirgu) 'blinken'

Germanic etymology :

Proto-Germanic: *murgVna-z, *margina-z; *mirkwia-, *mirkwian- vb.; *mirkwiēn

Meaning: morning

IE etymology: IE etymology

Gothic: mɔrgin-s m. (a) `morning(time); tomorrow'

Old Norse: mürgin-n, morgin-n, morgun-n, mergin-n m. `Morgen'; mürk-r `finster', mjorkvi, mürkvi, mörkvi m. `dichter Nebel'; mürkja, mürkva wk. `dunkel machen, werden'

Norwegian: morgon; mürk adj.; mürkja vb.

Old Swedish: mürkia vb.

Swedish: morgon; mörk adj.

Old Danish: mürkä vb.

Danish: morgen; mörk adj.

Old English: morgen, mergen; mierce `dunkel'

English: morning, morn

Old Frisian: morn

Old Saxon: morgan; mirki `dunkel'

Middle Dutch: morghen m.; { marghen, maerghen, merghen }

Dutch: morgen m.; { dial. margen, mergen }

Old Franconian: morgan, morgen

Middle Low German: morgen

Old High German: morgan (8.Jh.)

Middle High German: morgen st. m. 'morgen, vormittag'

German: Morgen m.

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