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Nilgiri etymology :
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Proto-Nilgiri : *up
Meaning : salt
Kota : up
Toda : up
Number in DED : 2674
ktet-meaning,ktet-prnum,ktet-kota,ktet-toda,ktet-dednum,
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South Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-South Dravidian : *up
Meaning : salt
Tamil : uppu
Tamil meaning : salt, alkali, saltness
Tamil derivates : uppar salt manufacturers; uppaḷam salt-pans, saline land; uppaḷavan_ salt-maker; uvaḷakam, umpaḷam salt-pan; umaṇan_ salt-maker, dealer in salt; fem. umaṇatti
Malayalam : uppu
Malayalam meaning : salt, saltness, condiment
Malayalam derivates : uppikka to be salty; uppaḷam salt marsh
Kannada : uppu
Kannada meaning : salt
Kannada derivates : uppaliga man who belongs to a division of the salt-maker caste, the members of which are also fishermen; uppaḍa salted and dried vegetables
Kodagu : uppɨ
Kodagu meaning : salt
Tulu : uppu
Tulu meaning : salt
Tulu derivates : uppāḍu pickles; uppuḍa salted fish; uppārụ brackishness
Number in DED : 2674
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Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-Dravidian : *śup-
Meaning : salt
Proto-South Dravidian: *up Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *cup dravet-meaning,dravet-prnum,dravet-sdr,dravet-tel,dravet-koga,
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Telugu etymology :
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Proto-Telugu : *upp-
Meaning : salt
Telugu : uppu
Additional forms : Also uppana saltness, salt taste; uppani saltish, brackish; uppaḷamu salt-pan, salt-works
Number in DED : 2674
telet-meaning,telet-prnum,telet-tel_1,telet-addition,telet-dednum,
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Kolami-Gadba etymology :
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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *cup
Meaning : salt
Kolami : sup
Naikri : supp
Naiki : sup
Parji : cup
Ollari Gadba : sup
Salur Gadba : cuppu
Number in DED : 2674
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Nostratic etymology :
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Eurasiatic: *sVbV
Meaning: salt, bitter
Comments: Esk.-Al. *cupa 'soap'.
References: ND 108a (after Blazhek DA) *ʕVCu[ʔV]PV 'salt' - comparing Jap., Drav. and East. Cush. *ʕusūbo (*usuʔubo). nostret-meaning,nostret-prnum,nostret-alt,nostret-ura,nostret-drav,nostret-notes,nostret-reference,
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Altaic etymology :
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Proto-Altaic: *sìbi
Meaning: bitter, bitter plant
Russian meaning: горький, горькое растение
Comments: For the usage of the root to denote bitter plants cf. also OJ sibu-kusa 'sorrel'; perhaps also MKor. psúk 'Artemisia' (which is tempting to identify with Mong. sibag). In Kor. we have a secondary metathesis < *spɨ-, like psɨ́r- < *spɨr- < *šĭp`V 'sweep' q. v. altet-prnum,altet-meaning,altet-rusmean,altet-turc,altet-mong,altet-tung,altet-kor,altet-jap,altet-reference,
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Turkic etymology :
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Proto-Turkic: *sibüt
Meaning: dill, coriander
Russian meaning: укроп, кориандр
Comments: EDT 785. (If not < Pers.) turcet-prnum,turcet-meaning,turcet-rusmean,turcet-krh,turcet-reference,
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Mongolian etymology :
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Proto-Mongolian: *sibag
Meaning: Artemisia
Russian meaning: полынь
Written Mongolian: sibaɣ (L 693) Khalkha: šawag
Kalmuck: šawǝg 'чабрец, тимьян' (КРС) Ordos: šawaG 'artemisia campestris'
Comments: Mong. > Chag. šibag 'a k. of plant'.
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Tungus etymology :
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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *sipa ( ~ -b-)
Meaning: garlic
Russian meaning: чеснок
Spoken Manchu: suandā (317)
Literary Manchu: sifa mača
Comments: ТМС 2, 100. Attested only in Manchu, but having probable external parallels. tunget-prnum,tunget-meaning,tunget-rusmean,tunget-sib,tunget-man,tunget-reference,
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Korean etymology :
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Proto-Korean: *psɨ́-
Meaning: 1 liver (KED: gall-bladder, gall) 2 bitter Russian meaning: 1 печень 2 горький
Modern Korean: s:ɨlgä 1, s:ɨ- 2
Middle Korean: psɨ́rkǝ́i 1, psɨ́- 2
Comments: Nam 319, 321, KED 1024, 1027. koret-prnum,koret-meaning,koret-rusmean,koret-phn,koret-ako,koret-reference,
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Japanese etymology :
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Proto-Japanese: *sìmpù- / *sìpǝ̀
Meaning: 1 astringent, tart 2 salt
Russian meaning: 1 вяжущий, терпкий 2 соль
Old Japanese: sibu- 1, sip(w)o 2
Middle Japanese: sìbù- 1, sìfò 2
Tokyo: shibú- 1, shió 2
Kyoto: shíbù- 1, shíjo 2
Kagoshima: shibú- 1, shió 2
Nase: mà-šú 2
Shuri: mā́-sú 2
Hateruma: mà-sú 2
Yonakuni: mà-sú 2
Comments: JLTT 522, 525, 840. The words seem to be related, but the reason for voicing in sìbù- is not quite clear. japet-prnum,japet-meaning,japet-rusmean,japet-ajp,japet-mjp,japet-tok,japet-kyo,japet-kag,japet-nas,japet-shu,japet-hat,japet-yon,japet-comments,
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Uralic etymology :
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Number: 893
Proto: *säppä
English meaning: gall
German meaning: Galle
Finnish: sappi (gen. sapen) 'Galle'
Estonian: sapp (gen. sapi)
Saam (Lapp): sap'pe -pp- (N), sahppē (L), sāihpe (T), sāihp (Kld. Not.) 'Galle', seppøin (A)
Mordovian: sepe (E), śäpä (M) 'Galle'
Udmurt (Votyak): se̮p (Wied.), sep (S), sup (S), śep (Uf.)
Komi (Zyrian): se̮p (S P), sȯp (PO) ( > Khanty O siw 'Galle (des Fisches, des Wildes)'
Mansi (Vogul): tǟp (TJ) 'Galle', tɔ̄̈p (KM), tāp (P) 'Galle des Bären', tāp (N)
Hungarian: epe (acc. epét) 'Galle'
Sammalahti's version: *säppä
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Long-range etymologies :
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Borean (approx.) : CVPV
Meaning : bitter
Afroasiatic : ? ECush. *ʕusūbo 'salt'
globet-meaning,globet-nostr,globet-afas,
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