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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *nac-
Meaning : to desire
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : naccu (nacci-)
Tamil meaning : to desire, long for, like, love; n. desire, hankering, liking
Tamil derivates : nacai desire, eagerness, avarice, love, affection, hope, expectation; (-v-, -nt-) to love, desire; nattu (natti-) to desire, long for, hanker after, love
Kannada : naccu, narcu, neccu
Kannada meaning : to confide, trust, confide in, rely on, believe, desire, love; n. confidence, trust, faith, belief, reliance, longing, desire, love
Proto-Nilgiri : *naS-
Notes : Tamil nattu probably dialectal.
Number in DED : 3576
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Nilgiri etymology :

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Proto-Nilgiri : *naS-
Meaning : to have great liking for (with dat.), feel desire
South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology
Kota : nac- (nac-)
Additional forms : Also Kota nacl desire for a person
Number in DED : 3576
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *nač-
Meaning : to desire, trust
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Proto-South Dravidian: *nac-
Proto-Telugu : *nacc-
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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *nacc-
Meaning : to trust, (K also) be agreeable, be loveable, be trusted, like, be attached to
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : naccu
Additional forms : Also [1] naccika, [2] nacciga trust, faith, belief; neccili a friend
Number in DED : 3576
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *n(́)Ec`V
Meaning: luck
Indo-European: *nes- 'счастье' (WP II 334)
Altaic: *ńésa 'счастье'
Dravidian: *nač-
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *nes-
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Meaning: to rest, to turn out well, etc.
Tokharian: B ñasso 'share, portion, inheritance' (Adams 266); ñäsk- 'demand, require, seek' (Adams 267); A nas-, B nes- (PT *nes-) 'to be' (Adams 344 f, with reservations)
Old Indian: násate `to approach, resort to, join, copulate', níṁsate `to touch closely, kiss'
Old Greek: néomai̯ `(glücklich wohin) gelangen, davonkommen, (glucklich) zurückkehren, heimkehren', nósto-s m. `Rück-, Heimkehr, (glückliche) Fahrt'; nī́somai̯ `fahren, gehen, kommen' (*ninsomai̯)
Germanic: *nís-a- vb., *nis-t-i- c., *nis-t-iōn- f., *naz-já- vb., *naz-ṓ- vb., *nōz-iá- vb., *nēz-ia- vb., *naz-jṓ f.
Russ. meaning: ловить кайф
References: WP II 334 f
Comments: Cf. *nase-.
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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *nísan-, *nisti-z, *nistiōn, *nazján-, *nazṓn- vb., *nōzián-, *nēzian-, *nazjṓ
Meaning: be saved, recover, save
IE etymology: IE etymology
Gothic: ga-nisan st. `be saved'; ga-nist-s f. (i) `rescue, salvation'; nasjan wk., ga-nasjan wk. `rescue'
Old Norse: nȫra wk. `erfrischen, ernähren'; nǟra wk. `Nahrung geben'; nara `vegetieren, elend leben'; nest n. `Reisekost'; nista f. `Nahrung'
Norwegian: nöra `nzünden', dial. `erfrischen'; nära vb.; nest
Swedish: dial. nöra `Feuer anmachen'; nära vb.; dial. nest(e)
Old Danish: nest
Danish: näre vb.; niste
Old English: ge-nesan `gerettet werden, entkommen, überleben'; nerian `retten, schützen'; ealdor-neru f. `Lebenserrettung', nest n. `Nahrungsmittel'
Old Frisian: nera vb. `onderhouden, voeden'
Old Saxon: ginesan `genesen, gerettet werden, gerettet werden, am Leben bleiben'; gi-nist `Genesung, Heil'; gi-nerian `retten'; lif-nara f. `Nahrung'; nerian
Middle Dutch: nēren; ghe-nēren `redden, onderhouden, voeden, genezen'; ghe-nēsen `te boven kommen, genezen, zalig worden'
Dutch: generen `in zijn onderhoud voorzien'; genezen
Old Franconian: nerian
Middle Low German: genēsen
Old High German: ginesan (9.Jh.) `genesen, gerettet werden, gerettet werden, am Leben bleiben'; { ginist `Genesung, Heil' }; nerian, nerren (8.Jh.) `am Leben erhalten, retten, schützen, ernähren'; { nara `Heil, Rettung, Nahrung'; wega-nist m. `Reisekost' }
Middle High German: genësen st. 'gesunden, geheilt werden; am leben bleiben; errettet werden sich wohl befinden'; nɛrn, nɛren, nɛrigen, nɛrgen, nɛrren 'genesen machen, (er)retten, am Leben erhalten, ernähren'; nɛr st. f. 'heil, rettung'
German: genesen; nähren
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 1377
Root: nes-
English meaning: to join with; to conceal oneself
German meaning: `sich vereinigen, geborgen sein'
Material: Ai. násatē `gesellt sich zu, vereinigt sich mit jemand', redupl. unthematisch níṁsatē 3. Pl. `sie berühren nahe mit dem Körper, küssen' (*ni-ns-atē), Partiz. níṁs-āna- (alte Deponentien); GNNā́satyau m. Dual. `die beiden Nothelfer', urind. Našattia, av. Nā̊ŋhaiɵya-, vgl. H. Güntert, Weltkönig 259;

    schwundstufig ai. ásta-, av. asta- n. `Heimat, Wohnort'; gr. νέομαι, ion. νευ̃μαι `komme glücklich an, kehre heim', Νέστωρ eig. `der immer Wiederkehrende', νόστος m. `Heimkehr', redupl. ep. νί̄σομαι `νέομαι' (*νι-νσ-ομαι mit Bewahrung des -σ- nach unthem. Formen wie 2. 3. Sg. *νι-νσ-σαι, -ται); reduktionsstufig ναίω, Fut. νάσσομαι `wohne, bewohne', ναιετάω `wohne, bewohne; bewohnt sein'; *νασ-ός: dor. thess. νᾱός, lak. νᾱος, lesb. ναυ̃ος (d. i. νάος), ion. νηός, att. νεώς m. `(Götterwohnung =) Tempel, Heiligtum'; schwundstufig ἄσμενος `gerettet, geborgen'; alb. knelem `erhole mich, werde wieder lebendig' (Präfix k- + *nes-lo-); got. ga-nisan `gerettet werden, genesen', ahd. as. gi-nesan ds., ags. ge-nesan `gerettet werden, entkommen, überleben', got. ga-nists, ahd. as. gi-nist `Genesung, Heil'; Kaus. got. nasjan `gesund machen', ahd. nerian, nerren `retten, heilen, nähren', as. nerian, ags. nerian `retten, schützen' (daneben mit ē, ō: aisl. nǣra und nø̄ra `beleben, erfrischen, nähren', schwed. dial. nöra `Feuer anmachen'); aisl. aldr-nari m. `(Lebenserhalter =) Feuer', as. līf-nara f. `Nahrung', ags. neru f. `Rettung, Nahrung', ahd. nerī, nara f. `Rettung, Nahrung'; letztere Bed. auch in ahd. wega-nest, -nist n. `Reisekost', ags. nest n. `Nahrung', aisl. nest n. `Wegzehrung, Nahrung'; toch. A nas-, В nes- `sein'; A naṣu- `Freund'.

References: WP. II 334 f., M. Leumann Homer. Wörter, 191 ff.
Pages: 766-767
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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *ńésa
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: luck, fortune
Russian meaning: счастье, судьба
Tungus-Manchu: *ńes-
Japanese: *mású-rá-
Comments: A Tung.-Jpn. isogloss.
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *ńes-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 luck 2 lucky (shooter)
Russian meaning: 1 счастье 2 удачливый (стрелок)
Even: ńes 1
Literary Manchu: nosiki 2
Comments: ТМС 1, 655.
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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *mású-rá-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: brave man
Russian meaning: храбрец, герой
Old Japanese: masura-(wo)
Middle Japanese: másúrá-wò
Tokyo: màsurao, masuráo
Kyoto: másúráó
Kagoshima: masuráo
Comments: JLTT 473.
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