South Dravidian etymology :

Proto-South Dravidian : *mūḍ-

Meaning : root, cause; origin

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

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

Dravidian etymology :

Proto-Dravidian : *mūḍ-

Meaning : origin; to bear, begin

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Proto-South Dravidian: *mūḍ-

Proto-Telugu : *mūḍ-

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *mūḍ (?)

Telugu etymology :

Proto-Telugu : *mūḍ-

Meaning : to happen, occur, befall

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : mū̃ḍu

Additional forms : Also mūḍucu to cause to happen

Number in DED : 5035

Gondwan etymology :

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *mūḍ (?)

Meaning : beginning

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Proto-Gondi : *mūṛ

Gondi etymology :

Proto-Gondi : *mūṛ

Meaning : beginning

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Muria Gondi : mūṛ

Number in DED : 5035

Number in CVOTGD : 2942

Nostratic etymology :

Eurasiatic: *ŋǖŋṭe

Meaning: root, origin

Indo-European: ? *weit-

Altaic: *ŋi̯ū̀ŋt`è

Uralic: *ontV

Dravidian: *mūḍ-

Eskimo-Aleut: *unata-

References: AD, ND 813 *HUŋ[d]V (Alt., Ur. + ECush.?).

Indo-European etymology :

Proto-IE: *wAit-

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Meaning: woad

Germanic: *waid-á- n., m.

Latin: vitrum, -ī n. `Waid, zum Blaufärber benutzte Pflanze'

Russ. meaning: растение (вайда, Isatis - из нее получают индиго синего цвета)

References: WP I 236

Germanic etymology :

Proto-Germanic: *waidá-n, -z

Meaning: woad

IE etymology: IE etymology

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 }

Altaic etymology :

Proto-Altaic: *ŋi̯ū̀ŋt`è

Nostratic: Nostratic

Meaning: root

Russian meaning: корень

Mongolian: *ündü-sü

Tungus-Manchu: *ŋǖŋte

Japanese: *mǝ̀tǝ̀

Comments: АПиПЯЯ 18, 39, 92, 291.

Mongolian etymology :

Proto-Mongolian: *ündü-sü

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

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

Dagur: undus (Тод. Даг. 171), unduse (MD 232)

Comments: KW 458, MGCD 693. Mong. > Evk. undehun, see Doerfer MT 128.

Tungus etymology :

Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *ŋǖŋte

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

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.

Japanese etymology :

Proto-Japanese: *mǝ̀tǝ̀

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: root, foundation

Russian meaning: корень, основание

Old Japanese: moto

Middle Japanese: mòtò

Tokyo: motó

Kyoto: mótò

Kagoshima: motó

Comments: JLTT 486.

Uralic etymology :

Number: 1473

Proto: *ontV

> Nostratic: > Nostratic

English meaning: root

German meaning: Wurzel

Saam (Lapp): åttēs (L) 'die größte, dickste, unverzweigte Wurzel, Haupt-, Pfahlwurzel', vi̊ø_indes (T), uø_indes, oantes (Kld.), ua_iddes, uattaz (Not.) 'Wurzel'

Mordovian: undoks, unduks (E) 'Wurzel; Stengel (der Gurke, der Melone); Sprößling', unks (M) 'Wurzel'

Eskimo etymology :

Proto-Eskimo: *unata-

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Meaning: edible plant or root

Russian meaning: съедобное растение или корень

Proto-Yupik: *unata-

Proto-Inupik: *unata-

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'.

Yupik etymology :

Proto-Yupik: *unata-

Eskimo etymology: Eskimo etymology

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

Inupik etymology :

Proto-Inupik: *unata-

Eskimo etymology: Eskimo etymology

Meaning: to gather edible roots

Russian meaning: собирать съедобные корни

SPI Dialects: Imaq unátavik 'place where roots are gathered', unátarɨ 'root-seeker'

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