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Long-range etymologies :

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Borean (approx.) : RVCV
Meaning : to plait, weave, rope (?)
Eurasiatic : *rVCV
Sino-Caucasian : *ʕā́rśwǝ̄
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *rVcV ( ~ -c`-)
Meaning: to weave (a lattice?)
Borean: Borean
Indo-European: *rezg- 'to weave, rope'
Uralic: *raćV
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *rezg'-
Meaning: to weave
Old Indian: rájju- f., rajjū f. `rope, cord, string'
Slavic: *rozgā
Baltic: *rezg- (*rezg-a-, -ja-) vb. tr., *rezg-ti- c., *rēg-st-iā̃ f., *razg-ī̂- vb., *rizg- vb. intr.
Germanic: *risk=
Latin: restis, gen. -is, acc. -im `Seil'
Russ. meaning: плести; плетеное изделие
References: WP II 374
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Vasmer's dictionary :

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Word: ро́зга,
Near etymology: укр. рíзка, блр. ро́ска, др.-русск. розга, русск.-цслав. разга, ст.-слав. розга (Остром., Зогр., Мар.), рождиѥ, собир. (Ассем., Савв.), также раждиѥ κλήματα (Остром., Зогр., Мар.; см. Дильс, Aksl. Gr. 93), болг. розга́, сербохорв. ро̏зга "колышек, жердь, подпорка для лозы", словен. rọ̑zga "лоза", др.-чеш. rózha, чеш. růzhа "прут, ветка", слвц. rázga, польск. rózga, н.-луж. rozga, полаб. rǘzga, rüzgó "ветка, розга, куст".
Further etymology: Праслав., вероятно, *rozga, формы на raz-, по-видимому, подверглись влиянию приставки. Родственно лит. rezgù, règzti "плести, вязать", rẽzgis "корзина, плетенка", др.-инд. rájjus "веревка, канат", лат. restis "бечевка"; сомнительна связь с англос. risce, rеsсе, rуsсе "тростник", ср.-нж.-нем. risch -- то же; см. Бецценбергер, ВВ 1, 68; Фик, ВВ 1, 172; Лиден, Anlautsg. 25; Мейе--Вайан 131; Розвадовский, Qu. Gr. 1, 426 и сл., IF Anz. 8, 138; Миккола, Berühr. 158; Шефтеловиц, IF 33, 134 и сл.; Вальде--Гофм. 2, 431. Нерешительно сравнивает Эндзелин (М.--Э. 3, 492) розга с лтш. razga, razda "старая метла", лит. rãžas "пень" (последнее см. так же Шпехт 215). Другие считают исходным *orzga (Мi. ЕW 227; Траутман, ВSW 245; Вальде 651, 841), особенно ввиду слвц. формы на rа-, однако ввиду наличия в этой форме g вместо h думают, что эта форма является заимствованием; см. еще Вондрак, Vgl. Gr. 1, 501; Aksl. Gr. 113, 369; Дильс, там же. Менее убедительно сравнение с рожо́н, рого́з, греч. ῥᾱχός, ῥᾶχος "терновник" (Соболевский, РФВ 64, 113), а также с рост, расти́, о́трасль (Миккола, Ваlt. u. Slav. 35). Неудовлетворительна реконструкция *ъrzga (Ляпунов, ИОРЯС 30, 17), которая не объясняет rа-.
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Baltic etymology :

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Proto-Baltic: *rezg- (*rezg-a-, -ja-) vb. tr., *rezg-ti- c., *rēg-st-iā̃ f., *razg-ī̂- vb., *rizg- vb. intr.
Meaning: weave
Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology
Lithuanian: règsti (rẽzga/rẽzgia, rẽzgē) `stricken, flechten, knüpfen, Gedanken spinnen, faseln, Unsinn reden', rẽzgē 'aus Weiden geflochtener Korb', regztì-s 'Hängematte', rē̃kštē 'Art kleines Netz, besonders zum Tragen von Erbsen', razgī́ti hin und her, kreuz und quer binden', rìgzti (rī̃zga/riñzga, rìzgō) 'sich verwickeln, verwirrt werden'
Lettish: režg̨ît (-u, -ĩju), režg̨êt, rež[g]uôt `verwickeln, verwühlen'; ražg̨ît 'ds.; verworrenes Garn entwirren; sieben'
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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *risk=
Meaning: reed
IE etymology: IE etymology
Old English: resc, resce, risc, risce `Binse'
Middle Low German: risch `Binse'
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 1633
Root: rezg-
English meaning: to plait, wind
German meaning: `flechten, winden'
Material: Ai. rájju- f. `Strick, Seil'; lat. restis ds. (*rezgtis) = alit. rekstis `Korb'; ags. resc(e), risc(e), mnd. risch `Binse'; norw. rusk m. ryskje n. `Schmiele', ags. rysc, rysce f. `Binse'; mnd. rusch `Schilf, Binse', mhd. rusch(e) f. `Binse'; lit. rezgù, rèksti `flechten, stricken, binden, schnüren', lett. režǵēt `flechten', režǵis `Flechtwerk'; abulg. rozga `Rute, Zweig', durch sekundäre Beeinflussung des Präfixes raz-: russ.-ksl. razga.
References: WP. II 374, WH. II 431, Trautmann 245.
Pages: 874
PIE database: PIE database
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Uralic etymology :

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Number: 858
Proto: *raćV
> Nostratic: > Nostratic
English meaning: lattice, grid-like fish trap
German meaning: Gitter, gitterartiges Fischwehr
Komi (Zyrian): raʒ́ (S P) 'Lattenzaun, Lattenwerk; ein Holzgerät'
Hungarian: rács (dial. récs) 'Gitter, Gatter; Rost; Holzgitter'
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Sino-Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ʕā́rśwǝ̄
Meaning: strap
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
North Caucasian: *ʕārś_wɨ̄
Sino-Tibetan: ? *sǝ̆ (r-)
Yenisseian: *ʔēs- (~x-)
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North Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-North Caucasian: *ʕārś_wɨ̄
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: strap, leather rope
Proto-Nakh: *ʔāsso
Proto-Avaro-Andian: *ʔaš:i ( ~ -o-)
Proto-West Caucasian: *š:ʷa
Notes: Correspondences are regular. See Dumézil 1933, 21, Abdokov 1983, 132. The latter also adds PAK *śaʁá (Ad., Kab. śāʁa) 'braid, lace' - which, however, has an obscure morphological structure and does not correspond phonetically to other WC forms.
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Nakh etymology :

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Proto-Nakh: *ʔāsso
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: strap, belt; stripe
Chechen: āsa
Ingush: ɔsa
Batsbi: assŏ
Comments: 4th class in all languages (but 6th class in Ing. with the meaning 'stripe'). Obl. stem *ʔāsi- (Ing. äso, Bacb. pl. ase-rč). In Bacb. assŏ is the record of Imnaishvili; Matsiyev and Kadagidze have -s- (probably a misspelling). Cf. also Cheb. āso, Shar. ōso, Khild. ōsŏ, Ved., Itumk. āsa.
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Avar-Andian etymology :

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Protoform: *ʔaš:i ( ~ -o-)
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: leather rope
Avar: ʕarš:
Chadakolob: ʕa(r)s
Tindi: aš:i
Karata: aš:e (Anch.)
Comments: Av. paradigm A (erg. ʕárš:i-c:a, pl. ʕárš:a-l; but Chad. C - ʕarsí-l, ʕársa-l). Medial -r- in Avar is secondary (in Chadakolob it may be omitted).
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Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :

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Proto-West-Caucasian: *š:ʷa
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: rope
Abkhaz: a-šá, a-šá-χa
Abaza: šaqa
Ubykh: (n)dʷá-ša
Comments: PAT *ša, *ša-qa (with an unclear component -qa). PAT *ša and Ub. -ša correspond regularly and go back to *š:ʷa; there is, however, some uncertainty, because the meaning of the first component in Ub. is not clear.
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *sǝ̆ (r-)
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: sinew, tendon, thread
Chinese: *sǝ silk, thread.
Tibetan: rca, rcad vein, root.
Kachin: lǝsa3 a tendon, sinew.
Lushai: tha sinew, tendon, KC *Vr-tha.
Lepcha: so
Kiranti: *sǝ́
Comments: BG: Dimasa rada, Bodo roda, rota; Mikir artho; Chang hau; Kanauri sā; Rgyarung -rtse. Sh. 52; Ben. 109.
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Chinese characters :

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Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading: sī
Preclassic Old Chinese:
Classic Old Chinese:
Western Han Chinese:
Eastern Han Chinese: sjǝ
Early Postclassic Chinese: sjɨ
Middle Postclassic Chinese: sjɨ
Late Postclassic Chinese: sjɨ
Middle Chinese: sjɨ
English meaning : silk
Russian meaning[s]: 1) шелковая нить; шелк; шелковый; 2) нити; проволока; паутина; струйки; тонкие стружки; 3) струна; струнные музыкальные инструменты; 4) одна стотысячная; сотая часть миллиметра; ничтожное количество, иота; 5) тонкий узор; тонкий; 6) думы, вм.
Comments: Standard Sino-Viet. is ti. External data suggest rather *shǝ for OC; however, no modern dialect has preserved a special reflex of this phoneme (initial ch-).
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Dialectal data: Dialectal data
Radical: 120
Four-angle index: 8256
Karlgren code: 0974 a-c
Vietnamese reading: to'
Shijing occurrences: 18.1, 18.2, 18.3, 24.3, 27.3_, 53.1, 53.2, 53.3, 58.1
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Number: 1495
Chinese etymology: Chinese etymology
Character:
MC description : 止開三平之心
ZIHUI: 4828 0427
Beijing: si_ 11
Jinan: si_ 11
Xi'an: si_ 11
Taiyuan: si_ 1
Hankou: si_ 11
Chengdu: si_ 11
Yangzhou: si_ 11
Suzhou: si_ 11
Wenzhou: si_ 11
Changsha: si_ 11
Shuangfeng: si_ 11
Nanchang: si_ 11
Meixian: si_ 11
Guangzhou: ši 11
Xiamen: si 11
Chaozhou: si_ 11
Fuzhou: si 11
Zhongyuan yinyun: si_ 1
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Kiranti etymology :

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Proto-Kiranti: *sǝ́
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Meaning: nerve, thread
Sunwar: 'śele thread
Tulung: sōrip tendons, veins, sale id.
Kaling: 'söri nerve, tube (in the 2d part - *rì rope q.v.), söle (CSDF 'söle) id.
Limbu: sei sinew
Dumi: sūle
Kulung: sɔuri 'vein', sɔwa 'vital force that resides in the vein'
Comments: Toba 97 *sole.
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Dumi dictionary :

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Entry: su:le
Kiränti etymology: Kiränti etymology
Grammar: n.
Meaning: thread
Nepali: dhāgo
Comments: cf. bhoknɨ vt-2a (2), pǝnnɨ vt-2a, tsume.
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Kulung dictionary :

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Entry: sɔuri
Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology
Grammar: n.
Meaning: vein
Nepali: nasā, nāḍī.
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Yenisseian etymology :

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Proto-Yenisseian: *ʔēs- (~x-)
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: ski-strap
Ket: ɛś4 (South.), North. ɛ:śe4; pl. ēśiŋ1
Yug: ɛ:hs4, pl. esɨŋ1
Comments: ССЕ 190. Werner 1, 242 <*eʔǝsǝ>.
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