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Baltic etymology :
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Proto-Baltic: *smil̂g-ā̂ f. (1/2)
Meaning: a k. of herbaceous plant
Lithuanian: smìlga, dial. smilgà 'Straussgras (Agrostis), Windhalm', dial. 'blaues Perlgras (Melica caerulea); Schmiele (Aira flexuosa)'
Lettish: smil̂ga (?/ smil̃ga): balta sm. 'Agrostisalba stolonifera', cin̨u sm. 'Aira caespitosa', vēršu sm. 'Briza media', pumpuru sm. 'Perlgras (Melica nutans L.)', rudzu sm. 'Agrostis', purvu sm. 'Carex arenaria L.'
baltet-meaning,baltet-prnum,baltet-lith,baltet-lett,
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Indo-European etymology :
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Proto-IE: *smelk'-, -g'-
Meaning: a k. of herbaceous plant
Slavic: *smьlzъ, -ā (> OPol smilz, Slov smlza 'Aira caespitosa')
Russ. meaning: растение (травянистое)
References: Fraenkel 846
piet-prnum,piet-meaning,piet-slav,piet-balt,piet-germ,piet-rusmean,piet-refer,
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Germanic etymology :
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Proto-Germanic: *smil(a)xōn, *smilxjō, *smilxwōn etc.
Meaning: a plant
Norwegian: smele, smile, dial. smelve, smülve 'Aira flea, flexuosa'
Middle High German: smɛlehe, smēle wk. f. 'schmiele, eine grasart' { smelwe } 'dünnes Gras, Aira'
German: { Schmiele }
germet-meaning,germet-prnum,germet-norw,germet-mhg,germet-hg,
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Nostratic etymology :
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Eurasiatic: *bolV
Meaning: leaf
References: МССНЯ 347, ОСНЯ 1, 181-182, ND 201 *baL(h)V (Drav. differently). nostret-meaning,nostret-prnum,nostret-ier,nostret-kart,nostret-drav,nostret-esk,nostret-reference,
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Kartvelian etymology :
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Proto-Kartvelian: *bal-
Russian meaning: лист
English meaning: leaf
Svan: bale
Notes and references: В МССHЯ 347 данный корень сравнивается с ПИЕ *bhel- 'лист, цвести', драв. *polV 'цвести, созревать'.
kartet-prnum,kartet-rusmean,kartet-meaning,kartet-sva,kartet-notes,
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Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-Dravidian : *vIḷ-aj-
Meaning : to thrive; to grow
dravet-meaning,dravet-prnum,dravet-sdr,dravet-tel,
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South Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-South Dravidian : *vIḷ-ai-
Meaning : to produce; to ripen; crop
Tamil : viḷai (-v-, -nt-)
Tamil meaning : to be produced, be productive, result, mature, ripen (as grain), occur
Tamil derivates : (-pp-, -tt-) to raise, cause to grow, produce, bring into being; n. growth, ripening, produce, crop, yield; viḷaiccal produce, crop, yield, ripening grain, growth, ripening; viḷaiyuḷ produce, crop, maturing; viḷaivi (-pp-, -tt-) to cause to grow, cultivate; viḷaivu growth, ripening, maturity, produce, crop, yield; viḷar fertility
Malayalam : viḷa
Malayalam meaning : vegetation, crop of corn growing
Malayalam derivates : viḷayuka to grow, grow ripe, grow richly or to perfection, produce; viḷayikka to cause to grow, cultivate; viḷaccal produce of corn, etc., corn grown ripe; viḷavu id., perfection
Kannada : beḷe
Kannada meaning : to grow as corn, grass, or trees, increase; bear a crop; n. growing, growth, produce, crop, standing corn, what is to grow, seed, seedlings
Kannada derivates : beḷayisu, beḷasu, beḷeyisu, beḷesu to cause to grow, increase, raise (crop), bring to maturity, rear, foster; beḷeyuvike growing; beḷasu growth, increase, crop of standing corn
Kodagu : boḷe- (boḷev-, boḷand-)
Kodagu meaning : to become full-grown (people, animals, fruit)
Kodagu derivates : boḷat- (boḷati-) to grow (tr.; plants); boḷe crop
Tulu : bulè, buḷè
Tulu meaning : standing, growing corn, crop
Tulu derivates : buleti, buḷeti full-grown, ripe; bulepini, buḷepini, buḷepuni, buḷeyuni, buḷevuni, boḷepuni to grow, ripen, be ripe; buḷepuḍuni, buḷepāvuni to make grow, rear, raise as a crop, etc.; boḷaccelụ ripening
Miscellaneous : KOR (O) boli to grow; bole crop
Number in DED : 5437
sdret-meaning,sdret-prnum,sdret-tam,sdret-tammean,sdret-tamder,sdret-mal,sdret-malmean,sdret-malder,sdret-kan,sdret-kanmean,sdret-kander,sdret-kod,sdret-kodmean,sdret-kodder,sdret-tul,sdret-tulmean,sdret-tulder,sdret-kt,sdret-misc,sdret-dednum,
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Nilgiri etymology :
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Proto-Nilgiri : *vIḷ-äv-
Meaning : to grow fat
Kota : veḷv- (veḷd-) "to grow, become fat, (grain) ripens"
Toda : peɫ̣- (peɫ̣ɵ-) "(food plants) grow, (persons) grow fat"
Additional forms : Also Kota veḷv- (veḷt-) to cause to grow; veḷ crop; Toda peɫ̣- (peɫ̣t-) to grow (tr.); peḷ, peɫ̣ crop
Notes : Deriv. *veḷ-ä 'crop'.
Number in DED : 5437
ktet-meaning,ktet-prnum,ktet-kota,ktet-toda,ktet-addition,ktet-notes,ktet-dednum,
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Telugu etymology :
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Proto-Telugu : *vel-aj-
Meaning : to thrive, prevail
Telugu (Krishnamurti) : velayu
Additional forms : Also belayu 'to spread', (K also) 'to increase'
Notes : The form with b- probably borrowed from Kannada.
Number in DED : 5437
telet-meaning,telet-prnum,telet-tel_kr,telet-addition,telet-notes,telet-dednum,
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Eskimo etymology :
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Proto-Eskimo: *pǝɫu-
Meaning: leaf
Russian meaning: лист
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 255
esqet-prnum,esqet-meaning,esqet-rmean,esqet-yup,esqet-inup,esqet-refer,
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Yupik etymology :
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Proto-Yupik: *pǝɫu-
Meaning: leaf
Russian Meaning: лист
Chaplino: pǝɫúmǝχtaq (t) 'dish of shredded sour greens with grease or deer fat'
Alutiiq Alaskan Yupik: pǝɫuq
Chugach (Birket-Smith): pɫūt pl. 'polypody'
Central Alaskan Yupik: pǝɫukutaq, pǝɫuqutaq 'leaf of coltsfoot plant'
Nunivak (Peripheral): pǝɫuqutaq
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 255
yupet-prnum,yupet-mean,yupet-rmean,yupet-chap,yupet-aay,yupet-chgm,yupet-cay,yupet-nun,yupet-ced,
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Inupik etymology :
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Proto-Inupik: *pIlu-
Meaning: leaf 1, bilberry shrub 2
Russian meaning: лист 1, куст черники 2
WCI Dialects: Car piluqut [Ras.] 1
Greenlandic Inupik: pilu 1, piluqut 2
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 255
inupet-prnum,inupet-meaning,inupet-rmean,inupet-wcis,inupet-gri,inupet-ced,
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Long-range etymologies :
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Borean (approx.) : PVLV
Meaning : leaf
Reference : ND 201 (in SH confused with *ball- 'feather'). globet-meaning,globet-nostr,globet-afas,globet-reference,
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Afroasiatic etymology :
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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ʕabVl-
Meaning: leaf, grass
afaset-meaning,afaset-prnum,afaset-sem,afaset-wch,afaset-cch,afaset-ech,afaset-lec,
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Semitic etymology :
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Number: 749
Proto-Semitic: *ʕVbil-
Meaning: 'fall (of leaves)'
Arabic: ʕbl [-i-]
Notes: Denominative verb
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-ara,semet-notes,
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West Chadic etymology :
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Proto-WChadic: *bul-
Meaning: 'flower' 1, 'grass' 2
Dera=Kanakuru: bǝ́lài 1 [NmK]
Kulere: bùl 2 ??? not in JgR
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-der,wchet-klr,
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Central Chadic etymology :
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Proto-CChadic: *HVbul-
Meaning: 'leaf'
Dghwede=Zǝɣwana: ḅule [KrN 133]
cchet-prnum,cchet-meaning,cchet-dgh,
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East Chadic etymology :
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Proto-EChadic: *bVl-
Meaning: 'flower'
Kwang: bǝ̄lé [CLR: 146]
echet-prnum,echet-meaning,echet-kwn,
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Low East Cushitic etymology :
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Proto-Low East Cushitic: *baHal-
Meaning: 'leaf'
Oromo (Galla): baala
Arbore: baal
Notes: Metathesis and assimilation of vowels
lecet-prnum,lecet-meaning,lecet-oro,lecet-arb,lecet-notes,
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