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Indo-European etymology :
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Proto-IE: *sn[e]w-
Meaning: to be able
Old Greek: nóo-s, nọ̄̂-s m. `Geist, Sinn, Verstand, Vernunft, Gesinnung, Absicht', noéō `nehme wahr, gedenke', gortyn. nǘnamai `kann'
Russ. meaning: уметь, мочь
References: WP II 323 f
piet-prnum,piet-meaning,piet-greek,piet-germ,piet-rusmean,piet-refer,
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Germanic etymology :
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Proto-Germanic: *snutra-; *snutrian- vb.
Meaning: wise
Gothic: snutr-s `wise'
Old Norse: snotr `klug'; snütra wk. `klug machen'
Old English: snotor
Old High German: { snottar }
German: { dial. schnodderich `altklug, vorlaut' }
germet-meaning,germet-prnum,germet-got,germet-onord,germet-oengl,germet-ohg,germet-hg,
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Nostratic etymology :
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Eurasiatic: *sVnV
Meaning: to know, think
Uralic: *sana- 'think, speak' (Donner 2, 57, Toivonen Vir. 1949, 50, Kettunen 360) [or *s'ana?]
References: МССНЯ 339 (*sanV), 343 (*ćVnV), (ОСНЯ 1, 201-202); ND 455 *ĉeʔNV 'recognize, know' (a great deal of confusion with *ćVnV); ND 2078 *Son̄V 'to hear' (still more confusion); 2203 *[ŝ]aNa 'word, say' (FU + incorr. Mong. + Cush., Chad.). nostret-meaning,nostret-prnum,nostret-ier,nostret-alt,nostret-ura,nostret-reference,
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Altaic etymology :
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Proto-Altaic: *si̯ū́na
Meaning: to hear, observe
Russian meaning: слышать, наблюдать
Comments: Basically a Turk.-Mong. isogloss; the Kor. form is late attested and somewhat insecure. Cf. perhaps also Manchu suŋǵen 'clever, smart' ( < *'perceiving'?).
altet-prnum,altet-meaning,altet-rusmean,altet-turc,altet-mong,altet-kor,altet-reference,
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Turkic etymology :
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Proto-Turkic: *sɨ̄n
Meaning: 1 observation, test 2 to test
Russian meaning: 1 наблюдение, опыт 2 испытывать
Old Turkic: sɨna- 2 (OUygh.)
Turkish: sɨna- 2
Tatar: sɨna- 2, sɨnšɨ 'explorer'
Uzbek: sin 1, sina- 2
Uighur: sini- 2
Azerbaidzhan: sɨna- 2
Turkmen: sɨ̄n 1, sɨ̄na- 2
Khakassian: sɨna- 2
Oyrat: sɨna- 2
Halaj: sīnä- 2
Kirghiz: sɨn 1, sɨna- 2
Kazakh: sɨn 1, sɨna- 2
Noghai: sɨna- 2
Bashkir: hɨn 1, hɨna- 2
Balkar: sɨna- 2
Karaim: sɨnčɨ 'explorer'
Karakalpak: sɨn 1
Kumyk: sɨna- 2, sɨnčɨ 'prophet'
Comments: EDT 835, VEWT 417, ЭСТЯ 7 (the root should be distinguished from *sɨjn 'body, idol' q. v. sub *si̯ùnu, although they tend to contaminate). Turk. > Mong. sina-, see Щербак 1997, 145. turcet-prnum,turcet-meaning,turcet-rusmean,turcet-atu,turcet-krh,turcet-trk,turcet-tat,turcet-chg,turcet-uzb,turcet-uig,turcet-azb,turcet-trm,turcet-hak,turcet-alt,turcet-khal,turcet-krg,turcet-kaz,turcet-nogx,turcet-bas,turcet-blkx,turcet-krmx,turcet-klpx,turcet-qum,turcet-reference,
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Mongolian etymology :
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Proto-Mongolian: *sonos-
Meaning: hear
Russian meaning: слышать
Written Mongolian: sonus-
Middle Mongolian: sonos- (HY 32, SH), ṣonāṣ- (IM), sunas- (MA) Khalkha: sonso-
Buriat: honor 'с чутким слухом'
Kalmuck: sonǝs-
Ordos: sonos-
Dongxian: sonosu-
Monguor: sunosǝ- (SM 362) Mogol: sonusu-; ZM sonasā (7-4b) Comments: KW 331, MGCD 606. Cf. also WMong. sonin, Kalm. sońn 'interesting, peculiar' (KW 331), MMong. (SH) sonin 'new', Dag. sonin 'fresh, virgin, strange, new' (MD 211) ( > Evk. sonin etc., see Doerfer MT 104, Rozycki 187). monget-prnum,monget-meaning,monget-rusmean,monget-wmo,monget-mmo,monget-hal,monget-bur,monget-kal,monget-ord,monget-dun,monget-dag,monget-mgr,monget-mogh,monget-reference,
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Korean etymology :
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Proto-Korean: *sjǝn-
Meaning: to be interesting, startling; boring
Russian meaning: быть интересным, поразительным; скучным
Modern Korean: sǝngǝpta (orth. sjǝn-)
koret-prnum,koret-meaning,koret-rusmean,koret-phn,koret-reference,
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Long-range etymologies :
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Borean (approx.) : CVNV
Meaning : to know, think
Sino-Caucasian : ?? Arch. sini-kes, Cham. -isVn-
Austric : ? PAN *aʒan name
Amerind (misc.) : ? *tine (actually *Cine) 'ear' (198)
African (misc.) : ? Bantu *-càŋg- 'find'; *-cà(à)ŋgò 'news'; *-cò(ò)ŋg- 'show'. Cf. Macro-Khoisan *c̮kVŋ "to see". globet-meaning,globet-nostr,globet-afas,globet-scc,globet-austr,globet-amer,globet-afr,globet-reference,
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Afroasiatic etymology :
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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *siwan-
Meaning: know
afaset-meaning,afaset-prnum,afaset-sem,afaset-brb,afaset-egy,afaset-wch,afaset-cch,afaset-ech,afaset-lec,
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Semitic etymology :
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Number: 623
Proto-Semitic: *šVnaḥ- (?)
Meaning: 'appear in somebody's mind'
Arabic: snḥ [-a-]
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-ara,
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Berber etymology :
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Proto-Berber: *sin-
Meaning: 'know'
Ghadames: essǝn
Siwa: ǝssǝn
Ghat: ǝssǝn
Ayr: ǝssǝn
Izdeg: isin
Izayan: isin
Iznassen: ǝssǝn
Snus: ǝssǝn
Shenwa: sǝn
brbet-prnum,brbet-meaning,brbet-ghd,brbet-siw,brbet-ght,brbet-ayr,brbet-izd,brbet-izy,brbet-izn,brbet-snu,brbet-shn,
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Egyptian etymology :
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Old Egyptian: swn (t)
Meaning: 'know' (l)
Coptic: *sow(u)n
Bohairic: sōoun
Sahidic: sooun
egyet-prnum,egyet-meaning,egyet-cpt,egyet-bbb,egyet-sss,
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West Chadic etymology :
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Proto-WChadic: *syani-
Meaning: 'know'
Hausa: sáni,šínà
Dera=Kanakuru: šen- [Jg]
Warji: sǝn {SkNb]
Kariya: sǝn- [Sk]
Diri: čǝn [Sk]
Miya: sǝn [Sk]
Pa'a: sinǝ̀ [MS]
Cagu: sǝn [Sk]
Siri: sǝniwi [Sk]
Mburku: sin [Sk]
Jimbin: sǝn [Sk]
Sayanchi: yisǝ̀ŋ [CLR: 216]
Bokos: šáŋ-î [jgR]
Kulere: syen [JgR]
Notes: cf. also Dera šén 'sense' [NmK]
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-hsa,wchet-der,wchet-wrj,wchet-kry,wchet-dir,wchet-miy,wchet-paa,wchet-cag,wchet-sir,wchet-mbu,wchet-jmb,wchet-say,wchet-bks,wchet-klr,wchet-notes,
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Central Chadic etymology :
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Proto-CChadic: *sin-H-
Meaning: 1 'know', 2 'recognize' , 3 'see'
Tera: zǝ̀ní 1 [Nm]
Gaanda: sɨ̀ni 1 [Kr]
Gabin: šĩni 1 [Kr]
Boka: šini 1 [Kr]
Hwona: sɨ̀n 1 [Kr]
Margi: sini 1 [Kr]
Wamdiu: sɨ̀ni 1 [Kr]
Hildi=Margi Mbazuwa: sìnì 1 [Kr]
Higi Futu: sɨ̀nǝ̀-gi 1 [Kr]
Higi Baza: s̃liyò 1 [Kr]
Higi Nkafa: sɨ̀nà-ta 1 [Kr]
Higi Ghye: sùna-̀gǝy [Kr]
Glavda: sǝr 1, 3 [Rp]
Mofu-Gudur: -sàr- 1 [BMof]
Gisiga: san 1 [CLR]
Mafa=Matakam: sǝn 1 [CLR: 217] sǝ́n 2 [BMaf]
Daba: sīn 1 [CLR]
Musgoy: sǝŋ 1 [CLR]
Gude: (kha)šīn 1 [CLR]
Logone: sǝ́n 1 [LLog]
Buduma=Yedina: hin 1 [LBud]
Gidar: sǝn 1 [CLR]
Notes: note voicing in some of bura languages: Chb zǝn-di.
cchet-prnum,cchet-meaning,cchet-ter,cchet-gaa,cchet-gbn,cchet-bok,cchet-hwn,cchet-mrg,cchet-wmd,cchet-hil,cchet-hig,cchet-hib,cchet-hnk,cchet-hgh,cchet-glv,cchet-mof,cchet-gis,cchet-mtk,cchet-dab,cchet-mus,cchet-gde,cchet-log,cchet-bud,cchet-gid,cchet-notes,
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East Chadic etymology :
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Proto-EChadic: *(ʔV-)sVn-
Meaning: 'know' 1, 'learn' 2
Somrai: ósen 2 [Lk: 81]
Tumak: hàn 1 [Cp]
Ndam: hǝ̄nà̇1 [JgD]
Lele: sèn 1 (s.o.) [Grg]
Kwang: àsìnē 1 (s.o.) [CLR: 217]
Mobu (dial. Kwang): ásǝ́né1 [Lns ?]
Ngam (dial. Kwang): àsìne1 [Lns ?]
Bidiya: ʔìsàn 1 [JBid]
Mokilko: sùuné 1 [JMkk]
echet-prnum,echet-meaning,echet-smr,echet-tum,echet-ndm,echet-lle,echet-kwn,echet-mob,echet-ngm,echet-bid,echet-mkk,
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Low East Cushitic etymology :
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Proto-Low East Cushitic: *seHen-
Meaning: 'memory'
Oromo (Galla): seenaa
lecet-prnum,lecet-meaning,lecet-oro,
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