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Indo-European etymology :
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Proto-IE: *(s)lāgʷ-
Meaning: to take, to seize
Old Greek: lázdomai̯, lázdümai̯, lambánō, aor. labẹ̄̂n (hom. éllabe), lelabésthai̯, aegin. lhabōn, ps. laphthē̂nai̯, lǟphthē̂nai̯, pf. ẹ̄́lǟpha, lelábēka, md. ẹ̄́lǟmmai̯, lélǟmmai̯ `nehmen, fassen, ergreifen'; labǟ́ f. `Griff, Angriffspunkt etc.', Lhabetos PN (att. Epigr.); lǟ̂mma n. `Ein-, Annahme', lǟ̂psi-s f. `Ergreifung, Gefangennahme, Anfall einer Krankheit', süllǟ́ptōr `Teilnehmer, Beistand', adv. süllǟ́bdǟn `zusammengenommen'; lábro- `heftig, ungestüm; gefrässig, reissend'
Russ. meaning: брать, хватать
References: WP II 707
piet-prnum,piet-meaning,piet-greek,piet-germ,piet-rusmean,piet-refer,
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Germanic etymology :
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Proto-Germanic: *lak(w)jan-
Meaning: seize
Old English: läccan `fassen, ergreifen'
English: latch
germet-meaning,germet-prnum,germet-oengl,germet-engl,
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Nostratic etymology :
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Eurasiatic: *mALV
Meaning: tree, forest
References: Suggested by V. Glumov.
nostret-meaning,nostret-alt,nostret-ura,nostret-reference,
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Altaic etymology :
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Proto-Altaic: *mi̯alu
Meaning: a k. of evergreen tree
Russian meaning: вид вечнозеленого дерева
Comments: Mong. majila- < *mali-la.
altet-prnum,altet-meaning,altet-rusmean,altet-turc,altet-mong,altet-tung,altet-jap,altet-reference,
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Turkic etymology :
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Proto-Turkic: *bAla- (?)
Meaning: fir tree
Russian meaning: ель
Kirghiz: balatɨ 'young fir tree'
Bashkir: balaštɨ (VEWT)
Balkar: balas (VEWT)
Comments: VEWT 60 (the Bashk. and KBalk. forms are only found there, so the root is somewhat dubious). turcet-prnum,turcet-meaning,turcet-rusmean,turcet-krg,turcet-bas,turcet-blkx,turcet-reference,
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Mongolian etymology :
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Proto-Mongolian: *majila-su
Meaning: cypress
Russian meaning: кипарис
Written Mongolian: majila-su (L 522) Khalkha: majls
Comments: Mong. > Manchu mailasun 'arbor vitae, cypress' (see Rozycki 153). monget-prnum,monget-meaning,monget-rusmean,monget-wmo,monget-hal,monget-reference,
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Tungus etymology :
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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *molari
Meaning: cypress
Russian meaning: кипарис
Literary Manchu: molori
Comments: ТМС 1, 545. Attested only in Manchu, but having probable external parallels. tunget-prnum,tunget-meaning,tunget-rusmean,tunget-man,tunget-reference,
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Japanese etymology :
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Proto-Japanese: *murua
Meaning: juniper
Russian meaning: можжевельник
Old Japanese: murwo
japet-prnum,japet-meaning,japet-rusmean,japet-ajp,
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Uralic etymology :
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Number: 523
Proto: *majδ́a ?
English meaning: forest
German meaning: Wald
Saam (Lapp): mш̆ǝ̆i̯δ́i (Inari) 'Wald; Winterjagd auf wilde Rentiere', moī̯dt̄A (Ko. Not.) 'Jagd auf wilde Tiere während des Winters', moiDDa (Ko.) 'Wald' ( > Finn. dial. moita 'Winterjagd auf wilde Tiere im Waldgebiet') ?
Selkup: mā̊če (TaU), måt́e (M) 'Wald', māt́ (Ty.), mattje (Ke.), māčiĺ (Tur.)
uralet-proto,uralet-prnum,uralet-meaning,uralet-germmean,uralet-saa,uralet-slk,
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