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Kartvelian etymology :
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Proto-Kartvelian: *ḳwes-
Russian meaning: высекать огонь
English meaning: to strike out fire
Georgian: ḳves-
Megrel: ḳvas-
Notes and references: EWK 199. Климов (ЭСКЯ 111) привлекает вместо мегр. сван. ḳweš- / ḳwš- 'дробить, ломать' и восстанавливает *ḳweś-.
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Nostratic etymology :
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Eurasiatic: *ḳVs(w)V
Meaning: to kindle, dry
References: ND 1209 *ḳoś(')V 'to kindle'. nostret-meaning,nostret-prnum,nostret-ier,nostret-ura,nostret-kart,nostret-drav,nostret-reference,
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Indo-European etymology :
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Proto-IE: *ksē-
Meaning: to burn, to dry
Old Indian: kṣāyati `to burn, singe', kṣātí- `Glut', kṣāmá- `burning to ashes, scorched, dried up', kṣāra- `caustic, corrosive'
Armenian: chav `Schmerz', chasnum `zürne', aor. chaseay; chamakh `trocken'
Old Greek: acc. ksēró- `trocken, dürr, saftlos'
Latin: serēscō, -ere `werde trocken'; serēnus, -a `heiter, hell, klar, trocken'
Russ. meaning: гореть, сохнуть
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Germanic etymology :
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Proto-Germanic: *sirwēn- vb.
Meaning: become dry
Old High German: serawēn `trocken werden, tabescere, languere, marcere'
Middle High German: sërwen, sërben wk. 'innerlich abnehmen, entkräftet werden, dahinwelken, kränkeln, absterben'
German: { serben `verdorren, welk werden' }
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Pokorny's dictionary :
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Number: 1048
Root: k̂sā-
English meaning: to burn
German meaning: `brennen (versengt, dunkel??)'?
Material: Ai. kṣā́yati `brennt', kṣātí- f. `Glut', kṣāmá- `versengt, ausgedörrt, vertrocknet', kṣārá- `brennend, ätzend'; Kaus. kṣāpáyati `macht brennen'; zu letzterer p-Form vielleicht arm. c̣av `Schmerz', c̣asnum `zürne', Aor. c̣aseay (`*hitzig sein';s = ps-); zu kṣāmá- wohl arm. c̣amak` `trocken' (die arm. Worte weisen auf k̂s-).
References: WP. I 500, Frisk Nominalbild. 6;
See also: s. unter k̂sē̆-ro-.
Pages: 624
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Uralic etymology :
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Number: 437
Proto: *kuśka (*kośka)
English meaning: dry; to become dry
German meaning: trocken; trocken werden
Saam (Lapp): gǫikes -i'ka(s)-, attr. gǫi'kĕ (N) 'dry, emaciated', gǫi'ki- (N) 'dry up; drink up', kåihkēs, attr. kåi'hkē (L) 'trocken', kåi'hkå- (L) 'trocknen, durstig sein', košk, košḳɛ (T), koišk (Kld.), košk, koškes (Not. A) 'trocken, dürr', koški̊- (T), koške- (Kld.), kōške- (Not.) 'dürr werden, trocknen'
Mordovian: kośke (E), kośkä (M) 'trocken, dürr', kośke- (E), kośko- (M) 'trocknen'
Mari (Cheremis): koške- (KB U B) 'trocknen' (intr.), košte- (tr.)
Udmurt (Votyak): kwaś (K) 'es seicht (Wasser) ( > Mari KB kuaš 'Sandbank', M kuas, C Č kuakš), kwaśt- (S K), kwaśtị̑- (G) 'trocknen, dörren' (tr.), kwaśmi- (S K), kwaśmị̑- (G) 'trocknen, verdorren' (intr.)
Komi (Zyrian): koś (P) 'мель, суша', kośmi̮- (S P), ko̯śmi̮- (SO) 'trocken werden', kośti̮- (S P), ku.śti- (PO) 'trocknen' (tr.)
Nenets (Yurak): χāsūj (O), kīsūj (Lj) 'trocken', χāsā- (O) 'trocken werden'
Enets (Yen): kasua (Ch.), kasue (B) 'trocken, dürr', kaso (B) 'seicht', kasua- (Ch.), kasue- (B) 'trocken werden'
Nganasan (Tawgi): kośụa 'trocken', kojụʔ-, kosaju- 'trocken werden', kósaraʔa- 'trocknen'
Selkup: kuuska (Ke. OO) 'seicht'
Kamass: koʔ-, kō- 'trocknen' ?
Janhunen's version: (61) *kos'ki6
Sammalahti's version: *kos'ki6
Addenda: ? Koib. котурбе 'сухой'; ? Mot. калехъ; ? Taig. kálu
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Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-Dravidian : *kos- (?)
Meaning : to burn
Proto-North Dravidian : *qos- Notes : Isolated NDR forms. The form in Brahui is compared by B&E to *ur-, but I think it is better to put it here. The initial h- may be misspelt (*xush-ing would be expected).
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North Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-North-Dravidian : *qos-
Meaning : to burn
Kurukh : xossnā (xussyā) "to burn without flame, catch fire, (fire) catches"
Malto : qose "to be burnt, burn"
Additional forms : Also KUR xosstaʔānā to ignite, cause (fire) to catch; MLT qostre to burn (tr.), inflame.
Number in DED : 2042
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Brahui etymology :
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Brahui : hush-ing
Meaning : to set fire to, burn, scorch, make feverish, burn with rage
Additional forms : Also BRA hushinging to be burnt, etc.
Number in DED : 656
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Long-range etymologies :
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Borean (approx.) : KVCV
Meaning : dry
Afroasiatic : *ḳVs- ; Sem. *ḳyŝ-, Chad. *ḳVĉ- 'dry'
Amerind (misc.) : *kuči 'fire' (R 257) [+ A] African (misc.) : Bantu *-kác- 'dry up'.
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