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Nostratic etymology :
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Eurasiatic: *KVmV
Meaning: to dry
References: ND 1868 *q[a]mV 'to dry' (Kartv. + Akk., Eg.).; 1922 *q̇om[i] 'be hungry/thirsty' (some confusion with *ḳVmV q.v.). nostret-meaning,nostret-prnum,nostret-alt,nostret-kart,nostret-esk,nostret-reference,
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Altaic etymology :
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Proto-Altaic: *k`òmu ( ~ -o, -a)
Meaning: drought, hunger
Russian meaning: засуха, голод
altet-prnum,altet-meaning,altet-rusmean,altet-turc,altet-mong,altet-tung,altet-kor,altet-reference,
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Turkic etymology :
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Proto-Turkic: *Komɨĺ-
Meaning: 1 become drowsy, dry 2 become lean 3 greedy
Russian meaning: 1 вянуть, засыхать, становиться вялым 2 худеть, осунуться 3 жадный
Tatar: qomsɨz, dial. qomsɨq 3
Chuvash: xъʷmšъʷl- 1
Yakut: xomńuj- 2
Bashkir: qomxoδ 3
Comments: ЭСТЯ 6, 147-148. turcet-prnum,turcet-meaning,turcet-rusmean,turcet-tat,turcet-chv,turcet-jak,turcet-bas,turcet-reference,
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Mongolian etymology :
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Proto-Mongolian: *komu-kai
Meaning: gluttonous, greedy, hungry
Russian meaning: жадный, голодный
Written Mongolian: qomuqai (L 961) Middle Mongolian: qomuɣai qurun 'index finger' (MA) Khalkha: xomxoj
Buriat: xomoxoj
Kalmuck: xomxǟ, xumxǟ 'eklig, vermodert, verfault' (KW 184, 197)
Comments: Mong. > Tat., Bashk. qomaɣaj id. Cf. also qomsa 'insufficient' > Man. qomso (see Rozycki 142). For the meaning in MMong. see Dybo 1995. monget-prnum,monget-meaning,monget-rusmean,monget-wmo,monget-mmo,monget-hal,monget-bur,monget-kal,monget-reference,
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Tungus etymology :
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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *xomī-
Meaning: 1 hunger, hungry 2 drought 3 to be hungry
Russian meaning: 1 голод, голодный 2 засуха, неурожай 3 голодать
Evenki: omī-kin 1
Even: omъ̣t- 3
Negidal: omịxị̄n 1
Literary Manchu: omi-n 1, 2
Ulcha: χomčị- 3
Nanai: χomị 1, 2
Udighe: omisi- 3
tunget-prnum,tunget-meaning,tunget-rusmean,tunget-evk,tunget-evn,tunget-neg,tunget-man,tunget-ulc,tunget-nan,tunget-ude,tunget-reference,
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Korean etymology :
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Proto-Korean: *kắmắr
Meaning: drought
Russian meaning: засуха
Modern Korean: kamul
Middle Korean: kắmắr
koret-prnum,koret-meaning,koret-rusmean,koret-phn,koret-ako,koret-reference,
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Kartvelian etymology :
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Proto-Kartvelian: *qam-
Russian meaning: сохнуть
English meaning: to be dry
Georgian: Old Georg. qem-, qm-
Megrel: xom-, xum-
Laz: xom-
Notes and references: ЭСКЯ 263, 266, EWK 559-560.
kartet-prnum,kartet-rusmean,kartet-meaning,kartet-gru,kartet-meg,kartet-laz,kartet-notes,
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Eskimo etymology :
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Proto-Eskimo: *qumV-
Meaning: to become dry, to stale
Russian meaning: сохнуть, черстветь
esqet-prnum,esqet-meaning,esqet-rmean,esqet-yup,
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Yupik etymology :
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Proto-Yupik: *qumV-
Meaning: to become dry
Russian Meaning: сохнуть, черстветь
Naukan: qumāqa
yupet-prnum,yupet-mean,yupet-rmean,yupet-nauk,
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Long-range etymologies :
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Borean (approx.) : KVMV
Meaning : dry
Notes : So far attested only in EA.
globet-meaning,globet-nostr,globet-notes,
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