Nostratic etymology :

Eurasiatic: *mALV

Meaning: tree, forest

Altaic: *mi̯alu

Uralic: *majδ́a (cf. also *malkV)

References: Suggested by V. Glumov.

Altaic etymology :

Proto-Altaic: *mi̯alu

Nostratic: Nostratic

Meaning: a k. of evergreen tree

Russian meaning: вид вечнозеленого дерева

Turkic: *bAla- (?)

Mongolian: *majila-su

Tungus-Manchu: *molari

Japanese: *murua

Comments: Mong. majila- < *mali-la.

Turkic etymology :

Proto-Turkic: *bAla- (?)

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

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).

Mongolian etymology :

Proto-Mongolian: *majila-su

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: cypress

Russian meaning: кипарис

Written Mongolian: majila-su (L 522)

Khalkha: majls

Comments: Mong. > Manchu mailasun 'arbor vitae, cypress' (see Rozycki 153).

Tungus etymology :

Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *molari

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: cypress

Russian meaning: кипарис

Literary Manchu: molori

Comments: ТМС 1, 545. Attested only in Manchu, but having probable external parallels.

Japanese etymology :

Proto-Japanese: *murua

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: juniper

Russian meaning: можжевельник

Old Japanese: murwo

Uralic etymology :

Number: 523

Proto: *majδ́a ?

> Nostratic: > Nostratic

English meaning: forest

German meaning: Wald

Saam (Lapp): mш̆ǝ̆i̯δ́i (Inari) 'Wald; Winterjagd auf wilde Rentiere', moī̯^dt̄^A (Ko. Not.) 'Jagd auf wilde Tiere während des Winters', moiDD^a (Ko.) 'Wald' ( > Finn. dial. moita 'Winterjagd auf wilde Tiere im Waldgebiet') ?

Selkup: mā̊če (TaU), måt́e (M) 'Wald', māt́ (Ty.), mattje (Ke.), māčiĺ (Tur.)

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