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Nostratic etymology :
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Eurasiatic: *ḳacV ( ~ -c`-)
Meaning: grey, dirt
References: ND 1906 *q̇acV 'gray, white' (Kartv.-IE + dub. SH). Cf. PEC *GoʒV. nostret-meaning,nostret-ier,nostret-kart,nostret-drav,nostret-reference,
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Indo-European etymology :
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Proto-IE: *k(')as(w)-
Meaning: brilliant grey
Latin: cānus, -a `grau, aschgrau, grauweiss', cascus, -a `uralt, altersgrau'
Russ. meaning: серый и блестящий
piet-prnum,piet-meaning,piet-germ,piet-lat,piet-rusmean,piet-refer,
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Germanic etymology :
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Proto-Germanic: *xáswa-
Meaning: grey
Old Norse: hɔs-s `grau'
Old English: hasu (heasu) `grey, ash-coloured, tawny'
Old High German: hasan `grau glänzend, poliert fein'
Middle High German: heswe 'blass, matt'
germet-meaning,germet-prnum,germet-onord,germet-oengl,germet-ohg,germet-mhg,
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Pokorny's dictionary :
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Number: 850
Root: k̂as-, k̂as-no-
English meaning: gray
German meaning: `grau'
Material: Lat. cānus (*cas-no-s) `grau, aschgrau', pälign. casnar `senex', ahd. hasan `grau glänzend, poliert fein'; sabin.-lat. cas-cus `alt' (ursprüngl. `altersgrau'); anord. hǫss (*kas-u̯o-), ags. hasu `graubraun', mhd. heswe `bleich, matt'.
Dazu die Benennung des Hasen (vgl. russ. sěrják `grauer Hase' : sěryj `grau'):
ai. śaśá- m. (aus *śasá-), afghan. soe, Pāmird. süi; cymr. ceinach (-ach-Erweiterung eines *cein = *k̂asnī `Häsin', Pedersen KG. I 86); ahd. haso, mit gramm. Wechsel ags. hara, anord. heri (eine Ablautsneubildung mit germ. e scheint norw. schwed. mdartl. jase = anord. *hjasi), apr. sasins m. `Hase', sasin-tinklo `Hasengarn', ON Sassenpile `Hasenberg'.
Eine Erweiterung der Stämme *k̂asen- (: k̂as-n-o-) und *k̂aseu̯-, k̂asou̯- (: k̂as-u̯-o-) mit Formans-dho- und Schwundstufe der Wurzelsilbe wird in gr. ξανθός `blond, braun' aus *k̂s-en-dho- (falls ξαν- Verquickung von *ξεν- und *ξα- =*ξn̥-)? und ξουθός angeblich `goldgelb', falls aus *k̂s-ou-dho-, angenommen, aber sehr zweifelhaft.
References: WH. I 156, Hofm. Etym. Gr. Wb. 221, Trautmann 330, Schwyzer Gr. Gr. I 329.
Pages: 533
pokorny-root,pokorny-meaning,pokorny-ger_mean,pokorny-material,pokorny-ref,pokorny-pages,pokorny-piet,
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Kartvelian etymology :
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Proto-Kartvelian: *qć-
Russian meaning: седина
English meaning: grey hair
Georgian: (m)xce-, Old Georg. mqce 'grey hair, grey-haired'
Megrel: č-e 'white', rč- 'to whiten, to be white'
Laz: (k)če-, xče-, čke-
Laz meaning (Rus.): белый
Laz meaning (Eng.): white
Notes and references: ЭСКЯ 267-268, EWK 569-570.
kartet-prnum,kartet-rusmean,kartet-meaning,kartet-gru,kartet-meg,kartet-laz,kartet-lzmean,kartet-elzmean,kartet-notes,
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Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-Dravidian : *k̂ac-
Meaning : dirt, impurity
Proto-South Dravidian: *kac- Proto-North Dravidian : *kas-ā dravet-meaning,dravet-prnum,dravet-sdr,dravet-tel,dravet-ndr,
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South Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-South Dravidian : *kac-
Meaning : uncleanness; dirt
Tamil : kacaṭu
Tamil meaning : uncleanness, dirtiness, dregs, blemish, fault, imperfection
Tamil derivates : kacaṇṭu dregs; kañcal sweepings, rubbish heap, refuse
Malayalam : kacci
Malayalam meaning : straw, stubble, rubbish
Malayalam derivates : kañcal sweepings, refuse, dirt
Kannada : kasa, kasavu
Kannada meaning : rubbish, sweepings, weed, useless plant, afterbirth, placenta
Kannada derivates : kasaru dust and other impurities; kasakilu a broom; kasabaralu a kind of broom; kasabarige, kasaparige, kasaborige, kasaporige, kasabōrige, kasapōrige id. (for parige see DEDR 4415); kasamara, kasavarige broom
Tulu : kajavu, kajāvu
Tulu meaning : rubbish, sweepings, afterbirth
Tulu derivates : kajilụ, kajelụ afterbirth; (B-K.) kajane rubbish floating on stagnant water; kajè an acid substance accumulated on the teeth by chewing betel leaves; kasa sweepings, rubbish; kasaṇṭụ sediment; kasarụ sediment, dross of smelted iron
Number in DED : 1088
sdret-meaning,sdret-prnum,sdret-tam,sdret-tammean,sdret-tamder,sdret-mal,sdret-malmean,sdret-malder,sdret-kan,sdret-kanmean,sdret-kander,sdret-tul,sdret-tulmean,sdret-tulder,sdret-kt,sdret-dednum,
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Nilgiri etymology :
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Proto-Nilgiri : *kas-
Meaning : rubbish
Toda : kosf
Number in DED : 1088
ktet-meaning,ktet-prnum,ktet-toda,ktet-dednum,
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Telugu etymology :
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Proto-Telugu : *kas-
Meaning : impurity, dirt, foulness, sin
Telugu : kasaṭu
Additional forms : Also kasavu sweepings; ? gasi sediment of ghee or oil
Number in DED : 1088
telet-meaning,telet-prnum,telet-tel_1,telet-addition,telet-dednum,
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North Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-North-Dravidian : *kas-ā
Meaning : dirt on the body
Kurukh : kassā "layer of dirt on the body"
Malto : kase
Number in DED : 1088
ndret-meaning,ndret-prnum,ndret-kur,ndret-mlt,ndret-dednum,
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