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Nostratic etymology :
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Eurasiatic: *[c]VrbV
Meaning: to suck, leech
Comments: Expected *ć in Ur.
References: ND 2223 *ŝ[o]rUbV 'to drink, to gulp, to sup, to suck'. nostret-meaning,nostret-prnum,nostret-ier,nostret-alt,nostret-ura,nostret-kart,nostret-drav,nostret-notes,nostret-reference,
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Indo-European etymology :
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Proto-IE: *srobh- / *srebh-, *sorbh- / *serbh-
Meaning: to gulp
Armenian: aor. arbi `ich trank', arb `Zechgelage'
Old Greek: rhophéō, ion. rhüphéō, rhümphánō, va. rhoptó- (Hp. ap. Gal.) `schlürfen, schlucken', rhópho-s `Brühe, dicker Trank', rhómma n. `dicke Brühe, Suppe' (Hp. ap. Gal.)
Latin: sorbeō, -ēre, -uī, -itum; sorbō, -ere, -psī, -ptum `einschlürfen, verschlucken'
Celtic: *sr[o]bu- > MIr srub `Schnauze'
Albanian: ǵerp `ich schlürfe', ǵerbɛ `Tropfen'
Russ. meaning: хлебать
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Vasmer's dictionary :
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Word: серба́ть,
Near etymology: -а́ю "хлебать", сёрбать -- то же, смол. (Добровольский), стерба́ть -- то же, севск. (Преобр.), укр. серба́ти, блр. серба́ць, др.-русск. серебати, сереблю, ст.-слав. сръбати -- то же, сръбание τροφή (Супр.), болг. съ́рбам (Младенов 623), словен. srẹ́bati, srẹ́bam, srẹ́bljem, sŕbati, sŕbljem, чеш. střebati, слвц. strеbаt᾽, польск. sarbać, serbać, в.-луж. srěbać, н.-луж. sŕebaś.
Further etymology: Праслав. *sьrb-, *sъrb- наряду с *serb- родственно лит. sur̃bti, surbiù, surbiaũ "хлебать", лтш. surbt -- то же, лат. sorbeō, -ērе "хлебать", греч. ῥοφέω "хлебаю", ср.-в.-н. sürpfeln -- то же, алб. gjerp "хлебаю", gjerbe "капля", арм. arbi "я пил", ср.-ирл. srub "морда"; см. И. Шмидт, Vok. 2, 30; 489; Бецценбергер, ВВ 17, 215; М.--Э. 3, 1125; Траутман, ВSW 294; Торп 446. Сопоставление с хлеба́ть (Потебня, РФВ 4, 204) оправдано лишь постольку, поскольку в обоих случаях допускаются звукоподражательные кк.
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Baltic etymology :
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Proto-Baltic: *strū̂g-aîn-a- (1) adj.
Meaning: striped
Lettish: strũgaîns `streifig (von Leinwand gesagt, die aus ungleichem, hellerem und dunklerem Flachs gewebt worden ist)'
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Germanic etymology :
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Proto-Germanic: *surf-il-ōn-, *surp=il-ōn- vb.
Meaning: gulp
Middle High German: sürfeln, sürpfeln wk. 'schlürfen'
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Pokorny's dictionary :
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Number: 1859
Root: srebh-, sr̥bh- und serbh-
English meaning: to sip, swallow
German meaning: `schlürfen'
Material: Arm. arbi (*sr̥bh-) `ich trank', arb `Zechgelage'; gr. ῥοφέω (ion. ῥυφέω) `schlürfe' (auch ῥόφειν EM.), ῥοπτός `geschlürft', ῥόφημα (ion. ῥύφημα) n., ῥόφος m. `Brühe, dicker Trank'; alb. gjerp (*serbhō) `ich schlürfe', gjerbë `Tropfen'; lat. sorbeō, -ēre `schlürfen'; mir. srub `Schnauze' (*srobu-); lit. srebiù, srė̃bti `schlürfen' (auch sriobiù, sriaubiù, vielleicht auf Grundeines *srubiu), ablaut. surbiù, sur̃bti `saugen, schlürfen', lett. surbju, surbt `schlürfen' (-ur-Reduktionsstufe zu srobh- oder sorbh-?; vgl. auch poln. sarbać), lett. strebju, strèbt `schlürfen, auslöffeln', stręba `etwas zu Schlürfendes; ein Betrunkener'; urslav. *serbjǫ, *sьrbati `schlürfen', mit verschiedenen Ausgleichungen in sloven. srẹ́bati, čech. střebati usw.; vielleicht auch mhd. sürpfeln, sürfeln `schlürfen', isl. sarpr `Kropf der Vögel', aisl. als Spitzname (`*Schlund'), mit germ. p aus gemin. pp; auch ndl. slorpen, slurpen, nhd. schlurfen mit l nach schlucken.
References: WP. II 704, 716, WH. II 561 f., Trautmann 294, Vasmer 2, 612; W. Schulze setzte *s(u̯)erbh-, *srubh- an.
Pages: 1001
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Altaic etymology :
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Proto-Altaic: *si̯ṓjri
Meaning: to suck, to lick
Russian meaning: сосать, лизать
Comments: KW 332, VEWT 429. The Jpn. and Kor. forms (compared in Whitman 1985, 168, 236, and additionally in Vovin 2000 - although his further attempts to link the Kor.-Jap. root to PA *k`i̯ăli should be rejected) seem to fit here phonetically (although there is a tone discrepancy); as for semantics, one should probably reconstruct the original meaning 'suck', whence 'lick' and 'tongue' in the Eastern area. Medial *-j- has to be reconstructed to account for the loss of resonant in Kor.; it had also probably caused a dissimilation in the Western area (*si̯ōjri > *sōjri), which explains the -o-reflex in Turkic. altet-prnum,altet-meaning,altet-rusmean,altet-turc,altet-mong,altet-kor,altet-jap,altet-reference,
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Turkic etymology :
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Proto-Turkic: *sōr-
Meaning: to suck
Russian meaning: сосать
Old Turkic: sor- (OUygh.)
Turkish: soru-
Tatar: suɨr-
Uighur: šora-
Azerbaidzhan: sor-
Turkmen: sōr-
Khakassian: sor-
Shor: sor-
Oyrat: sōr-, sor-, soru-
Halaj: suor-
Tuva: sor-
Kirghiz: sor-
Kazakh: sor-
Noghai: sorɨ-
Bashkir: hur-
Karakalpak: sor-
Kumyk: sor-
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Mongolian etymology :
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Proto-Mongolian: *soru-
Meaning: to draw in, suck in
Russian meaning: всасывать
Written Mongolian: soru-, sor- (L 729) Khalkha: soro-
Buriat: horo-
Kalmuck: sor-
Ordos: soro-
Shary-Yoghur: soro-
Comments: KW 332, MGCD 607. Mong. > Sol. soro- `to suck', Evk. sorūl `mouthpiece'. monget-prnum,monget-meaning,monget-rusmean,monget-wmo,monget-hal,monget-bur,monget-kal,monget-ord,monget-yuy,monget-reference,
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Korean etymology :
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Proto-Korean: *hjǝ́, *hàr-hắ-
Meaning: 1 tongue 2 to lick
Russian meaning: 1 язык 2 лизать
Modern Korean: hjǝ 1, hat- [halth-] 2
Middle Korean: hjǝ́ 1, hàr-hắ- 2
Comments: Nam 479, 487, KED 1801, 1831. koret-prnum,koret-meaning,koret-rusmean,koret-phn,koret-ako,koret-reference,
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Japanese etymology :
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Proto-Japanese: *sìtà
Meaning: tongue
Russian meaning: язык
Old Japanese: sita
Middle Japanese: sìtà
Tokyo: shitá
Kyoto: shítà
Kagoshima: shitá
Hateruma: sɨ_̀tá
Yonakuni: thā̀
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Uralic etymology :
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Number: 1621
Proto: *śure
English meaning: porridge
German meaning: Brei, Grütze, Griess, Graupe
Finnish: suuri 'groß; hoch', suurima, suurimo 'Graupen; Grieß', suurus (gen. suuruksen) 'Mehlschwitze, Einbrenne, Frühstück' ( > Saam. N suwros 'grain-broth (meat stock with grain in it)') ?
Estonian: suur (gen. suure) 'groß, erwachsen', suurmad 'Grütze', suurus (gen. suuruse, suurukse) 'Frühstück; Zukost des Viehes zum Heu und Stroh' ?
Mordovian: śuro (E), śora (M) 'Korn, Getreide' ?
Mari (Cheremis): šürö (U M) 'Suppe', (B) 'Kohlsuppe', šǝräš (KB), šüraš (U) 'Grieß, Graupe; Grütze, Brei', šüraš (B) 'Grieß; kleiner Hagel'
Addenda: Kar. šuuri, suuri 'groß, hoch' ( > Saam. K T Kld. A šurr 'groß; Herr'), šuurima, suurima 'Graupen, Grieß, (geschältes) Korn' ( > Saam. N sur'bme 'grain', suirme (K T), sūrøm (Kld. Not.) 'Grütze, Grieß')
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Kartvelian etymology :
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Proto-Kartvelian: *c̣urbel-
Russian meaning: пиявка
English meaning: blood-sucker, leech
Georgian: c̣urbel-
Megrel: c̣urvel-
Svan: c̣urbeläj ( < Georg.)
Laz: c̣urvel-
Notes and references: Климов (1994, 202-204) выводит основу из ПИЕ *s(w)erbh- 'сосать', что не объясняет картв. аффрикаты. Не исключено, что налицо исконно родственные лексемы.
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Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-Dravidian : *ǯur_(p)-
Meaning : to sip, suck
Proto-North Dravidian : *surp dravet-meaning,dravet-prnum,dravet-sdr,dravet-tel,dravet-koga,dravet-gnd,dravet-ndr,
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South Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-South Dravidian : *zur_-
Meaning : to sip; expr. sound of sucking
Kannada : sur_, sur_a
Kannada meaning : the sound produced when supping liquids
Kannada derivates : sur_i to drink with a supping noise; sur_uku the sound produced by supping, a sup; juru juru the sound produced when a child sucks with force; (Jēnu Kuruba) juri to sip
Tulu : surasuranè
Tulu meaning : drinking liquids with a sipping noise
Number in DED : 2712
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Telugu etymology :
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Proto-Telugu : *ǯur_r_-
Meaning : a sup of liquid or semi-liquid food
Telugu : jur_r_a
Additional forms : Also jur_r_u to drink, sip or sup with a noise, as a liquid or semi-liquid food
Number in DED : 2712
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Kolami-Gadba etymology :
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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *ćurp-
Meaning : to suck
Naikri : curpip-
Number in DED : 2712
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Gondwan etymology :
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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *zur_-
Meaning : to suck up
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Konda etymology :
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Konda : zur_i- (-t-)
Meaning: to suck up (any liquid food with a noise)
Number in DED : 2712
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North Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-North-Dravidian : *surp
Meaning : to drink with a noisy sucking of the lips
Kurukh : surUpnā (surpyas)
Additional forms : Also KUR surUkhsurUkhrnā to draw one's breath convulsively, sob.
Number in DED : 2712
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Borean (approx.) : CVRPV
Meaning : to suck (?)
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Afroasiatic etymology :
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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ĉarah-
Meaning: swallow
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Semitic etymology :
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Number: 833
Proto-Semitic: *ŝVrah-
Meaning: 'glut'
Arabic: šrh [-a-]
Notes: Assimilation of vowels
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East Chadic etymology :
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Proto-EChadic: *sar-
Meaning: 'swallow'
Lele: sàr [CLR: 315]
Kabalai: sìyǝ̀rǝ̀ [CLR]
Notes: Note that Lele and Kbl may originate from *sdH, cf. Dangla siḍe, etc.
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Proto-Low East Cushitic: *sōr- < *soHVr-
Meaning: 'feed'
Oromo (Galla): soora
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