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Dahalo etymology :
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Dahalo: sina
Meaning: 'nose'
dhlet-prnum,dhlet-meaning,
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Afroasiatic etymology :
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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *sin-
Meaning: nose
Notes: Related to AA 179 *sVn- 'to smell'. Cf. Cush Dullay: Gawwada sinḍe; Omot: Mao šiinṭê, Shin šínṭa, Chaha sinḍa, Male siiḍi, all <*sinṭ- with suffixed *-ṭ of unclear origin.
afaset-meaning,afaset-prnum,afaset-agw,afaset-sho,afaset-lec,afaset-hec,afaset-dhl,afaset-omo,afaset-notes,
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Central Cushitic (Agaw) etymology :
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Proto-Agaw: *ʔa-sa/in-
Meaning: 'nose'
Khamir: esiŋ
Khamta: asǝn
Qemant: ǝssan
Awiya (Aungi): isan
agwet-prnum,agwet-meaning,agwet-xmr,agwet-xmt,agwet-kem,agwet-aun,
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Saho-Afar etymology :
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Proto-Saho-Afar: *san-
Meaning: 'nose'
Saho: san
Afar (Danakil): san
shoet-prnum,shoet-meaning,shoet-saho,shoet-afar,
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Low East Cushitic etymology :
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Proto-Low East Cushitic: *ča/in-
Meaning: 'nose'
Somali: san
Oromo (Galla): fuññan
Boni: saŋa
Rendille: sän
Arbore: soonó
Dasenech (Geleba): sɔ6nɔ
Konso: soona
Bussa: sino
Gidole (Dirasha): sina
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High East Cushitic etymology :
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Proto-High East Cushitic: *san-
Meaning: 'nose'
Sidamo: sano
Darasa (Gedeo): sano
Hadiya (Gudella): sane
Alaba: sano
Burji (Bambala, Dashe): sanna
Kambatta: sane
Tembaro: sana
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Omotic etymology :
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Proto-Omotic: *sin- Cf. 54 *sinṭ-
Meaning: 'nose'
Ometo: siŋan
Gimirra (Benesho, She): sǝn
Nao: sin-us
Dizi (Maji): sinu
Notes: Dizi sin/ŋ, Ongota siina
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Long-range etymologies :
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Borean (approx.) : CVNKV
Meaning : smell
Amerind (misc.) : *sin 'blow one's nose; nose' (R 75) [+ A K]; *sVm- / *sVn- 'nose, smell' (Penuti, under *c̣imak 'hole' R 376); *sin ~ *sun 'nose' (R 516) [+ A K] African (misc.) : Cf. Macro-Khoisan *ntha- "nose" (possibly *ncha-). Reference : МССНЯ 342; ND 2080, 2090; GE 2 (+ Khois., NS, IP, Nahali) globet-meaning,globet-nostr,globet-afas,globet-scc,globet-austr,globet-amer,globet-afr,globet-reference,
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Nostratic etymology :
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Eurasiatic: *sun(g)V
Meaning: smell
Indo-European: (*sneu-)
References: МССНЯ 342. ND 2080 *s[ü]NV 'breathe, take a rest, be calm' (Kartv. + TM from PA *zìŋke 'light, quiet' + Eg.); 2090 *süŋe 'to smell' (Kartv. + Mong. siŋsi- + Ural.). Cf. *SUNV. nostret-meaning,nostret-prnum,nostret-ier,nostret-alt,nostret-ura,nostret-kart,nostret-reference,
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Altaic etymology :
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Proto-Altaic: *saŋu(ńV) ( ~ z-)
Meaning: smoke
Russian meaning: дым
Comments: A Mong.-Tung. isogloss.
altet-prnum,altet-meaning,altet-rusmean,altet-mong,altet-tung,altet-reference,
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Mongolian etymology :
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Proto-Mongolian: *suwnag
Meaning: column of smoke
Russian meaning: столб дыма
Written Mongolian: suɣunaɣ, suunaɣ (L 735) Khalkha: sūnag
Buriat: hūnagta- 'to stretch, extend (of smoke)'
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Tungus etymology :
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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *saŋńan
Meaning: smoke
Russian meaning: дым
Evenki: saŋńan
Even: hāń
Negidal: saŋńan
Spoken Manchu: šiaŋǝn (491)
Literary Manchu: šaŋǵan
Jurchen: ĉaŋ-gian (619)
Ulcha: saŋńa(n)
Orok: saŋna(n)
Nanai: saŋńa(n)
Oroch: saŋńa(n)
Udighe: saŋńa(n)
Solon: saŋa
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Uralic etymology :
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Number: 946
Proto: *śaŋkV
English meaning: taste, smell; to taste, smell
German meaning: Geschmack, Geruch; schmecken, riechen
Udmurt (Votyak): (zi̮n (S), zǝ̑ŋ (K), zi̮m (G) 'Geruch, Duft' - rejected by Redei)
Komi (Zyrian): (zi̮n (P) 'Gestank' - rejected by Redei)
Hungarian: szag 'Geruch, Duft', szagol- 'riechen' ?
Selkup: sanga- (Ta. B), haaku-, hāku-, aaku- (N) 'schmecken (tr.)'
Yukaghir parallels: coŋ- 'schmecken, riechen'
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Kartvelian etymology :
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Proto-Kartvelian: *św-en-
Russian meaning: дышать, вздыхать, отдыхать
English meaning: to breathe, sigh, rest
Georgian: sven-
Megrel: švan-
Megrel meaning (Rus.): раз
Megrel meaning (Eng.): one time
Svan: šwem-, šwm-
Svan meaning (Rus.): отдыхать
Svan meaning (Eng.): to rest
Laz: švan-
Laz meaning (Rus.): дыхание
Laz meaning (Eng.): breath
Notes and references: ЭСКЯ 174, EWK 313-314 (объединено с *śwer-, *śur-). Груз. sun- 'запах' Иллич-Свитыч (МССHЯ 342) сопоставляет с урал. *suŋV 'запах'.
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Sino-Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *sHwínṭV
Meaning: sniff, snuff
Comments and references : Perhaps derived from *s_HwinV, reflected in Hurr. šūnǝ `breath', PST *suŋ ( ~ ch-) `smell' and Bur. *ṣiŋ `breath; blowing nose'. See NSC 61 *sunV. Cf. PAN *maŋsit 'odor, stench, vile smell'; Bsq. *śudur̄ 'nose' (70). sccet-meaning,sccet-prnum,sccet-cauc,sccet-stib,sccet-basq,sccet-notes,
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North Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-North Caucasian: *s_HwinṭV
Meaning: snuff, smell; snot
Notes: The word was widely borrowed from Av. into other languages of Daghestan - probably because in Av. it came to mean 'snuff' (an object of busy trade). However, in Av. and PL the forms are probably genuine (because of phonetic and semantic differences). It is possible that *-ṭV is originally a suffix here (see notes on the Av. form); in that case we can compare Hurr. šūnǝ 'breath, soul, self' (see Diakonoff-Starostin 1986, 32). [Cf. also Georg. c̣winṭli 'snot' > Bacb. sinṭr id.?].
caucet-prnum,caucet-meaning,caucet-aand,caucet-lezg,caucet-comment,
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Avar-Andian etymology :
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Protoform: *s:ʷinṭV
Meaning: 1 snuff 2 to smell
Avar: s:unṭ 1
Chadakolob: sunṭ- 2
Comments: Cf. also Av. s:únṭ-ize 'to smell'. Historically -ṭ may be an expressive suffix; cf. also s:úns:u-di-ze (a reduplicated form) 'to puff', s:ún-χ:i-ze 'to blow one's nose'. Cf. also Kar., God. s:unḳ- 'to smell'. Av. > Lak. s:unṭ 'snuff', s:unṭ učin 'to smell' (if these forms were not borrowed, s- would be expected in Lak.), probably also > Arch. s:unṭ-bos 'to smell', Darg. Chir. s:unṭ-ī id.
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Lezghian etymology :
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Proto-Lezghian: *s:ʷiInṭ
Meaning: 1 snot 2 dried snot in nose
Tsakhur: suInṭ 2
Udi: fiIt:-p:un 1
Comment: In Kryz. and Bud. the root has merged with PL *qIomoṭ (q.v.), yielding Kryz., Bud. šimiṭ (although the initial š- is still not clear). 4th class in all class-distinguishing languages.
lezget-prnum,lezget-meaning,lezget-cak,lezget-udi,lezget-comment,
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :
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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *chūt
Meaning: sniff, breathe
Tibetan: sud to cough, to breathe with difficulty.
Kachin: (H) sut, yasut, asut to sniff.
Lushai: sūt to draw into the nose, sniff up.
stibet-prnum,stibet-meaning,stibet-tib,stibet-kach,stibet-lush,stibet-comments,
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Basque etymology :
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Proto-Basque: *sunda
Meaning: 1 odor, stench 2 sniff(ing), smell(ing) 3 burnt (smell and taste)
Bizkaian: sunda 1, (Txorierri) zunda 1, (Arratia, Gernika, Markina) gar-zunda 3
Comments: The probable PEC cognate is *sHwinṭV ‘snuff, smell, snot’, to which we would expect Bsq *sund-. Note that /s/ and /ś/ have merged in most of BZK. Azkue cites the compounds lizun-sunda 'moldy smell' (as in a long-closed room), izerdi-sunda 'odor of sweat', zunda dabil 's/he goes about sniffing'.
basqet-prnum,basqet-meaning,basqet-bzk,basqet-comments,
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Austric etymology :
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Proto-Austric: *ʒVŋ
Meaning: nose, smell
Austroasiatic meaning: smell
Miao-Yao parallels: Miao tsinyu 'nose', Yao (pu-)tsoN
Proto-Austronesian: *e(n)juŋ
Austronesian meaning: nose
Proto-Thai: cun.A strong smell CK
References: GE 2 (with more material)
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Proto-Austro-Asiatic: cVŋ
Meaning: smell
Thai: cun.A strong smell CK
Proto-Monic: M chuŋ, juŋ
aaet-meaning,aaet-prnum,aaet-thai,aaet-kat,aaet-mon,
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Katuic etymology :
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Proto-Katuic: *sɔ:ŋ
Meaning: odour of urine
Presyllable: #
References: P-962
katet-meaning,katet-prpr,katet-prnum,katet-wkat,katet-ekat,katet-bibref,
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West Katuic etymology :
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Proto-West Katuic: *sɔ:ŋ
Meaning: odour of urine
Presyllable: #
Bru Van Keu: sɔ:ŋ
Bru Van Keu meaning: smell like urine
So: sâ:ŋ.N
So meaning: to stink from urine
wkatet-meaning,wkatet-wpre,wkatet-prnum,wkatet-vkv,wkatet-vkvme,wkatet-so,wkatet-some,
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East Katuic etymology :
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Proto-East Katuic:
Meaning: odour of urine
Pakoh: sɔ:ŋ
Pakoh meaning: odour of urine
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Viet-Muong etymology :
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Proto-Viet-Muong:
Meaning: smell of urine
Proto-Ruc: *sɔ:ŋ.3
Ruc (Ferlus' rec.): sɔ:ŋ.5
Ruc meaning: smell of urine
References: NTF59
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