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Low East Cushitic etymology :
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Proto-Low East Cushitic: *daʔ-
Meaning: 'baby, child'
Oromo (Galla): daaʔ-ima
lecet-prnum,lecet-meaning,lecet-oro,
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Afroasiatic etymology :
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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *daʔ- ~ *w/yVd-
Meaning: child
afaset-meaning,afaset-prnum,afaset-egy,afaset-wch,afaset-cch,afaset-ech,afaset-lec,
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Egyptian etymology :
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Old Egyptian: ỉd
Meaning: 'young man' (OK)
egyet-prnum,egyet-meaning,
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West Chadic etymology :
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Proto-WChadic: *daʔVy-
Meaning: 'child' 1, 'fruit' 2, 'son' 3, 'offspring' 4, '(giving) birth' 5
Hausa: ḍā́ 1,2,3 also 'freeborn; a little'
Warji: díyú-nà 1 [CLR]
Ngizim: ḍìyí 4, 5 [SchN]
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-hsa,wchet-wrj,wchet-ngz,
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Central Chadic etymology :
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Proto-CChadic: *wud-
Meaning: 'children'
Mafa=Matakam: wúdá [BaMaf]
Zime-Batna: údò [Sa]
cchet-prnum,cchet-meaning,cchet-mtk,cchet-zbt,
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East Chadic etymology :
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Proto-EChadic: *dVy-
Meaning: 'son, child'
Somrai: doi [Lk:77]
echet-prnum,echet-meaning,echet-smr,
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Long-range etymologies :
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Borean (approx.) : TVHV
Meaning : small
African (misc.) : Cf. Khoisan *Taʔ[BV] 'child, young'.
globet-meaning,globet-nostr,globet-afas,globet-scc,globet-austr,globet-afr,
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Nostratic etymology :
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Eurasiatic: *ṭijV
Meaning: narrow
Altaic: TM *tija- 'narrow'
References: МССНЯ 370; ND 2450 *ṭiyA 'to be narrow' (+ ECush.). nostret-meaning,nostret-prnum,nostret-alt,nostret-ura,nostret-reference,
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Uralic etymology :
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Number: 1066
Proto: *tijä
English meaning: narrow
German meaning: eng, schmal
Mordovian: t́eja (E), t́äjńä (M) 'eng, schmal' ?
Nenets (Yurak): tīje (O) 'schmal' ?
Enets (Yen): tīja 'eng' ?
Selkup: tetjekal (Čl. OO) ?
uralet-proto,uralet-prnum,uralet-meaning,uralet-germmean,uralet-mrd,uralet-nen,uralet-enc,uralet-slk,
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Sino-Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *[ṭ]iHV
Meaning: small, little
Comments and references : HGC 22, BDC 8. 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: *ṭiHV / *HiṭV
Meaning: small, little
Proto-West Caucasian: *ṭa Notes: Correspondences are regular, and the NC etymology seems reliable. The nasal (*-n-) in PA is probably of a secondary (suffixal) origin. Perhaps we should also relate here Tsez. ṭaḳi 'few' (with a velar suffix - old diminutive?). See Абдоков 1983, 185.
caucet-prnum,caucet-meaning,caucet-aand,caucet-lak,caucet-lezg,caucet-abad,caucet-comment,
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Avar-Andian etymology :
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Protoform: *ṭVnV- (*ṭVHʷV-n-)
Meaning: small
Avar: hiṭína-b
Chadakolob: ṭiħínč̣a-b
Chamalal: ṭanna-b (Gig.)
Comments: Cf. also PA *ṭunHV- 'bad', reflected in Cham. Gig. ṭuw 'bad', God. ṭũji 'very' ( < *'badly'), ṭũji-ʎi 'evil'. In PAnd.-Av. the form must have been *H(ʷ)VṭV-n- or *ṭVHʷV-n- (cf. the variants in Av. dialects). Av. > Bezht. iṭino 'small'.
aandet-prnum,aandet-meaning,aandet-ava,aandet-avc,aandet-chm,aandet-comment,
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Lak etymology :
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Lak root: *-iIṭa-
Meaning: small
Lak form: *-iIṭa-
Comments: This hypothetical Lak. root is extracted from biIṭa-ḳis:a 'small finger' (cited from Khaid.).
laket-prnum,laket-meaning,laket-lak,laket-comment,
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Lezghian etymology :
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Proto-Lezghian: *ṭi-
Meaning: 1 small 2 few 3 little finger
Lezghian: ṭi-mil 2
Archi: ṭi 1
Udi: t:i-lin k:äšä 3
Comment: In Lezg. and Ud. the root is expanded by suffixes (in Ud. k:äšä - 'finger'). Cf. also Arch. ṭī-nna 'few', Lezg. Khl. ṭe-mil id.
lezget-prnum,lezget-meaning,lezget-lzg,lezget-arc,lezget-udi,lezget-comment,
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Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :
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Proto-West-Caucasian: *ṭa
Meaning: 1 few, a little 2 less, smaller
Adyghe: ṭaḳʷ 1
Kabardian: ṭaḳʷ 1
Ubykh: ṭa 2
Comments: PAK *ṭá-ḳʷǝ (a compound with an unclear second component; however, it is highly likely that the first part = Ub. ṭa). AK ṭaḳʷ > Ub. ṭaḳʷ, Abaz. ṭaḳʷ 'few, a little'.
abadet-prnum,abadet-meaning,abadet-adg,abadet-kab,abadet-ubk,abadet-comment,
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :
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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *thē(-k)
Meaning: small, little
Kachin: nteʔ3 so little, this small (cf. also tek2 be small, minute, ǝtek2 a dwarf, (H) tak be small).
Lushai: tē (tēt) be small, little, KC *tē.
Lepcha: tjă, tjă-lă tjă-lă or tă-tjă-lă appearing small as from a distance, also small, not full grown; tjăk, a-tjăk small, minute, little
Comments: Midzhu ka-tiy, Meyöl ka-ti small. Sh. 180. The Jnp. forms can also belong to *l[ia]k q. v.
stibet-prnum,stibet-meaning,stibet-kach,stibet-lush,stibet-lepcha,stibet-comments,
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Basque etymology :
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Proto-Basque: *ti-pi, *ti-n-
Meaning: 1 small, little 2 a little 3 a tiny bit
Bizkaian: tin-gi 2, tintin 3
Low Navarrese: (Amikuse) ttipi 1
Lapurdian: txipi 1, (Ainhoa) tipi 1
Baztanese: tipi, ttipi 1
Zuberoan: ttipi, txipi, xipi 1
Comments: See the note to *čiki.
basqet-prnum,basqet-meaning,basqet-bzk,basqet-bnv,basqet-lab,basqet-bzt,basqet-zbr,basqet-comments,
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Austric etymology :
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Proto-Austric: *tV[X]
Meaning: small
Proto-Austroasiatic: *dVc Austroasiatic meaning: small
Proto-Austronesian: *bitiq
Austronesian meaning: few, small
Notes: ?
austr-meaning,austr-prnum,austr-aa,austr-aame,austr-an,austr-anme,austr-notes,
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Austro-Asiatic etymology :
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Proto-Austro-Asiatic: *dVc
Meaning: small
References: Kh 721, S-246
aaet-meaning,aaet-prnum,aaet-kat,aaet-kmr,aaet-vim,aaet-mon,aaet-bib,
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Katuic etymology :
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Proto-Katuic: *tVjʔ
Meaning: small
Proto-East Katuic: Katu katɨjʔ 'small'
katet-meaning,katet-prnum,katet-ekat,
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Khmer etymology :
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Khmer: tu:c
Meaning: ;
Old Khmer: tu:c
Old Khmer Meaning: small; dik, dic small P250
References: P218, JP106, JP141, JP153
kmret-meaning,kmret-prnum,kmret-okh,kmret-okmean,kmret-ref,
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Viet-Muong etymology :
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Proto-Viet-Muong: *dʔit
Meaning: small
vimet-meaning,vimet-prnum,
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Monic etymology :
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Proto-Monic: *dic
Meaning: to be less than, short by
Presyllable: pǝ(N)-
Modern Mon: dek
Old Mon: pdic to reduce in quantity
Nyakur: CHECK
Nyakur (dial.): TP: ndic.L small
References: S-245
monet-meaning,monet-prpr,monet-prnum,monet-word,monet-om,monet-tc,monet-onya,monet-bib,
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