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Sino-Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *xq̇ǟ́ŋʔV̆
Meaning: louse, flea
Comments and references : BCD 27. Alternatively comparable with PST *kin `ant' (see WFR 60, DCE 16) [but cf. Bur. Hun., Nag. khon id.]
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North Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-North Caucasian: *q̇_ǟnʔV
Meaning: louse, nit; worm
Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. The Lak. form is reduplicated and contains expressive pharyngealization.
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Nakh etymology :
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Proto-Nakh: *ʁōn-
Meaning: louse
Chechen: ʁēn-ig
Ingush: ʁon-g
Comments: The Chech. and Ing. forms both contain a diminutive suffix -g ( < *-Vḳ), but the Ing. form is derived from the old direct stem *ʁōn(V), while the Chech. form - from the old oblique stem *ʁān(V)-. 3d class in both languages.
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Lak etymology :
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Lak root: q̇Iunuq̇Iaj-šat:a
Meaning: worm
Lak form: q̇Iunuq̇Iaj-šat:a
Comments: In lit. Lak the stem is only present within a compound; cf., however, Khosr. q̇Iunuq̇Ii 'worm'.
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Dargwa etymology :
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Proto-Dargwa: *q̇i
Meaning: nit
Akusha: q̇i
Comments: Cf. also Kharb., Tsud. q̇i.
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :
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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *khăŋ (~ gh-)
Meaning: a k. of insect
Burmese: kaŋh centipede, scorpion and other myriapoda.
Lepcha: tŭŋ-kjóŋ the stick-insect (?)
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Chinese characters :
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Character: 蜣
Modern (Beijing) reading: qiāng
Preclassic Old Chinese: khaŋ
Classic Old Chinese: khaŋ
Western Han Chinese: khaŋ
Eastern Han Chinese: khaŋ
Early Postclassic Chinese: khaŋ
Middle Postclassic Chinese: khaŋ
Late Postclassic Chinese: khaŋ
Middle Chinese: khaŋ
English meaning : beatle
Radical: 0
Four-angle index: 0
Karlgren code: 0712 e
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Yenisseian etymology :
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Proto-Yenisseian: *qǝʔń
Meaning: flea
Ket: qʌʔń (КРС, Werner 2, 148)
Kottish: imgara-xon (Бол.) 'flea', xon 'beetle'
Comments: ССЕ 258. The Kott. compound contains imgara 'little' in the first part. Werner 2, 148.
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Burushaski etymology :
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Common Burushaski: *khen
Meaning: flea
Yasin: khen
Hunza: khin
Nagar: khin
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Basque etymology :
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Proto-Basque: *a=kain
Meaning: (large) tick
Bizkaian: akan, akeen, aken
Gipuzkoan: akain, akaiñ, akañ(a), akien
Lapurdian: lakain
Comments: A western Bsq word: cf. eastern *i=tain 'tick'. Initial /l/ in LAB is possibly due to contamination with another word such as lapazorri ‘tick’. Similar Romance words have been cited: Gasc. lagagno, Occ. laganha, but apparently these words mean ‘locust’, not ‘tick’.
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Long-range etymologies :
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Borean (approx.) : KVNV
Meaning : insect, worm
Afroasiatic : Sem. *kVnn- 'louse', Cush. *kVn- 'bee'
Amerind (misc.) : *kan 'snake; worm' (R 657) [ + A K] African (misc.) : Bantu *-góŋgòdó 'millipede', etc.
Notes : Probably 2 roots.
Reference : See ND 897a, 1093. globet-meaning,globet-nostr,globet-afas,globet-scc,globet-austr,globet-amer,globet-afr,globet-notes,globet-reference,
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Nostratic etymology :
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Eurasiatic: *ḳwVŋV
Meaning: worm, insect
References: Cf. ND 897a *ku/üǹ/ńV 'bee' (Drav. + ECush.). nostret-meaning,nostret-prnum,nostret-ier,nostret-alt,nostret-kart,nostret-drav,nostret-esk,nostret-reference,
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Indo-European etymology :
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Proto-IE: *k[o]nid-, *gh[o]nid-
Meaning: nit
Old Greek: konís, -ídos f. pl. `Eier von Läusen, Flöhen, Wanzen'
Celtic: Ir sned f.; Cymr nedd, NKorn nēδ, Bret nez
Albanian: thënī́ `Laus'
Russ. meaning: насекомое (гнида)
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Vasmer's dictionary :
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Word: гни́да,
Near etymology: укр. гни́да, болг. гни́да, сербохорв. гњи̏да, чеш. hnida, слвц. hnida, польск. gnida, в.-луж. hnida, н.-луж. gnida.
Further etymology: Родственно лит. glìnda, лтш. gnīda "гнида", исл., норв. gnit, шв. gnet, нем. (тирольск.) gneis; возм., к гнить; ср. далее греч. κονίς, -ίδος "гниды, яйца вшей, блох, клопов", алб. thëní "гнида", д.-в.-н. (h)niʒ "гнида", арм. anic; см. Бернекер 1, 312; Мейе, MSL 22, 143; М. -- Э. 1, 633; Перссон, Beitr. 94 и сл., 811; Фальк -- Торп 334; Педерсен, Kelt. Gr. 1, 41, 188; Лоренц, AfslPh 18, 87; Шпехт 44. Относительно сербохорв. њ см. на гнус.
Pages: 1,421
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Baltic etymology :
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Proto-Baltic: *gnī̂d-ā̂, -iā̃ (1) f.
Meaning: nit
Lettish: gnĩda, gn̨ĩda, gmĩde `Nisse, Lausei'
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Germanic etymology :
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Proto-Germanic: *gnidō, *gnitō(n), *xnitō
Meaning: nit
Norwegian: nit
Old Swedish: pl. gnether
Swedish: gnet
Danish: gnid 'nit', dial. gnit 'kleine Mücke'
Old English: hnitu, -e f. `nit'
Middle Dutch: nēte f.
Dutch: neet f.
Middle Low German: nēt, nit 'Nisse', gnite 'eine Art kleine Mücke'
Old High German: (h)niʒ (9. Jh.)
Middle High German: niʒ, niʒʒe st./wk. f. 'das lausei, die nisse'
German: Nisse f., Niss f.
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Pokorny's dictionary :
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Number: 986
Root: knid-, k̂nid-, sknid-
English meaning: louse, nit
German meaning: `Laus, Ei der Laus, Nisse'
General comments: oft tabuistisch umgestaltet; vgl. oben S. 437 ghnīdā ds.
Material: Arm. anic `Laus' (*nid-s); alb. thënī́ `Laus' (*k̂(ë)nid-);
gr. κονίς, -ίδος f. (*knid-s), wohl an κόνις `Staub' angeglichen;
mir. sned f. `Nisse', kymr. Pl. nedd, nkorn. neð, bret. nez ds. (*s(k)nidā);
ags. hnitu f., ahd. (h)niz, nhd. Nisse `Ei der Laus' (*knidā).
Könnte zu (s)ken- `kratzen' gehören, wie ghnīdā zu ghen- ds.
References: WP. I 461, WH. I 783 f., Specht Idg. Dekl. 44, Trautmann 93.
Pages: 608
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Altaic etymology :
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Proto-Altaic: *k`i̯uŋu
Meaning: worm, grub
Russian meaning: червь, личинка
Comments: The Jpn. form goes back to *k`i̯uŋ(u)-gV.
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Mongolian etymology :
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Proto-Mongolian: *kiɣur-
Meaning: nit
Russian meaning: гнида
Written Mongolian: kiɣursu, quur(a)su (L 464: kiɣurasu(n), kiɣurusu(n)) Khalkha: xūrs
Buriat: x́ūrha(n)
Kalmuck: gǖr(ǝ), xūrsṇ, ɣūrsṇ
Ordos: Gūrsu
Shary-Yoghur: χairsǝn
Monguor: ćirʒǝ (SM 456), (MGCD ćīrsǝ) Comments: KW 140, 202, MGCD 381. Mong. > Khak. kör etc. (VEWT 292). monget-prnum,monget-meaning,monget-rusmean,monget-wmo,monget-hal,monget-bur,monget-kal,monget-ord,monget-dag,monget-yuy,monget-mgr,monget-reference,
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Tungus etymology :
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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *xuŋVl-
Meaning: 1 worm 2 grub
Russian meaning: 1 червь 2 личинка
Evenki: uŋul 1
Even: uŋъl 1, 2
Negidal: uŋil 2
Spoken Manchu: imahǝ, nimahǝ 1 (2173)
Literary Manchu: uḿaxa / iḿaxa 1
Jurchen: wu-mia-xa (166) 1
Orok: xuŋguli 2
Nanai: xuŋguli 2
Oroch: umuli 2
Udighe: uŋulu 1
Comments: ТМС 2, 280. Cf. also PTM *(x)uńa 'grub, larva' (ТМС 2, 276). tunget-prnum,tunget-meaning,tunget-rusmean,tunget-evk,tunget-evn,tunget-neg,tunget-sib,tunget-man,tunget-chu,tunget-ork,tunget-nan,tunget-orc,tunget-ude,tunget-reference,
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Japanese etymology :
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Proto-Japanese: *kuà
Meaning: silkworm
Russian meaning: шелковичный червь
Old Japanese: kwo
Middle Japanese: kàfí-kò
Tokyo: kái-ko
Kyoto: kàí-kò
Kagoshima: kai-kó
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Kartvelian etymology :
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Proto-Kartvelian: *ḳoɣon-
Russian meaning: комар
English meaning: mosquito
Georgian: ḳoɣo-, ḳoɣona-
Megrel: ḳoɣo(na)-, ḳoɣunia-
Svan: ḳoɣon-, ḳuɣun-, ḳǝɣǝn-
Laz: ḳo(r)ɣon-
Notes and references: ЭСКЯ 114. Ср. алт. *k`uŋV 'вид насекомого (овод, личинка, жук)'.
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Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-Dravidian : *kun-i
Meaning : bee
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South Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-South Dravidian : *kun-i
Meaning : bee
Tulu : koṇi, koṇḍi
Tulu meaning : (?) a sting
Miscellaneous : IRU kunni bee; PALKU kunni bee
Number in DED : 1867
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Nilgiri etymology :
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Proto-Nilgiri : *kuṇ-ĭ
Meaning : bee
Kota : kuṇy
Number in DED : 1867
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Eskimo etymology :
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Proto-Eskimo: *kiŋuɣ
Meaning: insect, shrimp, worm
Russian meaning: насекомое, креветка, червь
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 176
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Yupik etymology :
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Proto-Yupik: *kiŋuɣ
Meaning: worm 1, insect 2, shrimp 3
Russian Meaning: червь 1, насекомое 2, креветка 3
Sirenik: kiŋǝ́x
Chaplino: kiŋúk (ɣǝt), kiŋúk* 'insect, worm'
Naukan: //kiŋuk 3 [Av.]
Alutiiq Alaskan Yupik: kiŋuk 2, 1
Koniag (AAY): Perry kiŋ_uk 2, 1, imām kiŋua 'seafood'
Central Alaskan Yupik: kiŋuk, kiŋuq 1
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Inupik etymology :
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Proto-Inupik: *kiŋuɣ
Meaning: shrimp 1, sand flea 2
Russian meaning: креветка 1, земляная блоха 2
Seward Peninsula Inupik: kiŋuk 1
SPI Dialects: Imaq kiŋúk 1
WCI Dialects: Sig, Car kiŋuk 1, Cop kiŋuk 'sand skipper' [Ras.]
Eastern Canadian Inupik: kiŋuk 2
Greenlandic Inupik: kiŋuk 2, 1
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 176
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Austric etymology :
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Proto-Austric: *kVʔn
Meaning: fish, snake
Austroasiatic meaning: snake
Proto-Austronesian: *Sikan
Austronesian meaning: fish
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Austro-Asiatic etymology :
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Proto-Austro-Asiatic: *gi:ŋ / *giɛŋ
Meaning: snake
Proto-Khmu: *giaŋ
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Katuic etymology :
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Proto-Katuic: *gi:ŋ
Meaning: poisonous snake
Presyllable: Cǝr-/Cǝl-
References: P-246
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West Katuic etymology :
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Proto-West Katuic:
Meaning: poisonous snake
Bru: phǝrki:ŋ.B
Bru meaning: a kind of poisonous snake having a triangular shaped body
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East Katuic etymology :
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Proto-East Katuic:
Meaning: poisonous snake
Pakoh: kǝki:ŋ
Pakoh meaning: an eel; cf. lǝki:ŋ poisonous snake
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