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Number: 974
Proto: *śiδ́e (*śüδ́e)
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English meaning: charcoal
German meaning: Holzkohle
Finnish: sysi (gen. syden) 'Holzkohle'
Estonian: süsi (gen. söe) 'Kohle'
Saam (Lapp): čâđđâ -đ- (N) 'charcoal', tjahta (L)
Mordovian: śed́, säd́ (E), śed́ (M) 'Kohle'
Mari (Cheremis): šü (KB U), šüj (M) 'Kohle', (B) 'Kohle (erloschen)'
Khanty (Ostyak): sö̆j (V Vj.) 'Kohle'
Mansi (Vogul): süĺī (TJ) 'Kohle'
Nenets (Yurak): śij '(glühende) Kohle'
Enets (Yen): tū-sio 'Kohle'
Selkup: siitj (Ta.), siidje (Ke.), hiidš, šidš (N)
Kamass: siʔ
Janhunen's version: (76) *s'üd'i
Sammalahti's version: *s'üd'i
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *CuxLV
Meaning: coals, burn
Borean: Borean
Indo-European: *su̯el-
Uralic: *śiδ́e (*śüδ́e)
Kartvelian: Svan. cχul- 'singe, burn the surface of' (cf. also Megr. c̣ola 'soot'?)
Dravidian: Tamil-Malayalam *Suḷ-ai 'furnace'
Comments: Cf. *čilV, *CVlV.
References: МССНЯ 370; ND 2725 *ʒ́ü(hi)l̄ɣV 'to smoulder, burn; live coals'; (also 340a *ć̣[i]lħV 'coal, soot', 340a(b) *c̣[ü]ḷχV 'embers, charcoal').
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *swel- (Gr hw-)
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Meaning: to shine, to warm
Tokharian: A slam, B sleme 'flame' (PT *sleme) (Adams 724)
Old Indian: svarati `to shine'
Old Greek: hẹ̄́lǟ, ẹ̄́lǟ, hélǟ `Sonnenwärme, -hitze', *hwélǟ: béla = hḗlios kaì augḕ, hüpò Lakṓnōn (Hsch.), acc. gélan = augḕn hēlíou Hsch., *weléō: geleîn = lámpein, antheîn Hsch., gelodütía = hēlodüsía (Hsch.); aléǟ f. `Wärme', halükró- `lauwarm'
Baltic: *swil̃- (*swela-) vb. tr./intr., *swel-ē̂- (*swel-a-) vb., *swil̂- vb. intr., *swil̂-t-a- c., *swil̂-t-ā̂ f., *swel̂-m-iā̃ f. (1/2), *swēl-a- c. (1), *swal-a- c., *swal-ā̂ f.
Germanic: *swil-a- vb., *swal=, *swul-a- adj., *swēl=
Russ. meaning: светить и греть
References: WP II 531 f
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Baltic etymology :

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Proto-Baltic: *swil̃- (*swela-) vb. tr./intr., *swel-ē̂- (*swel-a-) vb., *swil̂- vb. intr., *swil̂-t-a- c., *swil̂-t-ā̂ f., *swel̂-m-iā̃ f. (1/2), *swēl-a- c. (1), *swal-a- c., *swal-ā̂ f.
Meaning: smoulder
Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology
Lithuanian: sveltu (svela, svelē) 'glimmen, schwelen', svelḗti (svẽla) 'ansengen'; svìlti (svī̃la/žem. svìlsta, svìlō) `sengen, schwelen', nordlit. svil̃ti (svẽla) 'schwelen, glimmen', caus. svìlinti; pl. svìltai, svìltōs 'angebrannte Speiseteile, Brandgeruch, angebrannte Stelle'
Lettish: svel̂t2 (svel̨u, svēlu) tr., intr. 'sengen', svel̃me, svel̂me 'Glut (von Kohlen), Dampf von Gesengtem; in die Höhe steigender Dampf', svę̄ls 'Glut'; svals, svala `Dampf, Rauch'
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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *swilan-, *swal=, *swula-, *swēl=
Meaning: cold, cool
IE etymology: IE etymology
Old Norse: sval-r `kühl, kalt'; svǟla `qualmen, rauchen'; svǟla f. `Rauch'; svala `abkühlen'; svali m. `Kälte; Unglück'; svelja wk. `kühl sein'
Norwegian: sval; sväla vb.; svala vb.
Swedish: sval; dila. sväla vb.; svala vb.
Danish: sval; svae vb.
Old English: swelan st. `langsam verbrennen'; swol n., swoloɵ n. `das Brennen, Hitze'; (for-)swǟlan `verbrennen (tr.)'; for-svǟlan `aufbrennen'
Old Frisian: swilia
Middle Dutch: swēlen `het gedroogde gras met de hark omwenden'
Dutch: zwelen; zwoel `schwül'
Middle Low German: swēlen wk. 'ohne Flamme langsam brennen, Gras dörren, Heu machen'; swalm `Qualm, Dunst'
Low German: swōl, swūl `drückend und ermattend warm oder heiss, drückend oder' ängstlich beklommen'
Old High German: swelzan, swilizōn `sengen, rösten' (8.Jh.)
Middle High German: [swilch 'schwül']
German: schwelen; schwul 'homosexuell'; schwül (< EaHG md. schwul [под влиянием kühl] < LG); omd. geschwule 'ängstlich' (Ende 16.Jh.), obd. geschwilig (16.Jh.), [swilch 'schwül, ängstlich' (16.Jh.), swilich 'lau' (15.Jh.)]
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 1928
Root: su̯el-2
English meaning: to smoulder, burn
German meaning: `schwelen, brennen'
Material: Ai. svárati `leuchtet, scheint'; svargá- m. `Himmel';

    gr. εἵλη, εἴλη, ἕλη f. `Sonnenwärme, Sonnenlicht', γέλαν αὐγήν ἡλίου, lak. βέλα Hes., ἐλάνη `Fackel', assim. ἑλένη Hes., ̔Ελένη ursprüngl. eine Lichtgöttin; schwundstufig ἀλέα f. `Sonnenwärme', ἁλεαίνω `erwärme', ἀλεεινός `heiß', ἁλυκρός (Nikand.) `warm';

    unsicher Zugehörigkeit von σέλας n. `Glanz', σελήνη, äol. σελάννα `Mond' (*σελασνᾱ), σελαγει̃ν `glänzen';

    ags. swelan st. V. `(ver)brennen, sich entzünden', mnd. swelen schw. V. (nhd. schwelen), ahd. swilizōn; aisl. svalr `kalt' (eigentlich `sengend'), mnd. swalm `Qualm', ags. swol n. (*swula-), sw(e)oloð(a) m. `das Brennen, Hitze'; dehnstufig *swēl- in aisl. svǣla `räuchern', f. `dicker Rauch', ags. swǣlan `verbrennen (trans.)', und *swōl- in nd. swōl `schwül' (umlaut, nhd. schwül), ndl. zwoel, zoel ds.; - mit germ. k: nd. swalk `Dampf, Rauch', mhd. swelk `welk, dürr', ahd. swelchen, mhd. swelken `welk werden'. - Ein d-Präs. in ahd. swelzan `brennen, verbrennen (intr.)', wozu vermutlich als `verschmachten' (vgl. engl. sweltry, sultry `drückend heiß'), ags. as.sweltan st. V. `sterben', mndl. swelten, aisl. svelta st. V. `hungern, sterben', got. swiltan st. V. `hinsterben', tiefstufig got. swulta-wairþja `der sich zum Tode neigt', aisl. sultr m. `Hunger', ags. swylt m. `Tod'; vielleicht zu arm. k`aɫc-nu-m `hungern', k`aɫc̣ `Hunger' (*su̯l̥d-sk̂-ō);

    lit. svįlù, svìlti `sengen (intr.), ohne Flamme brennen', Kausat. svìlinti `sengen (tr.)', žem. svìlis `Hitze, Fieber', svelti `schwelen', lett. svel'u, svelt `sengen (tr.)', svelme f. `Dampf, Glut', svals m. `Dampf', svelains `scharf, kalt' (vgl. die Bed. von anord. svalr).

References: WP. II 531 f., Scherer Gestirnnamen 49 f., Trautmann 296, Frisk 65 f.;
See also: s. oben S. 881 f. sāu̯el-.
Pages: 1045
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Long-range etymologies :

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Borean (approx.) : CVLV
Meaning : coals, soot, burn
Eurasiatic : *CuxLV
Afroasiatic : *c̣VlVħ- 'coal, soot' (Sem., Cush., Om.)
Amerind (misc.) : *sila(k) 'fire' (R 266) [+ A]
Reference : ND 340a, 340a(b), 2725.
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