Tungus etymology :

Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *mōk-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: 1 a k. of white-fish 2 a k. of small fish 3 crucian

Russian meaning: 1 вид сига 2 вид мелкой рыбы 3 карась

Evenki: mōkčakā 1, mekē 3

Orok: mokkiri 2

Comments: ТМС 1, 544, 566.

Altaic etymology :

Proto-Altaic: *mū̀k`é

Nostratic: Nostratic

Meaning: a k. of fish

Russian meaning: вид рыбы

Mongolian: *mök-

Tungus-Manchu: *mōk-

Japanese: *mànkúrúa

Comments: Cf. also Kor. mik:uri 'амурский вьюн'.

Mongolian etymology :

Proto-Mongolian: *mök-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: 1 young of river fish 2 female carp

Russian meaning: 1 мальки речной рыбы 2 самка карпа

Written Mongolian: möküče 1, mökürü 2 (МХТТТ)

Khalkha: möxöc 1, möxrǖ 2 (Gomb.)

Comments: Cf. Manchu muxuru 'female čime fish': Mong. mökürü may be < Manchu (see Sukhebaatar; but a reverse borrowing is also possible).

Japanese etymology :

Proto-Japanese: *mànkúrúa

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: tuna-fish

Russian meaning: тунец

Tokyo: màguro

Kyoto: màgùró

Kagoshima: maguró

Comments: JLTT 470.

Nostratic etymology :

Eurasiatic: *mVḳV

Meaning: a k. of fish

Indo-European: *mek(ʷ)-

Altaic: *mū̀k`é

Uralic: *mEktV

Chukchee-Kamchatkan: *mVɣʷV (cf. also *miki 'корюшка')

References: Suggested by V. Glumov. (IE - Alt. - CK).

Indo-European etymology :

Proto-IE: *mek(ʷ)-

Meaning: a k. of big fish

Old Indian: mákara- m. 'a k. of sea-monster, sometimes confounded with the crocodile, shark, dolphin etc.'; Pāli makaro 'a certain sea monster of fabulous fish (dolphin or sword fish)'

Baltic: *mek-n-iā̃ f., *mek-s-r-a- c., -ā̂ f., *mek-s-er-ia- c.

Russ. meaning: рыба (вид)

References: Fraenkel 429

Baltic etymology :

Proto-Baltic: *mek-n-iā̃ f., *mek-s-r-a- c., -ā̂ f., *mek-s-er-ia- c.

Meaning: a fish

Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology

Lithuanian: mẽknē 'Döbel', mekš(e)rī̃-s, mẽkšra-s, mekšrà 'Plötze, Rotauge'

Uralic etymology :

Number: 585

Proto: *mEktV

> Nostratic: > Nostratic

English meaning: a k. of fish

German meaning: eine Art Fisch

Mari (Cheremis): müktǝ (KB), müktö (B) 'пескарь; Gründling; Gobio fluviatilis', müktü̆ (M) 'щеклея; ? Leuciscus alburnus'

Komi (Zyrian): mi̮k 'елец; Weißfisch; Cyprinus leuciscus', møk (PO)

Khanty (Ostyak): möɣtǝɣ (V) 'Barbe', meɣtǝŋ (DN) 'eine Fischart, Frauenfisch?, Weißfisch?', mewti (O) 'Kühling'

Mansi (Vogul): mäwtǝk (T) 'подязок', møutėk (T) 'недоязек, язенок'

Sammalahti's version: FP *müktV

Chukchee-Kamchatkan etymology :

Proto-Chukchee-Kamchatkan: *mVɣʷV

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Meaning (Rus.): малек (рыб.)

Proto-Chukchee-Koryak: *miɣ(i) "

Proto-Itelmen: *mawa-

Chukchee-Koryak etymology :

Proto-Chukchee-Koryak: *miɣi "

Chukchee-Kamchatkan etymology: Chukchee-Kamchatkan etymology

Meaning (Rus.): малек

Koryak: miɣi-miɣ "

Palan: miɣi-miɣ "

Itelmen etymology :

Proto-Itelmen: *mawa-

Chukchee-Kamchatkan etymology: Chukchee-Kamchatkan etymology

Meaning (Rus.): малек рыбы

Itelmen: maw(w)a-čh (mawa-'ń-č pl., mawač-'an poss.)

Itelmen meaning: малек рыбы

Number in Volodin 1976: 28, 132, 166

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