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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *mVḳV
Meaning: male, male child
Borean: Borean
Altaic: *mūk`o ( ~ -u)
Dravidian: *maɣ1-
References: ND 1391 *maḲU 'baby, son' ( + dub. IE and Kartv.).
nostret-meaning,nostret-prnum,nostret-alt,nostret-drav,nostret-reference,

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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *mūk`o ( ~ -u)
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: male
Russian meaning: самец
Turkic: *būka
Mongolian: *mok-
Tungus-Manchu: *muxa- / *muxe-
Comments: A Western isogloss.
altet-prnum,altet-meaning,altet-rusmean,altet-turc,altet-mong,altet-tung,altet-reference,

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Turkic etymology :

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Proto-Turkic: *būka
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: bull
Russian meaning: бык
Old Turkic: buqa (Orkh., OUygh.)
Karakhanid: buqa (MK, KB)
Turkish: boa
Tatar: buɣa (dial.)
Middle Turkic: buɣa (Sangl.)
Uzbek: buqa
Uighur: buɣa, buqa
Sary-Yughur: puqa
Azerbaidzhan: buGa
Turkmen: buGa
Khakassian: puɣa
Shor: puɣa
Oyrat: buqa
Yakut: buga
Tuva: buɣa
Tofalar: buxa
Kirghiz: buqa
Kazakh: buqa
Noghai: buɣa
Bashkir: buɣa
Balkar: buɣa
Gagauz: buɣa, bua
Karaim: buɣa
Karakalpak: buɣa
Kumyk: buɣa
Comments: VEWT 87, EDT 312, ЭСТЯ 2, 230-232, Sinor 1962, 320-321, Лексика 437. Turk. > Mong. buqa (see TMN 2, 299, Щербак 1997, 110), whence Evk. buka etc. (see TMN ibid., Poppe 1966, 194, Doerfer MT 99). Turk. > Hung. bika, see Gombocz 1912.
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *mok-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 2-years old male deer 2 penis
Russian meaning: 1 двухлетний самец оленя 2 penis
Buriat: moxotor 1
Kalmuck: moxr 2 (КРС)
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *muxa- / *muxe-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 man 2 male
Russian meaning: 1 мужчина 2 самец
Negidal: muxeti 2
Literary Manchu: muχan 2
Nanai: moχa(n) 1, 2
Oroch: mueti 2
Udighe: mugeti, mueti 2
Comments: ТМС 1, 543, 554.
tunget-prnum,tunget-meaning,tunget-rusmean,tunget-neg,tunget-man,tunget-nan,tunget-orc,tunget-ude,tunget-reference,

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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *maɣ1-
Meaning : child
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Proto-South Dravidian: *maG-
Proto-Telugu : *mag-
Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *mag-
Proto-Gondi-Kui : **maɣ-āṛ
Proto-North Dravidian : *maG-
dravet-meaning,dravet-prnum,dravet-sdr,dravet-tel,dravet-koga,dravet-gnd,dravet-ndr,

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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *maG-
Meaning : child
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : maka
Tamil meaning : child, infant, young of animal, son or daughter, young age
Tamil derivates : makaṭu, makaṭūu female, woman, wife; makavu infant, son, young of animals living on trees, as of monkeys; makaḷ daughter, woman, female, damsel, wife (pl. makaḷir women); makaṇmai womanhood, daughterhood; makan_ son, child, exalted person, warrior, husband; makan_mai sonship, manliness; makār sons, children; makkaḷ human beings; mākkaḷ men, people, mankind, children; em-mān_ my son; mōn_ai sonny (term of endearment to a child); makiṇan_ husband, chief of an agricultural tract, lord; makiẓnan_ husband, chief of an agricultural tract; mavuṇan_ husband
Malayalam : makan, mōn
Malayalam meaning : son
Malayalam derivates : mōḷ daughter; makkaḷ children (esp. sons); the young of animals
Kannada : maga
Kannada meaning : son, male person
Kannada derivates : (inscr., Gai) makan son; magavu, magu, maguvu, moga, mogu, moguvu infant, child of any sex; magaḷ daughter; makkaḷ, markaḷ, makkaḷir children; magaḷmā a wife who is faithful to her husband
Kodagu : mōvëN
Kodagu meaning : son
Kodagu derivates : mōva daughter; makka children; pom makka women, wives (poṇṇɨ wife, female)
Tulu : mage (pl. magāḍḷu)
Tulu meaning : son
Tulu derivates : magaḷu (pl. magaḷāḍḷu) daughter; makkaḷ children; mōnu son; mōni daughter
Proto-Nilgiri : *mag
Notes :

   Many dialects show the stem *mōn- in the meaning 'son' (and *mōḷ- in the
meaning 'daughter'). These forms certainly go back to *magan and *magaḷ
respectively; however, the contracted forms should probably be reconstructed
for PSDR, as they are represented not only in Tamil/Malayalam (where
intervocalic -g- regularly disappears in some dialects), but in other languages
as well, most notably Tulu and Toda.
Another irregularity is the development *mag- > mog- that happens in various
languages; particularly noteworthy is the development in Kota, where *-a- does
not normally lead to -o- in such a context. Since the root's usage was
particularly frequent, special irregularities cannot be excluded; however, it
is not excluded that we have to deal with a special cluster (maybe even a
special phoneme) in this case.

Number in DED : 4616
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Nilgiri etymology :

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Proto-Nilgiri : *mag
Meaning : child
South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology
Kota : mog (obl. mog-, mōt-) "child, wife"
Toda : mox (obl. mōt-) "child, son, male, daughter, woman"
Additional forms : Also Kota pe-mog woman (see 4395); mōḷ daughter; mōtāc woman with child; Toda toʒ mox Toda woman or wife; moxɵas_ adolescent boy; mōt fɨɫ̣ɵ son's wife (not being one's sister's daughter; see 4198)
Number in DED : 4616
ktet-meaning,ktet-prnum,ktet-kota,ktet-toda,ktet-addition,ktet-dednum,

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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *mag-
Meaning : male
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : maga
Dialectal forms (1) : moga
Inscriptional Telugu : maganr_u "son"
Additional forms : Also magãṭimi manliness, bravery, prowess; magãḍu husband, man, male, king, hero; magatanamu manliness, virility, courage, bravery, boldness, spirit; magadi male of any animal, beast or bird; maganālu wife, married woman; magapāḍi manliness, honour, bravery; magalāgu manliness; magavā̃ḍu man, male, hero; maguva woman; maguvatanamu womanhood
Number in DED : 4616
telet-meaning,telet-prnum,telet-tel_1,telet-tel_2,telet-tel_inscr,telet-addition,telet-dednum,

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Kolami-Gadba etymology :

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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *mag-
Meaning : child
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kolami : magvan "husband"
Parji : māl (pl. mācil) "daughter"
Ollari Gadba : maginḍ sinḍ "man, husband"
Salur Gadba : maga sinḍu "boy child"
Additional forms : Also Parji mayid (pl. mayil) husband; Ollari māl daughter; Salur magginḍ husband; mācil girl child; children; māl (pl. māsil) woman; cin makil small children
Number in DED : 4616
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Gondwan etymology :

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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *maɣ-āṛ
Meaning : daughter
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Proto-Gondi : *mī-aṛ
Konda : gāṛu, gālu
Proto-Pengo-Manda : *mgāṛ
gndet-meaning,gndet-prnum,gndet-gon,gndet-kon,gndet-pem,

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Gondi etymology :

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Proto-Gondi : *mī-aṛ
Meaning : daughter
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Betul Gondi : mīār (pl. mīāhk)
Mandla Gondi (Williamson) : mīār
Mandla Gondi (Phailbus) : miyār (pl. miyāsk/miyāhk) "daughter, girl"
Maria Gondi : mīaṛ(i) (pl. mīasku)
Koya Gondi : mayyāḍ "(Su.) daughter"
Maria Gondi (Mitchell) : miyāṛ
Maria Gondi (Lind) : miyālī
Number in DED : 4616
Number in CVOTGD : 2832
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Konda etymology :

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Konda : gāṛu, gālu
Meaning: daughter ( < *mgāṛu, < *mgālu)
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Additional forms : Also Konda moga koṛo boy child; husband, young man
Number in DED : 4616
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Pengo-Manda etymology :

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Proto-Pengo-Manda : *mgāṛ
Meaning : daughter
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Pengo : gāṛ
Manda : gāṛ
Additional Forms : Also Pengo gaṛce girl; Manda nā-mgāṛ my daughter; āco-mgāṛ (pl. -mgahke) woman; gāṛeh (pl. -iŋ) girl
Number in DED : 4616
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North Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-North-Dravidian : *maG-
Meaning : boy
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Malto : maqe
Additional forms : Also MLT maqi girl; maqo small, little, young; maqmaqo small ones; maqu young one (animal)
Number in DED : 4616
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Long-range etymologies :

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Borean (approx.) : MVKV
Meaning : child
Eurasiatic : *mVḳV
Sino-Caucasian : *mVḳwV
Amerind (misc.) : *makin 'child' (R 119)
Reference : GE 34 *mako (+ ?NC, IP).
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Sino-Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *mVḳwV
Meaning: child, small
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
North Caucasian: *miḳwV
Basque: *miko
Comments and references : BCD 25.
sccet-meaning,sccet-prnum,sccet-cauc,sccet-basq,sccet-notes,

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North Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-North Caucasian: *miḳwV
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: small, young one
Proto-Avaro-Andian: *miḳi / *moḳi
Proto-Tsezian: *m[i]ḳV-
Proto-Dargwa: *niḳV-
Proto-Lezghian: *miḳʷV- (~-e-)
Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. There is some variation of m-/n- before a front vowel; otherwise the correspondences are regular.
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Avar-Andian etymology :

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Protoform: *miḳi / *moḳi
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 small 2 child
Andian language: mič̣i 1, moč̣i 2
Akhvakh: miḳe 2
Chamalal: miḳu-b 1, mač̣ 2
Tindi: muḳutu-1,maḳ́a2
Karata: miḳi-s:1,maḳe 2
Botlikh: maḳi 2
Bagvalal: maḳ 2
Godoberi: miḳi-si 1,maḳi2
Comments: For PA we can reconstruct *miḳi-'small' (cf. also Kar. Tok. muḳu-b, L.-Enkh. meḳo-b, dial. miḳo-b, Cham. Gad. miḳa-b) and *moḳi 'child'. These forms probably reflect old Ablaut.

    The same root was probably used in PA to denote 'small finger' (cf. the meanings in PTs) later developped to 'finger' in some languages: Tind. miḳ́a, Akhv. ũḳa, Tseg. ĩḳʷa ( < *ʔi-miḳV with a laryngeal prefix occurring also in some other body part names), Cham. miḳ- in miḳ-s:il 'finger-ring' ( = Tind. miḳ́i-š:al).

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Tsezian etymology :

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Proto-Tsezian: *m[i]ḳV-
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 small, little 2 bear-cub
Inkhokvari: mic̣ḳare 1
Bezhta: ḳomori 2
Gunzib: meḳori 2
Comments: An expressive root with somewhat irregular correspondences (especially strange is the addition of -c̣- in Inkh.); but the basic shape and the meaning small may be reconstructed securely enough.
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Dargwa etymology :

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Proto-Dargwa: *niḳV-
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: small
Chiragh: niḳaze
Comments: Isolated in Chir. (cf. also niḳ-el 'child'), but with probable external parallels.
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Lezghian etymology :

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Proto-Lezghian: *miḳʷV- (~-e-)
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 young 2 few, a little; small
Rutul: muḳ-dɨ 1
Budukh: miḳe 2
Comment: The original meaning is probably 'small, young (of animals)', cf. the external evidence.
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Basque etymology :

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Proto-Basque: *miko
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 a little, a little bit 2 a tiny bit
Low Navarrese: miko 1, (Garazi) mikitta 2
Salazarese: mikitta 2
Lapurdian: miko
Comments: This word has traditionally been compared with Spanish miga ‘crumb’ < Lat. mīca; but if so, why Bsq -o? Cf. instead PNC *miḳwV 'small, young one'.
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