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Proto-Low East Cushitic: *ḍer-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'long, tall'

Somali: ḍeer

Oromo (Galla): ḍeeraa

Rendille: der

Baiso: ēri <*ḍēr-

Arbore: ḍērá

Elmolo: dḗra

Dasenech (Geleba): ḍir

Konso: ḍer

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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ĉVr-

Meaning: long, big

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Berber: *zawr- 'big'

Western Chadic: *ĉiyar- 'high, tall' 1, 'long' 2, 'grow' 3, 'big' 4

Central Chadic: *ŝVr- 'grow tall'

East Chadic: *ĉVw/y/ʔVr- 'long' 1, 'surpass' 2

Beḍauye (Beja): serā́ra 'long'

Central Cushitic (Agaw): *šir- 'long'

Saho-Afar: *ḍVr- 'long' ,cf.

Low East Cushitic: *ḍer- 'long, tall' , cf.

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Berber etymology :

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Proto-Berber: *zawr-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'big'

Siwa: a-zwār

Ayr: a-mi-zwăr

Tawllemmet: a-mi-zwăr

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West Chadic etymology :

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Proto-WChadic: *ĉiyar-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'high, tall' 1, 'long' 2, 'grow' 3 , 'big' 4

Ankwe=Goemai: sur 3 [Fp]

Bolewa: siir- 3 [LkB] , siri 4

Tangale: soori 1 [JgT]

Maha: soro 2 [NmM]

Polchi: ŝari 2 [Kr]

Geji: ŝàli 2 [Kr N 291]

Guruntum: sǝri 1 [Sm]

Buli: ŝìyǝr 2 [Kr N 291]

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Central Chadic etymology :

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Proto-CChadic: *ŝVr-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'grow tall'

Gude: ŝǝra [Hs]

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East Chadic etymology :

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Proto-EChadic: *ĉVw/y/ʔVr-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'long' 1, 'surpass' 2

Somrai: sērē 1 [Jg]

Ndam: swár 1 [Jg]

Bidiya: čir 2 [JBid]

Mokilko: sòʔùrú 1 [JMkk]

Notes: Bidiya points to Ch *ĉ, in other languages *s- and *ĉ yield s-. cf. Dangla čṑrò (<*ĉ-) 'k of cereals (Hyparrmenia), 2 or 3 m. high' [Fd]

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Bedauye (Beja) etymology :

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Bedauye: serā́ra

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: long

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Central Cushitic (Agaw) etymology :

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Proto-Agaw: *šir-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: long

Bilin: šīr

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Saho-Afar etymology :

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Proto-Saho-Afar: *ḍVr-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: long

Afar (Danakil): adar, ḍäḷ R Af, ḍēri P-H

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Long-range etymologies :

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Borean (approx.) : LVPV

Meaning : to lick; lip

Eurasiatic : *l[a]pV

Afroasiatic : Sem. *lʔp- 'eat greedily, gulp', ?Ar. léḅḅe 'throat', Sml. lēf- 'lick'

Sino-Caucasian : *ƛ̣ānpV́

Reference : МССНЯ 347. Cf. 118.

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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *l[a]pV

Meaning: to lick

Borean: Borean

Indo-European: *lap-, *lab- (cf. also *labh-); + *leb- / *lab- 'lip' 2309

Altaic: *lebV

Chukchee-Kamchatkan: *lovъ-

References: МССНЯ 347, 371, ОСНЯ 2, 29. Cf. 118. ND 1255 *LabV 'to grasp, get, obtain' (IE *labh- + TM *labada- + SH?); 1313 *LaʔpV 'to gulp, eat greedily', 1321 *L[a]p(H)V 'to lick' [but 2800 *ʒ̂a[p]V 'lip, shore' hardly exists].

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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *lap- (-ph-)

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Meaning: to lap, to lick

Armenian: laphel `lecken'

Old Greek: láptō, aor. lápsai̯, pf. lélapha `schlürfen, gierig trinken', láptǟ <láptas> `toùs rhophôuntas' (Hsch.); lápsi-s f. `das Schlürfen'

Slavic: *lopātī

Baltic: *lap-in-[a]- m.

Germanic: *lap-a- vb., *lap-ō- vb., *lap-ja- vb., *lap-il-a- m.

Latin: lambō, -ere, lambī, -itum `lecken, belecken'

Albanian: ĺap `lecke Wasser, fresse; schlürfen (von Hunden, Katzen etc.)'

Russ. meaning: лакать, лизать

References: WP II 383 f

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Vasmer's dictionary :

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Word: ло́пать,

Near etymology: -аю, сврш. ло́пнуть, ло́па "обжора, болтун", укр. ло́пати, ст.-слав. лопотивъ "косноязычный", болг. ло́пам, ло́пна "жру, поглощаю", сербохорв. ло̀пити "литься в большом количестве, сильно болеть", словен. lópati, lóраm "хлопать, лопаться", чеш. lороt "хлопоты", lopotiti "работать до изнеможения, хлопотать", польск. ɫороtас́ "бить крыльями", ɫороt "крик совы".

Further etymology: Звукоподражание, связанное чередованием гласных с ла́пать, лепета́ть. Ср. лтш. lерêt "жадно есть, хлебать"; см. М.--Э. 2, 452; Бернекер 1, 732; Уленбек, IF 17, 94. Далее ср. греч. λάπτω "лижу" (но ср. лока́ть), алб. lар "лакаю воду", арм. lар̔еl "лизать"; ср. Гофман, Gr. Wb. 175. Родство с лит. al̃pti, alpstù "терять сознание" невероятно, вопреки Ягичу (AfslPh 2, 396). Ср. сл. слово.

Pages: 2,519

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Baltic etymology :

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Proto-Baltic: *lap-in-[a]- m.

Meaning: spoon

Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology

Old Prussian: lapinis `Löffel'

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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *lapan-, *lapōn-, *lapjan- vb., *lapila-z

Meaning: drink, gulp

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: NIsl lepja `schlürfend lecken wie ein Hund'

Old English: lapian `trinken, schlürfen'

English: lap

Old Saxon: lepil

Middle Dutch: lēpel; lāpen `slurpen, leppen'

Dutch: lepel m.; leppen

Middle Low German: lēpel, leppel `Löffel'; läpen

Old High German: laffan (9.Jh.) (ptc. adj. leffenti 8.Jh.; luof) `lecken'; leffil (9.Jh.) `Löffel'; gilephen `austrinken' (8.Jh.)

Middle High German: lɛffel (/ laffel, loffel, löffel) st. m. 'löffel'; laffen, leffen, lappen st. 'lecken, schlürfen'

German: Löffel m.

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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 1107

Root: lab- und labh- (?), lap(h)-

English meaning: to sip, chaw, etc.

German meaning: `schlürfend, schnalzend, schmatzend lecken'

General comments: schallmalend (vgl. das ähnliche lak-)

Material: Arm. lap'el `lecken';

gr. λαφύσσω `verschlinge' (-ph-? oder *labhuk-i̯ō, dem slav. lobьz-ati näherstehend?); λάπτω `lecke schlürfend' ist sekundär neben altem λάψειν, λάψαι;

alb. lap `lecke Wasser';

lat. lambō, -ere `lecken';

ahd. laffan (luof) `lecken', ahd. leffil `Löffel', mnd. lepel ds. (: got. *lapins, woraus apr. lapinis entlehnt); ags. lapian `trinken, schlürfen', aschwed. lapa ds. (*lapōn), nisl. norw. lepja `schlürfend lecken wie ein Hund' = mhd. leffen `lecken, schlürfen', ahd. gilepfen ds.; Intensiv. mhd. nhd. lappen ds. verhält sich zu schlappen wie lecken zu schlecken;

daneben nhd. dial. labbe `Lippe', labern `langsam, einfältig reden; leckend trinken', skr. lȁbati `saufen wie Hunde oder Katzen' u. dgl.;

hierher vielleicht russ. dial. lopa `Fresser', lopatь `fressen'; bulg. lápam `fresse, schlinge', usw.; auch abg. lobъzati `küssen' (`*schmatzen')?

References: WP. II 383 f., WH. I 754, Wissmann Nom. postverb. 72 f.

Pages: 651

PIE database: PIE database

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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *lebV ( ~ -p-)

Nostratic: Nostratic

Meaning: to eat greedily

Russian meaning: жадно есть

Mongolian: *labsi-

Tungus-Manchu: *lebge-

Comments: A Mong.-Tung. expressive isogloss. In PTM cf. also *labada- 'to grasp with teeth', *lupku- 'to suck'.

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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *labsi-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to eat greedily

Russian meaning: жадно есть

Written Mongolian: labsi- (L 513)

Khalkha: lawši-

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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *lebge-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to eat greedily

Russian meaning: жадно есть

Negidal: lebge-

Ulcha: legbe-

Nanai: legbeči-

Udighe: legbe-

Comments: ТМС 1, 514.

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Chukchee-Kamchatkan etymology :

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Proto-Chukchee-Kamchatkan: *lohʷ-

Meaning (Rus.): сосать

Proto-Chukchee-Koryak: *lofbъ-

Proto-Itelmen: *'ǝlh(w)ǝ-

Comments: Вариант корня *ɫoh (~ *l=) 'сосок' (420).

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Chukchee-Koryak etymology :

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Proto-Chukchee-Koryak: *lofbъ-

Chukchee-Kamchatkan etymology: Chukchee-Kamchatkan etymology

Meaning (Rus.): сосать грудь

Chukchee: lowǝ-, lóu-, r-low-át- caus.

Koryak: lovǝ-, ĺovǝ-lhat-, lovǝ́-lhat-*

Palan: lov-e aor., t-lov-at- caus.

Alutor: lūvǝ-

Comments: Пал. ĺovǝ-c̨hǝ-n 'грудной' (ЯПК 257), чук. (АБ) loo- 'доить'.

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Itelmen etymology :

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Proto-Itelmen: *'ǝlh(ʷ)ǝ-

Chukchee-Kamchatkan etymology: Chukchee-Kamchatkan etymology

Meaning (Rus.): сосать

Itelmen meaning: сосать

West Itelmen: 'iĺ'a-kaz, 'ilxe-zin 1

West Itelmen meaning: sugere

West Itelmen meaning (Polish): ssać

South Itelmen: no-čič dim.

South Itelmen meaning (Latin): lac

South Itelmen meaning (Polish): mleko

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Sino-Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ƛ̣ānpV́

Meaning: tongue; lip; to lick

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *ƛ̣ānpV

Sino-Tibetan: *ƛep

Yenisseian: *ʔalVp (~-ĺ-,-r₁-,-b)

Comments and references : HGC 23, NSC 63 *ƛ̣VpV.

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Proto-North Caucasian: *ƛ̣ānpV

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: lip

Proto-Tsezian: *ƛ̣ipu (~-ɨ-,- ̃-)

Proto-Lezghian: *ƛ̣amp- (~*ḳ-)

Notes: A Tsez.-Lezg. isogloss, reflected only in three languages - thus not very reliable.

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Tsezian etymology :

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Proto-Tsezian: *ƛ̣ipu (~-ɨ-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: lip

Tsezi: ƛ̣epu

Ginukh: ƛ̣epu

Comments: PTsKh *ƛ̣ipu (~-ɨ-); nasalisation also possible.

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Lezghian etymology :

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Proto-Lezghian: *ƛ̣amp- (~*ḳ-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: lip

Agul: ḳamp-úr

Comment: Cf. also Ag. Fit. ḳampur id. Isolated in Ag., but with possible parallels in PC.

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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *ƛep

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: tongue, lick

Tibetan: gźab to lick.

Kachin: (H) šiŋlep.

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Yenisseian etymology :

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Proto-Yenisseian: *ʔalVp (~-ĺ-,-r₁-,-b)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: tongue

Kottish: alup, pl. -aŋ, асс. (М., Сл., Кл.) alūp, (Срсл.) alup

Arin: áĺap (М., Сл., Срсл., Кл.,), elep (Лоск.)

Comments: ССЕ 180. Werner 1, 27.

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