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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *k`i̯ŏŋa
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: nose
Russian meaning: нос
Turkic: *K(i)aŋ-(ɨr)-
Mongolian: *ka[m]ar
Tungus-Manchu: *xoŋa-
Korean: *kóh
Japanese: *kan-k-
Comments: KW 186, 190, Владимирцов 251, Martin 242, Poppe 1974, 132, АПиПЯЯ 43-44, 80, 286, Ozawa 191, Цинциус 1984, 84, Дыбо 4, Лексика 216.
altet-prnum,altet-meaning,altet-rusmean,altet-turc,altet-mong,altet-tung,altet-kor,altet-jap,altet-reference,

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Turkic etymology :

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Proto-Turkic: *K(i)aŋ-(ɨr)-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 nose 2 to snuffle 3 beak, snout 4 parched nose (phras.) 5 nose bridge
Russian meaning: 1 нос 2 гнусавить 3 клюв, морда 4 пересохший (о носе) 5 переносица
Karakhanid: qaŋraq `palate' (MK - ДТС)
Sary-Yughur: qaŋrɨq, qãrq 1
Turkmen: Gaŋšɨravuq 'nasal cavity', Goŋursa- 'to reek'
Oyrat: qaŋɨrɨq (Tel.) (R II, 82); qoŋɨr 5 (R II 521), Tel. (Верб.)
Yakut: xaŋɨnaj- 2; xoŋurū, xaŋɨrɨ̄ 5 (Пек.)
Tuva: xāj 3, xā̃š 'nasal', qoŋzaŋ 'crook-nosed'
Tofalar: xāj 1, 3
Kirghiz: qaŋɨrɨq 4, qoŋursu- 'to reek'
Bashkir: qaŋɣɨrɨq (dial.) 'hard palate'
Comments: The root is no doubt archaic, although not widely attested. On its modern reflexes see VEWT 232, Лексика 215-216 (some of the listed forms are < Mong., but certainly not all.), ЭСТЯ 6, 66.
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *ka[m]ar
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: nose
Russian meaning: нос
Written Mongolian: qabar, qamar (L 895)
Middle Mongolian: qabar (HY 45, SH), qabar (MA), qabar (LH)
Khalkha: xamar
Buriat: xamar
Kalmuck: xamṛ
Ordos: xamar
Dongxian: qava
Baoan: xor
Dagur: xamar (Тод. Даг. 173), hamere, hamare (MD 156)
Shary-Yoghur: xawar
Monguor: xawar (SM 165), xavar
Mogol: qabar; ZM qabar (2-3b)
Comments: KW 164, MGCD 322. Mong. > Oyr. qamur. There are numerous indications that the root was *kaŋ- (*kaŋ-bar > qabar / qamar). Cf. *koŋ-si- / *kaŋ-si (WMong. qaŋsiɣar, qoŋsijar 'beak, nose' (KW 167, 186, MGCD 365, Mongr. xaŋšar (157); > Uzb. qanšar etc., see ЭСТЯ 5, 256-258); > Man. qaŋsari / qaŋsiri, haŋšara (see Rozycki 102, 132) ); WMong. qaŋqul- / qaŋɣul- 'to smell'; MMong. (SH) qoŋši'ut 'reek', WMong. quŋsi- 'to reek, smell' ( > Oyr. quŋsu- etc., see KW 197, VEWT 280); WMong. qaurɣasun, Kalm. xūrɣǝsn, xuɣǝrsn 'nose gristle' (KW 195, 201). .
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *xoŋa-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 nose 2 front part (of boat) 3 nose bridge
Russian meaning: 1 нос 2 нос (лодки) 3 переносица
Evenki: oŋokto 1
Even: oŋъ̣t 1
Negidal: oŋokto 1
Spoken Manchu: xoŋqǝ 2 (1272)
Literary Manchu: χoŋqo 2
Ulcha: χoŋqo 2
Nanai: qoŋtoro 1, χondaχa 3, χōŋqo 2
Oroch: xoŋko 2 (possibly < Manchu)
Solon: onokto 1
Comments: ТМС 1, 413, 470; 2, 22. There is some variation of *x- and *k- (cf. the Nanai and Manchu reflexes; cf. also Neg. koŋtopkī. "nose (of a deer, elk, bear)"; but it is hardly possible to separate these variants.
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Korean etymology :

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Proto-Korean: *kóh
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: nose
Russian meaning: нос
Modern Korean: kho
Middle Korean: kó (kóh-)
Comments: Nam 45, KED 1673.
koret-prnum,koret-meaning,koret-rusmean,koret-phn,koret-ako,koret-reference,

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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *kan-k-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to smell
Russian meaning: нюхать, обонять
Old Japanese: kag-
Middle Japanese: kág-
Tokyo: kàg-
Kyoto: kàg-
Kagoshima: kág-
Comments: JLTT 701. Kyoto points to *kàNk-, but other dialects and RJ - to *káNk-.
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *ḳVŋV
Meaning: nose
Borean: Borean
Altaic: *k`i̯ŏŋa
Uralic: Ngan. kǝmu 'переносица'
Kartvelian: Georg. q̇nos- 'to smell'; Svan. qān- 'to smell'
Eskimo-Aleut: *qǝŋa-
Chukchee-Kamchatkan: *hinŋǝ (~ *q-) нос
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Kartvelian etymology :

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Proto-Kartvelian: *qan-
Svan: (U.-Bal.) qan-
Svan meaning (Rus.): обонять, нюхать
Svan meaning (Eng.): to smell, sniff
Notes and references: Эту изолированную сван. основу Иллич-Свитыч (ОСНЯ 1, 261) сравнил с ПИЕ *(H)anǝ- 'дышать'. Возможно, однако, альтернативное сближение с алт. *k`ioŋa 'нос, нюхать'.
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Eskimo etymology :

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Proto-Eskimo: *qǝŋa-
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Meaning: nose
Russian meaning: нос
Proto-Yupik: *qǝŋa-
Proto-Inupik: *qǝŋa-
Comments: Cf. *qǝŋa-ɫǝɣ 'drake, eider'.
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 298
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Yupik etymology :

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Proto-Yupik: *qǝŋa-
Eskimo etymology: Eskimo etymology
Meaning: nose
Russian Meaning: нос
Sirenik: qǝ́ŋǝχ (~ -ʁ)
Chaplino: qǝŋáq (t), kɨŋáq*
Naukan: qǝ́ŋaq
Alutiiq Alaskan Yupik: qǝŋaq
Chugach (Birket-Smith): qǝ̆ŋạq
Central Alaskan Yupik: qǝŋaq, qǝŋak du.
Nunivak (Peripheral): qiŋaq*
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 298
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Inupik etymology :

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Proto-Inupik: *qǝ̣ŋạ-
Eskimo etymology: Eskimo etymology
Meaning: nose
Russian meaning: нос
Seward Peninsula Inupik: qiŋaq
SPI Dialects: Imaq qɨŋáq, Di qɨŋaq, W qiŋaq* (āk, qiŋŋąt)
North Alaskan Inupik: qiŋaq 'nose', qiŋāq 'bridge of nose'
NAI Dialects: B, Ingl qiŋaq*, Nu qiŋaʁaq 'ridge along front of nose'
Western Canadian Inupik: qiŋaq
WCI Dialects: Cor, M qiŋaq*
Eastern Canadian Inupik: qiŋaq
Greenlandic Inupik: qiŋaq (qingaq*)
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 298
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Chukchee-Kamchatkan etymology :

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Proto-Chukchee-Kamchatkan: *hiŋǝ
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Meaning (Rus.): нос
Proto-Chukchee-Koryak: *ʁiŋ "
Proto-Itelmen: *qŏŋ[a] "
kamet-prnum,kamet-meaning,kamet-chuk,kamet-itel,

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Chukchee-Koryak etymology :

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Proto-Chukchee-Koryak: *ʁịŋ "
Chukchee-Kamchatkan etymology: Chukchee-Kamchatkan etymology
Meaning (Rus.): нос 1, нос лодки 2, ноздря 3
Chukchee: ʔíŋ-iŋ " (ʔéŋ-ɣǝpǝ abl.) 1
Koryak: hiŋǝ-thǝm, hǝŋǝ́-tham* (III) 1, hǝtvǝ-hiŋ 2, heŋ-val, hǝŋ-vel* (I) 3
Palan: hǝtvǝ-hiŋ 2, eŋ-vaĺ-ɣeŋ 3
Alutor: hiŋǝ-nmǝ-n 1, hiŋ-vaĺ-ɣiŋ 3
Comments: В чук. по АБ скорее 'нос зверя'. Кор.-ным. hǝ́ŋ-qaj 'храп' скорее указывает на III ряд сингармонизма. По-видимому из-за этого также болтанка рядов в слове 'ноздря' в кор.
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Itelmen etymology :

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Proto-Itelmen: *qŏŋ[a] "
Chukchee-Kamchatkan etymology: Chukchee-Kamchatkan etymology
Meaning (Rus.): нос (в сложениях)
Itelmen: t-k'ŋă-č
Itelmen meaning: оконечность (нос, корма) лодки
West Itelmen: (k)ono-kon 1, t-kna-č 2
West Itelmen meaning: os piscis 1, extrema pars lintris 2
West Itelmen meaning (Polish): nosek, pyszczek u ryby 1, kończatość ɫodzi 2
South Itelmen: kan-kan
South Itelmen meaning (Latin): nasus
South Itelmen meaning (Polish): nos
Number in Volodin 1976: 40
Comments: В подаче материала Крашенинникова для юж. камч. неправильно истолковано рукописное русское "н" = [n] как "и" = [i], хотя не исключены возможности, что автор отобразил таким способом сильно палатализованный -ń-, или того, что в данном говоре -ń- закономерно переходил в -j-. Последние решения предполагают сначала развитие -ŋ- в бифонемное сочетание -nK-, а потом после возникшей (в невыясненных условиях) палатализации переход в -j-. Поэтому естественней считать первый вариант интерпретации.
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Long-range etymologies :

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Borean (approx.) : KVNV
Meaning : nose
Eurasiatic : *ḳVŋV
Sino-Caucasian : *qHwánqwV
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Sino-Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *qHwánqwV
Meaning: nose
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
North Caucasian: *qHwanq_wV (~-ǝ-,-ŏ-)
Sino-Tibetan: [*Kuŋ ]
sccet-meaning,sccet-prnum,sccet-cauc,sccet-stib,

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North Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-North Caucasian: *qHwanq_wV (~-ǝ-,-ŏ-)
Meaning: nose, muzzle
Proto-Lak: qanqa
Proto-Dargwa: *q:Iʷanq:I
Proto-Lezghian: *qIʷaqIʷ(a)
Notes: An expressive reduplicated root, spread only in the Eastern area.
caucet-meaning,caucet-lak,caucet-darg,caucet-lezg,caucet-comment,

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Lak etymology :

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Lak root: qanqa
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: dried snivel in nose
Lak form: qanqa (Khosr.)
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Dargwa etymology :

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Proto-Dargwa: *q:Iʷanq:I
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: nose
Akusha: q:aInq:
Chiragh: q:Iuq:I
Comments: Cf. also Ur. q:Iʷanq:I, Tsud. q:IʷanqI, Kub. q:IʷaqI etc.
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Lezghian etymology :

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Proto-Lezghian: *qIʷaqIʷ(a)
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 nose 2 cheek
Lezghian: qʷeq 2
Tabasaran: qIuqI 1
Agul: qIuqI 1
Comment: Cf. also Tab. Düb. qIaqI, Ag. Fit. qIʷaqIʷ. Obl. base unknown (Lezg. qüq:ʷe- may point to *-a or -ä).

    It is interesting to note that the compound *qIʷaqIʷ + *s:ɨw ('nose'+'mouth') served in Ag. as the word for 'face' (Ag. qIusi, Fit. qIusu, Burk. qessu with phonetic simplifications).

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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: [*Kuŋ ]
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: nose
Lepcha: kŭŋ 'ridge (of mountain, nose)'
Comments: BG *guŋ / *kuŋ, Konyak *kuŋ, Naga: Mao oŋ-huŋ 'nose'.
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