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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *k`i̯ujk`è
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: root, stem
Russian meaning: корень, стебель
Turkic: *kök
Tungus-Manchu: *xüj(k)e
Korean: *kòkɨ̀rí, kòkòrí
Japanese: *kùkùi
Comments: АПиПЯЯ 284, Лексика 109, Whitman 1985, 132, 222. Tone correspondence between Kor. and Jpn. is irregular. The TM word belongs here if one reconstructs the rare cluster *-jk- (reflected as -x- in Manchu but as -0- in other languages).
altet-prnum,altet-meaning,altet-rusmean,altet-turc,altet-tung,altet-kor,altet-jap,altet-reference,

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Turkic etymology :

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Proto-Turkic: *kök
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: root
Russian meaning: корень
Karakhanid: kök (MK, KB)
Turkish: kök
Middle Turkic: kök (AH, Бор. Бад., Pav. C.)
Azerbaidzhan: kök
Turkmen: kök
Chuvash: kъʷk (Anatri)
Tuva: kö'k
Kazakh: kök
Gagauz: kök
Karaim: kök
Karakalpak: kök
Comments: VEWT 287, EDT 708, TMN 3, 598, ЭСТЯ 5, 91-92, Лексика 109.
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *xüj(k)e
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: horn
Russian meaning: рог
Evenki: ije
Even: īj
Negidal: īje
Spoken Manchu: vīxǝ (32, 2279)
Literary Manchu: weixe / uixe
Jurchen: huje-xe (602)
Ulcha: xuje
Orok: xuje
Nanai: xuje
Oroch: ije
Udighe:
Solon: īje
Comments: ТМС 1, 298-299.
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Korean etymology :

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Proto-Korean: *kòkɨ̀rí, kòkòrí
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: stalk
Russian meaning: стебель
Modern Korean: k:okči
Middle Korean: kòkɨ̀rí, kòkòrí
Comments: Nam 45, KED 154.
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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *kùkù-i
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: stem, stalk
Russian meaning: ствол, стебель
Old Japanese: kuki
Middle Japanese: kuki
Tokyo: kukí
Kyoto: kúkì
Kagoshima: kukí
Comments: JLTT 462. The stem kuku- is found in some OJ compounds.
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *ḳUjḳV
Meaning: peg, root
Borean: Borean
Indo-European: *kog-
Altaic: *k`i̯ujk`è; cf. also *kukata 'carpal joint'
Dravidian: *keɣ-
Eskimo-Aleut: *kukǝɣ, *kukǝkra-
Chukchee-Kamchatkan: *kʷĕɣʷǝ- fingernail, claw, *kĕɣǝ-t́ hand
References: ND 1022 *ḲaḲu 'stalk, still, cudgel' (a great deal of confusion with *guḳa q.v.).
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *kog-
Meaning: peg, hook, claw
Hittite: gaga- c. 'Zahn' (Tischler 460)
Slavic: *kogъtь
Germanic: *xak-an- m., *xēk-a- m., -an- m., *xōk-a- m.
Russ. meaning: колышек, крюк
References: WP I 382
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Vasmer's dictionary :

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Word: ко́готь,
Near etymology: род. п. -гтя, укр. ко́готь, кiгтя́, блр. ко́коць, в-луж. kосht "терн, шип".
Further etymology: Родственно д.-в.-н. hachit, hechit "щука", англос. hасоd, нов.-в.-н. Несht "щука", далее д.-в.-н. hakô "крюк"; с другой ступенью чередования: англос. hóс "крюк" (см. Бругман, Grdr. 2, 1, 427; Леви, IF 32, 160; Траутман, ВSW 112; Бернекер 1, 538). Правильнее праформа *kоgъtъ, а не *kokъtъ (вопреки Брандту, РВФ 22, 138). Диал. кокото́к, ко́коть произошло по ассимиляции.
Pages: 2,275
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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *xakēn, *xēka-z, -ēn, *xōka-z
Meaning: hook
IE etymology: IE etymology
Old Norse: { Haki PN }
Swedish: hake 'Haken'
Old English: haca 'Riegel'
English: hook
Old Saxon: hako 'Haken'; hōk 'Haken, Angel'
Middle Dutch: hāke, haec 'Haken'; hoec, houc 'Ecke, Winkel, Haken, Gegend'
Dutch: haak 'Haken', hoek 'Ecke, Winkel'
Middle Low German: hāke 'Haken'; hōk, hūk 'Winkel, Ecke, Landspitze'
Old High German: haggo, ha(c)ko (um 800)
Middle High German: hāke, hāken wk./st. m. 'jedes an der spitze krumm gebogene ding'; { haggen }
German: Haken m.
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *kaɣ-
Meaning : hand
Proto-South Dravidian: *kai
Proto-Telugu : *kaj-/*cē-
Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *kej
Proto-Gondi-Kui : *kej
Proto-North Dravidian : *qeG-ā
Notes : If we assume a final , it can explain the "reduplication" in NDR.
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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *kai
Meaning : hand
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : kai
Tamil meaning : hand, arm; elephant's trunk; handle
Tamil derivates : (-pp-, -tt-) to feed with the hand
Malayalam : kai, kayyi
Malayalam meaning : hand, arm; trunk of elephant; handle
Malayalam derivates : kayyu the hand; kayyāḷ an assistant, helper
Kannada : kay, kayi, kayyi, key
Kannada meaning : hand, fore-arm; elephant's trunk; handle
Kodagu : kay
Kodagu meaning : hand, arm
Tulu : kai
Tulu meaning : hand; handle
Proto-Nilgiri : *kaj
Number in DED : 2023
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Nilgiri etymology :

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Proto-Nilgiri : *kaj
Meaning : hand, arm
South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology
Kota : kay
Toda : koy
Number in DED : 2023
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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *kaj-/*cē-
Meaning : hand, arm; elephant's trunk
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : cēyi (obl. cēti; pl. cētulu)
Dialectal forms (1) : ceyi
Dialectal forms (2) : ceyyi
Additional forms : Also [1] kēlu, [2] kai the hand; kēkisalu clapping of the hands
Number in DED : 2023
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Kolami-Gadba etymology :

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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *kej
Meaning : hand
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kolami : kī (pl. -l), (Haig) kīy, (Hislop) kiyu "hand, arm"
Kinwat Kolami : key "hand, arm"
Kolami (Setumadhava Rao) : key "hand, arm"
Naikri : kī (pl. kīḷ) "hand, arm"
Naiki : kī (pl. kīlku, kīkul)
Parji : key
Ollari Gadba : ki (pl. kil)
Salur Gadba : kiyyū (pl. kiyyūl, kiykīl)
Kondekor Gadba : kiy
Additional forms : Also Gadba_S3 kiy hand
Number in DED : 2023
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Gondwan etymology :

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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *kej
Meaning : hand
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Proto-Gondi : *kaj
Konda : kiyu (pl. kiku)
Proto-Pengo-Manda : *kej
Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *kej-u (pl. *kecka)
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Gondi etymology :

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Proto-Gondi : *kaj
Meaning : hand
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Betul Gondi : kai
Mandla Gondi (Williamson) : kai
Gommu Gondi : kay
Muria Gondi : kay
Seoni Gondi : kay
Koya Gondi : kay
Yeotmal Gondi : kay
Chindwara Gondi : kay
Adilabad Gondi : kai (SR)
Number in DED : 2023
Number in CVOTGD : 519
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Konda etymology :

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Konda : kiyu (pl. kiku)
Meaning: hand
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Additional forms : Also Konda (Sova dial.) kivu hand
Number in DED : 2023
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Pengo-Manda etymology :

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Proto-Pengo-Manda : *kej
Meaning : hand
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Pengo : key (pl. -ku)
Manda : kiy
Number in DED : 2023
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Kui-Kuwi etymology :

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Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *kej-u (pl. *kecka)
Meaning : hand, arm
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Kui : kaju, kagu (pl. kaka) "hand, arm; elephant's trunk"
Khuttia Kui : kaju (pl. kaska)
Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : kēyū (pl. keska)
Kuwi (Schulze) : kēyu
Sunkarametta Kuwi : keyyu "hand, arm, handle"
Parja Kuwi : kayyu
Kuwi (Israel) : keyu (pl. keska)
Notes : E is the original vowel here, as external data shows; it is dissimilated into -a- in Kui and Kuwi_P.
Number in DED : 2023
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North Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-North-Dravidian : *qeG-ā
Meaning : hand, arm
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kurukh : xekkhā
Malto : qeqe
Number in DED : 2023
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Eskimo etymology :

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Proto-Eskimo: *kukǝɣ, *kukǝkra-
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Meaning: nail, claw
Russian meaning: ноготь, коготь
Proto-Yupik: *kukǝɣ-, *kukǝkra-
Proto-Inupik: *kukiɣ, *kukurva-
Comments: Inupik *kukurva- < *kukuɣra-.
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 180
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Yupik etymology :

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Proto-Yupik: *kukǝɣ-, *kukǝkra-
Eskimo etymology: Eskimo etymology
Meaning: arrowhead
Russian Meaning: наконечник стрелы
Chaplino: //kukikšak 'grapnel hook'
Alutiiq Alaskan Yupik: kukǝɣluɣaq [Lis.]
Central Alaskan Yupik: kukxaq 'large barbed harpoon used for seal hunting', 'ivory arrowhead [Barnum]
CAY Dialects: K kukikcak 'glass-like stone'
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 180
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Inupik etymology :

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Proto-Inupik: *kụkịɣ, *kukurva-
Eskimo etymology: Eskimo etymology
Meaning: nail, claw 1, hoof 2, barb 3
Russian meaning: ноготь, коготь 1, копыто 2, зазубрина 3
Seward Peninsula Inupik: kukik 1, 2
SPI Dialects: Imaq kúɣiq, kuk 1, W kuɣik* (īk, īt) 1, 2, 3
North Alaskan Inupik: kukik 1, 2
NAI Dialects: B, Ingl kukik* 1, 3, PH kukurvak 'arrow head'
Western Canadian Inupik: kukik 1, 3
WCI Dialects: Cor, M kukik* 1, 3
Eastern Canadian Inupik: kukik 1, 3
Greenlandic Inupik: kukik (kukik*) 1, 3
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 180
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Chukchee-Kamchatkan etymology :

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Proto-Chukchee-Kamchatkan: *kʷĕɣʷǝ-
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Meaning (Rus.): ноготь, коготь
Proto-Chukchee-Koryak: *beɣ=
Proto-Itelmen: *k'ŭf "
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Chukchee-Koryak etymology :

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Proto-Chukchee-Koryak: *beɣ=
Chukchee-Kamchatkan etymology: Chukchee-Kamchatkan etymology
Meaning (Rus.): ноготь, коготь 1, вцепиться, вонзить когти 2
Chukchee: vɛ́ɣǝ= 1
Koryak: veɣǝ= (I) 1
Palan: veɣǝ= 1, veɣ-ɣǝp- 2
Alutor: vaɣ=, vo-T, -vo 1
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Itelmen etymology :

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Proto-Itelmen: *k'ŭxʷ "
Chukchee-Kamchatkan etymology: Chukchee-Kamchatkan etymology
Meaning (Rus.): ноготь, коготь
Itelmen: k'uf-k'uf, q'uf-q'uf (k'fǝ̆-ɫ)
Itelmen meaning: ноготь, коготь
West Itelmen: kux-kux (kfi-n, kxŭi-n, kixu-n pl.)
West Itelmen meaning: unguis
West Itelmen meaning (Polish): pazgięć
South Itelmen: koɣ-koɣ, koɣ-kox
South Itelmen meaning (Latin): unguis
South Itelmen meaning (Polish): paznogięć, pazur
Number in Volodin 1976: 28, 154
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Long-range etymologies :

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Borean (approx.) : KVKV
Meaning : peg, nail
Eurasiatic : *ḳUjḳV peg, nail (cf. also *kikV 'bite', *ḳVkV 'break, peck')
Amerind (misc.) : *kiko 'tooth' (R 779)
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