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Number: 1121
Root: lat-
English meaning: wet, damp; swamp
German meaning: `feucht, naß; Sumpf, Lache'
Material: Gr. λάταξ, -αγος `Tropfen, Weinrest' (vgl. das Lw. lat. latex, -icis), λαταγέω `schleudre klatschend die Neige Wein', λατάσσω ds.;

    mir. laith `Bier, Flüssigkeit; Sumpf' = gall. Are-late Stadt `östlich des Sumpfes', corn. lad `liquor', acymr. llat ds., cymr. llaid (*lati̯o-) `Schlamm', mir. lathach ds.;

    aisl. leþja (*laþjōn-) `Lehm, Schmutz', ahd. letto `Ton, Lehm', nhd. Letten (dessen e, obwohl in bair.-alem. Mundarten offen, doch Umlaut e- ist);

    lit. FlN Lãt-upė, Latuvà, lett. FlN Late (Mühlenbach-Endzelin II 425).

References: WP. II 381 f., WH. I 770.
Pages: 654-655
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *lat-
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Meaning: thick liquid, sediment
Old Greek: látaks, -agos; latágǟ f. `Weintropfen, Weinrest, Neige Wein beim Kottabosspiel'
Germanic: *láɵ-jōn- f.
Celtic: Gaul Are-late `Stadt "östlich des Sumpfes"'; MIr laith `Bier; Sumpf', lathach `liquor'; OCymr llat `liquor', Cymr llaid `Schlamm'; Corn lad `liquor'
Russ. meaning: густая жидкость, осадок
References: WP II 381 f
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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *láɵjōn
Meaning: clay
IE etymology: IE etymology
Old Norse: { leδja `Ton, Lehm' ??? - только leδja f. `Schiffsart' }
Old High German: letto `Ton, Lehm'
Middle High German: lɛtte wk. m. 'lehm'
German: { Letten }
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *lVṭV
Meaning: liquid
Borean: Borean
Indo-European: *(s)lat-
Altaic: *lā̀t`a ( ~ ĺ-) (?)
Kartvelian: *lṭw-
References: МССНЯ 341, ОСНЯ 2, 265; ND 2487 *wVL(V)ṭV 'moist, mud' (w/o Alt.).
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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *lā̀t`á ( ~ ĺ-)
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: wave, storm
Russian meaning: волна, шторм
Tungus-Manchu: *lāta
Japanese: *nàntá
Comments: A Tung.-Jpn. isogloss.
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *lāta
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 storm 2 wave
Russian meaning: 1 шторм 2 волна
Orok: lāta 1
Nanai: lāta 2
Comments: ТМС 1, 495.
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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *nàntá
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: open sea
Russian meaning: открытое море
Old Japanese: nada
Middle Japanese: nada
Tokyo: náda
Kyoto: nádà
Kagoshima: náda
Comments: JLTT 490. Accent is not quite clear: most probably *nà(n)tá ( > Tok. náda, with a further accent borrowing in Kyoto and Kagoshima).
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Kartvelian etymology :

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Proto-Kartvelian: *lṭw-
Nostratic: Nostratic
Russian meaning: мочить
English meaning: to wet
Georgian: lṭ-, vlṭ-
Megrel: rṭ(w)-
Notes and references: ЭСКЯ 122, EWK 137 (*wlṭ-). В МССНЯ 341, ОСНЯ 31 сравнивается с ПИЕ *lat- 'жидкость, влажный' < ностр. *L[a]ṭV. Ср. еще мегр., лаз. leṭa- 'грязь', которые Климов (1991, 170; 1994, 185-186) считает заимствованными из того же ПИЕ источника.
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Long-range etymologies :

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Borean (approx.) : LVTV
Meaning : liquid
Eurasiatic : *lVṭV
Afroasiatic : *lV(w)ṭ- 'melt, liquid dirt' (Berb., Chad.)
Austric : *lVt plaster, smear
Reference : МССНЯ 341; ND 2487.
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Austric etymology :

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Proto-Austric: *lVt
Meaning: plaster, smear
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
Proto-Austroasiatic: *le:t / *lɛ:t
Austroasiatic meaning: to plaster
Proto-Austronesian: *dalit
Austronesian meaning: glue, paste, smear
Austronesian code: 7:3
Proto-Thai: *lɨat ?
Thai meaning: blood
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Austro-Asiatic etymology :

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Proto-Austro-Asiatic: *le:t / *lɛ:t
Meaning: to plaster
Austric etymology: Austric etymology
Proto-Katuic: *le:t, k-
Khmer: liǝt
Proto-Monic: OM let
Proto-Palaungic: Pr klat V?
References: S-337
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Katuic etymology :

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Proto-Katuic: *le:t
Meaning: to fill in, rub into
Presyllable: kǝ- / #
Austro-Asiatic etymology: Austro-Asiatic etymology
Proto-West Katuic: *li:t
Proto-East Katuic: PAK kle:t.T
References: P-285
Notes: some forms may be borrowed from KMR liǝt
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West Katuic etymology :

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Proto-West Katuic: *li:t
Meaning: to fill in, rub into
Presyllable: #
Katuic etymology: Katuic etymology
Bru Van Keu: li:t
Bru Van Keu meaning: to make a dam
Bru: li:t.B
Bru meaning: to fill a hole; sǝli:t.N to become narrow
Kui: li:t.B S?
Kui meaning: to scoop off, spread around
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East Katuic etymology :

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Proto-East Katuic:
Meaning: to fill in, rub into
Katuic etymology: Katuic etymology
Pakoh: kle:t.T
Pakoh meaning: to fill in, rub into
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Khmer etymology :

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Khmer: liǝt
Meaning: to insert into a narrow passage, to slip between
Austro-Asiatic etymology: Austro-Asiatic etymology
References: JP322
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Viet-Muong etymology :

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Proto-Viet-Muong: *lɛ:t, p- // *lɛ:t, ʔ-
Meaning: smear, weep
Austro-Asiatic etymology: Austro-Asiatic etymology
Vietnamese: trét, trát
Vietnamese meaning: to plaster (PH)
Proto-Ruc: *lɛ:t.3, ʔ-
Ruc (Russian field rec.): ʔilɛ:t.3
Ruc (Lo'i's rec.): ʔiʔlɛ:t.3
Ruc (Ferlus' rec.): smear, weep
References: NVL136
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Monic etymology :

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Proto-Monic:
Meaning: to smear on
Austro-Asiatic etymology: Austro-Asiatic etymology
Modern Mon: let
Old Mon: let
References: S-337
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