Nostratic etymology :

Eurasiatic: *ḳVrḳV

Meaning: a k. of vessel

Indo-European: *k(')rōuk(')-, -g(')- сосуд (кружка)

Altaic: *kòrke вид сосуда

Dravidian: *kur-k-

Comments: Cf. PNC *q̇wVrq̇_V.

References: Suggested by V. Glumov.

Indo-European etymology :

Proto-IE: *k(')rōuk(')-, -g(')-

Meaning: a k. of vessel

Old Greek: krōssó-s m. (/ f.) `Krug, Mischkrug, Salbgefäss, Aschenkrug'

Germanic: *krūk-ōn- f., *krukk-a-/*krugg-a- m., -ōn-, f. *krōg-a- m.

Celtic: MIr croc-ān; Cymr croch-an `Topf' (< *krokk-agno-)

Russ. meaning: сосуд (кружка)

References: WP I 487

Germanic etymology :

Proto-Germanic: *krūkōn, *krukka-z/*krugga-z, *krukkōn, *krōga-z

Meaning: vessel

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: leir-krukka f. `Krug'

Norwegian: krukka

Danish: krukke

Old English: crūce, -an f. `cruse, pitcher, waterpot', crocca, -an f., croc (crocc, crogg, crohh), -es m. `crock, pitcher, waterpot, flagon, little jug, lentil-shaped vessel'; crōg, -es m. `pot, vessel'

English: crock

Old Frisian: krocha

Old Saxon: krūka

Middle Dutch: crūke f. `kruik, pot'; croech

Dutch: kruik f.

Middle Low German: krucke; krōch, krūch

Old High German: kruog (9.Jh.)

Middle High German: kruoc (-g-) st. m. 'krug'; krūche wk. f. 'krauche, kruke, krugartiges gefäss'

German: Krug m.; dial. schleis. Krauche

Altaic etymology :

Proto-Altaic: *kòrke

Nostratic: Nostratic

Meaning: a k. of vessel

Russian meaning: вид сосуда

Turkic: *Körke

Mongolian: *korgu

Tungus-Manchu: *kurke

Korean: *kúkì

Comments: A good common Altaic root, denoting some kind of big vessel (used as a measure of weight in the Eastern area).

Turkic etymology :

Proto-Turkic: *Körke

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: wooden dish, bowl

Russian meaning: деревянное блюдо, чаша

Karakhanid: körge (MK)

Middle Turkic: körge (Abush.), körege (Sangl.)

Oyrat: kürgü 'ein grosses Birkenrindengefäss'

Chuvash: korga 'scoop'

Karaim: körege

Comments: EDT 742, VEWT 311, Федотов 1, 372.

Mongolian etymology :

Proto-Mongolian: *korgu

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: a k. of vessel

Russian meaning: вид сосуда

Written Mongolian: qorɣu (L 965)

Khalkha: xorgo

Dagur: xorgo (Тод. Даг. 177)

Tungus etymology :

Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *kurke

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: vessel made of birch bark

Russian meaning: сосуд из бересты

Evenki: kurken 'биток для сбора ягод'

Ulcha: kurke

Orok: kurke

Nanai: kurke

Oroch: kukke

Udighe: kuku (Корм. 252)

Comments: ТМС 1, 426, 437.

Korean etymology :

Proto-Korean: *kúkì

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: vessel, dipper, a measure of weight

Russian meaning: сосуд, черпак, мера веса

Modern Korean: kugi

Middle Korean: kúkì

Comments: Liu 82, HMCH 243, KED 196.

Dravidian etymology :

Proto-Dravidian : *kurk-

Meaning : a k. of basket

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Proto-South Dravidian: *kurk-

South Dravidian etymology :

Proto-South Dravidian : *kurk-

Meaning : a k. of basket

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Kannada : kukke, kukki

Kannada meaning : small basket made of bamboo

Tulu : kukke

Tulu meaning : basket

Tulu derivates : kurkilụ a kind of basket

Proto-Nilgiri : *kik

Miscellaneous : KOR (T) coṭṭa kurkeli a small basket

Number in DED : 1629

Nilgiri etymology :

Proto-Nilgiri : *kik

Meaning : small round basket

South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology

Kota : kik

Number in DED : 1629

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