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Uralic etymology :

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Number: 935
Proto: *śajma
> Nostratic: > Nostratic
English meaning: wooden vessel; boat
German meaning: aus Holz ausgehöhltes Gefäss; Boot
Finnish: saima 'größeres offenes od. halbgedecktes Boot, Küstensegler, Bark' ( > Russ. dial. сойма, сойм 'einmastiges Wasserfahrzeug mit Verdeck'> Est. soim 'kleines Boot', Finn. soima 'größeres Boot', soimi 'Krippe, Pferdestand' > Saam. N sǭimi 'scrib, manger', L såi'mi), seimi 'Krippe' [rather dubious borrowing directions; probably just different roots - SAS]
Estonian: söim, söime 'Krippe', sõim 'ясли'
Mordovian: śuma (E M), śima (E) 'aus einem Baume ausgehauener Trog; колода'
Udmurt (Votyak): śumi̮k (S J), śumǝ̑k (K) 'kleines Glas; Schale; kleine hölzerne Tasse'
Khanty (Ostyak): soma (Vj.) 'Mörser' ?
Selkup: somma (Ty.) ?
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *[sw]VjmV
Meaning: vessel, bag
Altaic: *ši̯ā̀mu
Uralic: *śajma
Comments: Expected *s- in Ur.
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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *ši̯ā̀mu
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: sack
Russian meaning: мешок
Turkic: *sAmar
Mongolian: *sumal
Tungus-Manchu: *šūm-
Korean: *sjǝ́m
Comments: PKE 176, KW 337. {Unclear is Manch. samara 'big wooden bowl'.}
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Turkic etymology :

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Proto-Turkic: *sAmar
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 sack, saddle pack 2 big wooden vessel
Russian meaning: 1 вьючный мешок 2 большой деревянный сосуд
Middle Turkic: samar 1 (Pav. C.)
Yakut: ampara 'налуч (колчан)' (Пек.) ?
Kazakh: samar 2
Bashkir: hamar 2
Karakalpak: samar 2
Comments: VEWT 399.
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *sumal
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: long leather sack
Russian meaning: длинный кожаный мешок
Written Mongolian: sumal (L 737)
Khalkha: sumal
Kalmuck: sumḷ
Ordos: sumal
Monguor: sụ̄ma(r) 'besace, petit sac oblong' (SM 359)
Comments: KW 337. Mong. > TM sumala(n) 'sack' (ТМС 2, 109), see Doerfer MT 145, Rozycki 190.
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *šūm-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 bag 2 sack
Russian meaning: 1 сумка 2 мешок
Evenki: čēmpu, čemtu, čempuli, čompuli 2
Literary Manchu: šuma, šuman 1
Comments: ТМС 2, 109, 420. Manchu šuma(n) should be distinguished from Manchu sumala(n) < Mong. Manchu > MKor. čùmǝ̀ní 'pocket, sack' (but note also the variants with ǯ-: Man. ǯumaŋgi, Bur. ʒumńā, see ТМС 1, 274, Lee 1958, 113 - are these backloans from Korean?)
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Korean etymology :

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Proto-Korean: *sjǝ́m
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: straw bag, measure of grain
Russian meaning: соломенный мешок, мера зерна
Modern Korean: sǝm
Middle Korean: sjǝ́m
Comments: Nam 305, KED 953.
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