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Proto-Altaic: *làk`ù
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: to bend, hang, hanger
Russian meaning: нагибать, вешать, вешалка
Mongolian: *naki-
Tungus-Manchu: *laxu-
Korean: *náks
Japanese: *nuki
Comments: The original meaning was probably 'hook or (bent) stick for hanging smth.', which can well explain all the available reflexes. It is also possible to reconstruct a derivative *làk`ù-čV 'smth. bent, curved' reflected in MKor. náks ( < *nák-č) and Evk. laku-ča.
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