Proto-Altaic: *ni̯àŋu / *ŋi̯àŋu
Meaning: field, grazing place, hunting place
Russian meaning: поле, пастбище, место охоты
Comments: Martin 247-248. A good common Altaic root, but demonstrating some assimilative effects. Jpn. *nùa reflects a suffixed form *ni̯àŋ(u)-gV. altet-prnum,altet-meaning,altet-rusmean,altet-turc,altet-mong,altet-tung,altet-kor,altet-jap,altet-reference,