Proto-Altaic: *sili ( ~ *z-, -e)
Meaning: {to choose, inspect}
Russian meaning: выбирать, обследовать
Comments: In Jap. cf. also sirus- 'to denote, mark', sirusi 'sign' (with high tone); the tonal reconstruction is not clear, because in Jap. the root is actively contaminating with *sìrà(m)pa- 'to tune, play music' and *sír- 'to know'.}
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