Eskimo etymology : Query result

Proto-Eskimo: *malǝʁu- (-*(r)i-)

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Meaning: two, pair

Russian meaning: два, пара

Proto-Yupik: *malǝʁu-, *malǝʁi-

Proto-Inupik: *malʁu-, *malʁu-i-

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 187

Proto-Eskimo: *mal[i]-

Meaning: wave

Russian meaning: волна

Proto-Yupik: *maliɣ-

Proto-Inupik: *malǝɣ, *mallǝʁ-

Proto-Eskimo: *mali-ɣ-

Meaning: to follow, to accompany

Russian meaning: следовать, сопровождать

Proto-Yupik: *maliɣ-

Proto-Inupik: *mali-ɣ-

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 186

Proto-Eskimo: *(m)ama-

Meaning: milk, tasty, female breast

Russian meaning: молоко, сладкий, грудь (женский)

Proto-Yupik: *(m)ama-

Proto-Inupik: *(a)mama-

Comments: Some irregularities in the phonetic development in modern languages are due to the connection of this root to the expressive lexicon, the so-called 'baby talk'.

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 187

Proto-Eskimo: *mamǝ-

Meaning: to heal, to close over (wound, hole)

Russian meaning: заживать, затягиваться (о ране, дыре)

Proto-Yupik: *mamǝ-

Proto-Inupik: *mamǝ- (-t-), *mapciʁ-

Proto-Eskimo: *mam(ǝ)ca

Meaning: spleen

Russian meaning: селезенка

Proto-Yupik: *mamǝca-

Proto-Inupik: *mapca

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 188

Proto-Eskimo: *mamǝ-, *mami-

Meaning: underside of skin, to turn upside down

Russian meaning: внутрення сторона шкуры, переворачивать

Proto-Yupik: *mamǝ-, *mami-ɣ-

Proto-Inupik: *mamǝ-, *mavraʁ-, *mami-t-

Comments: It is possible to separate the verb stem *mami- with the meaning 'to turn upside down' and the noun-stem *mamǝ- 'inverted part of skin'. The first is similar to *mumiɣ- with the same meaning. For 'boot' cf. Nivgh *momǝzq 'woman's boots'.

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 188, 189

Proto-Eskimo: *mamǝ-tu-

Meaning: thick

Russian meaning: толстый

Proto-Yupik: *mamǝtu-, *mamǝt-iɣa-ʁ-

Proto-Inupik: *maptu-

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 188

Proto-Eskimo: *mamku-, *mamqǝ-

Meaning: loud noise, crackle, sound of shooting

Russian meaning: громкий звук, треск, звук выстрела

Proto-Yupik: *mamqǝ-

Proto-Inupik: *mapku-, *mapq-aʁ-

Comments: The meaning 'sound of shooting' has a possible connotation with PCh *mạqmị 'arrow, bullet'.

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 192

Proto-Eskimo: *mamlǝ-, *mamrǝ-

Meaning: black, dark

Russian meaning: черный, темный

Proto-Yupik: *mamlǝ-, *mamrǝ-

Proto-Eskimo: *mamtǝʁa-

Meaning: cache, temporary tent

Russian meaning: балаган, шалаш

Proto-Yupik: *mamtǝʁa- (~ -ŋt-)

Proto-Inupik: *maptǝ(ʁ)a-

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 189

Proto-Eskimo: *mana-

Meaning: to fish with hook

Russian meaning: удить рыбу

Proto-Yupik: *mana-

Proto-Inupik: *mana-ʁ-

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 189

Proto-Eskimo: *manɣǝ-

Meaning: to mourn, to sob

Russian meaning: всхлипывать

Proto-Yupik: *maŋǝ- (-juɣ-a-)

Proto-Inupik: *manǝɣ- (-juɣ-aʁ-)

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 189

Proto-Eskimo: *mani-

Meaning: to expose, to display, to present

Russian meaning: показывать, преподносить

Proto-Yupik: *mani-

Proto-Inupik: *mani-

Comments: Meanings in concrete languages show the original meaning to have been 'to set here, to come here'. This stem may be interpreted as a secondary derivative from ma-ni 'here, on this place' < *ma.

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 178

Proto-Eskimo: *mani-

Meaning: to put on fire, to set to sun

Russian meaning: ставить на огонь, выставлять на солнце

Proto-Yupik: *mani-Г-aʁ-

Proto-Inupik: *mani-

Comments: This root is not related to *mani- 'to come here, to present' despite CED.

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 190

Proto-Eskimo: *mańi- (~ *manŋi-)

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Meaning: egg

Russian meaning: яйцо

Proto-Yupik: *man(ŋ)i-

Proto-Inupik: *man[ŋ]i-

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 190

Proto-Eskimo: *maniɣu-

Meaning: to soothe, to pacify, to cajole

Russian meaning: утешать, успокаивать, заискивать

Proto-Yupik: *maniɣu-

Proto-Inupik: *maniɣu-

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 190

Proto-Eskimo: *manIГ (-rГǝ)

Meaning: tussock, moss for kindling, fabric

Russian meaning: дерн, мох, ткань

Proto-Yupik: *man(i)ɣǝ (-rГV)

Proto-Inupik: *manǝʁ

Comments: The special cultural meaning in Inupik and a non-trivial affix in Siberian languages show that this stem is a loanword. The source was PCh *mạnịɣ 'sth. woven'; in the second case this root is expanded by means of the PCh medial form *-ǝšɣǝ > Chuk. -ǝrɣǝ 'skin, covering' literally 'woven covering'.

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 189

Proto-Eskimo: *manri-

Meaning: plain, tundra, flat, smooth

Russian meaning: равнина, тундра, плоский, ровный

Proto-Yupik: *manri-

Proto-Inupik: *man(r)i-

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 190

Proto-Eskimo: *mańu[ŋ]

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Meaning: lower part in front of hood below neck, breastplate

Russian meaning: передняя нижняя часть капюшона под шеей, нагрудник

Proto-Yupik: *mańu(ŋ)

Proto-Inupik: *manu(Г)

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 191