Proto-Altaic: *ak`a-
Meaning: a k. of aquatic bird
Russian meaning: вид водоплавающей птицы
Comments: ТМС 1, 24. A Western isogloss. The TM languages reflect a compound *aKa-nīkü (with *nīkü 'duck' < PA *nī̀kV q. v.); the same compound in a somewhat distorted shape may be also present in the PT and PM forms.