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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *bāẓ-d-
Meaning : to live (happily)
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Proto-South Dravidian: *vāẓ-
Proto-Telugu : *brad-
Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *bad-
Proto-Gondi-Kui : *bad-
Proto-North Dravidian : *bāj-
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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *vāẓ-
Meaning : to live, flourish
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : vāẓ (-v-, -nt-)
Tamil meaning : to exist, live, flourish, be happy, live life of a married woman, live according to a definite set of rules; n. regularity, order
Tamil derivates : vāẓttu (vāẓtti-) to felicitate, congratulate, bless, praise; n. benediction, praise; vāẓvi (-pp-, -tt-) to cause or help one to live; vāẓkkai livelihood, living, lifetime, married life, happy state, wealth, prosperity; vāẓcci living, prosperity, wealth, felicity; vāẓvu prosperity, happiness, happy life, livelihood, living, residing, residence, wealth; vāṭkai living; vāṇan_ resident; prosperous man; vāẓi (-pp-, -tt-) to be over-luxuriant in growth and unproductive; vāẓippu over-luxuriant growth; vaẓuttu (vaẓutti-) to bless, praise, extol; vatukku improved condition, good circumstances
Malayalam : vāẓuka
Malayalam meaning : to live, live well or happily, cultivate, rule, reign
Malayalam derivates : vāẓikka to get a girl married, make to rule; vāẓttuka, vāẓttikka to bless, praise, extol; vāẓ life; vāẓca living prosperously, cultivation, reign, government; vāẓvu prosperity, happy life; vāẓi living somewhere; a ruler; vāẓu life; a ruler; ? vaẓuttuka to collect oneself
Kannada : bāẓ, bāẓu, barduku, baẓduŋku, barduŋku, baduku, badaku, badiku, baduŋku
Kannada meaning : to live, be alive, subsist, make a livelihood, remain alive, revive, return to life
Kannada derivates : bāẓ(u) living, life, livelihood, state of living prosperously or happily, marriage, property; bāẓi person who lives, etc.; bāẓive, bāẓve, bāẓike, bāẓke, bāẓte, bāẓuvike, bāẓvike living, life, livelihood, household; baduku, badaku, barduku living, life, livelihood, property, goods; badukisu, badikisu to cause to live, support, save from death, raise to life; baẓ to live, begin to live prosperously; bardu, baddu increase, greatness, perfection, proficiency, skill
Kodagu : bāḷ- (bāv-, badd-)
Kodagu meaning : (child) lives, rule
Kodagu derivates : bāḷɨ way of life; bā mane house into which bride marries; bāce act of living; bāke kūḍ- (woman) marries; badɨk- (badɨki-) to live, live happily; badɨkɨ property
Tulu : bāḷuni
Tulu meaning : to thrive, prosper, exist, subsist, last, endure
Tulu derivates : bāḷāvuni to make thrive, prosper; bāḷikè, bāḷkè, bāḷu, bāḷuvikè, bāḷuvè, bāḷtara, bāḷtè, bāḷvè existence, subsistence, prosperity, thriving; badụkuni, badukuni to live, subsist, survive, recover; badụkāvuni, badukāvuni to cause to live, save, heal, cure; badụkụ living, livelihood, wealth, property
Proto-Nilgiri : *vad-ǝk-/*vāḷ-
Notes : The verb was most often used with the suffix *-d-; forms like Tulu badukuni, etc. < *vāṛ-d-k-. Tamil vatukku most obviously borrowed from Kannada.
Number in DED : 5372
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Proto-Nilgiri : *vad-ǝk-/*vāḷ-
Meaning : to live prosperously
South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology
Kota : vadk- (vadky-) "to prosper, live"
Toda : poɵk- (poɵky-) "to prosper"
Additional forms : Also Kota vāḷ- (vāḷy-) "(woman) lives prosperously with husband"; vāḷṇ extremely fatty meat; vag- (vaṛt-) (woman) is married; vakc- (vakc-) to make woman marry; vadk prosperity, property; vāc- (vāc-) pair-word with vadk-; Toda poɵk wealth; poḍ- (poḍɵ-) to be priest of tī dairy; poḍɵ- (poḍɵy-) to enjoy (in songs); paṣk property, household article; ? poḷc- (poḷč-) to live, be alive, get on in life (or with 5292); poḷp way of living, means of livelihood (or with 5292)
Number in DED : 5372
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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *brad-
Meaning : to live, subsist, survive
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : bratuku
Dialectal forms (1) : batuku
Dialectal forms (2) : braduku
Dialectal forms (3) : baduku
Additional forms : Also bratikincu to restore life to, revive, resuscitate; [1] bratuku, [2] batuku life, existence, livelihood, subsistence; bradimi existence, living, livelihood
Number in DED : 5372
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Kolami-Gadba etymology :

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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *bad-
Meaning : to live
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kolami : bat- (batt-) "to live in a place"
Kolami (Setumadhava Rao) : badk- "to subsist"
Naikri : batt-
Parji : badk-
Additional forms : Also Kolami batkip- (batkipt-) to rear; Naikri badkip- to make to live, bring up
Number in DED : 5372
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Gondwan etymology :

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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *bad-
Meaning : to live
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Proto-Gondi : *bad-k-
Konda : batki- (-t-)
Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *bat-k-
Notes : The actual PGn form is *badk-, since the root was regularly used with the plural action suffix.
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Gondi etymology :

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Proto-Gondi : *bad-k-
Meaning : he lived
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Maria Gondi : badaktōr
Number in DED : 5372
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Konda etymology :

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Konda : batki- (-t-)
Meaning: to live, flourish
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Additional forms : Also Konda batku life, living, prosperity
Number in DED : 5372
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Kui-Kuwi etymology :

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Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *bat-k-
Meaning : to live (happily)
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Kui : bārti "longevity, long life"
Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : batkali "to live"
Kuwi (Schulze) : batkinai "to live"
Kuwi (Israel) : batk- (-it-) "to get on well"
Additional forms : Also Kuwi_S batku living; Kuwi_Isr batki ki- to make a good living, live happily
Notes : The Kui form is borrowed from SDR; but Kuwi forms are original, with a suffixal -k- (plural action) that goes back to PDR.
Number in DED : 5372
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North Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-North-Dravidian : *bāj-
Meaning : to respect
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kurukh : bāynā (bāycas) "to respect, keep on a footing of reserve with (elder brothers with younger brothers' wives, elder sisters with younger sisters' husbands, man with wife's elder sisters, woman with husband's elder brothers)"
Malto : bāc-naqe "to employ the plural form when relatives by law address one another"
Additional forms : Also KUR bāenā xoenā to shun; MLT bāc-naqpo a relative by law.
Number in DED : 4090
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *bVŕV
Meaning: good, peaceful
Indo-European: *bher-
Altaic: *bĕŕa (cf. also *bāŕa)
Uralic: *para 'good'
Dravidian: *bāṛ-d- (cf. also *par[a]-)
References: (ND 1785, but with a great confusion: cf. *ṗVrV).
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *bher-
Meaning: good, valiant
Avestan: bairišta- `der am besten pflegt, hegt'
Armenian: bari `bebe', barvokh `gurt, best'
Old Greek: phéristo- `stärkster, tapferster, vorzüglichster, bester', phértato- `bravest, best', phértero- `braver, better'
Germanic: *bir-ō- vb., *bar-ō- vb.
Albanian: mbarɛ `gut, glücklich'
Russ. meaning: хороший, доблестный
References: WP II 153 f
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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *birōn-, *barōn-
Meaning: good deity
IE etymology: IE etymology
Swedish: dial. bjäre, bare `glückbringendes Zauberwesen'
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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *bĕŕa
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: peace
Russian meaning: мир
Turkic: *bAŕ- / *bAr-
Mongolian: *berele-
Tungus-Manchu: *bere
Comments: A Western isogloss. The Mong. word is usually analysed as 'to behave like a daughter-in-law' (see e.g. KW 42, L 99), which may be a folk-etymology (in view of the external evidence).
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Turkic etymology :

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Proto-Turkic: *bAŕ
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: peace
Russian meaning: мир
Old Turkic: baz (Orkh.)
Middle Turkic: baz (Qutb, AH)
Bashkir: baδ-a- 'to be shy'
Balkar: baz-a-ma 'shelter, secure place'
Karaim: baz; baz-la- 'to comfort, console'
Comments: EDT 388 (together with baz 'an alien'), VEWT 62, 66.
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *berele-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to be shy; to do a favour (to a respected person)
Russian meaning: быть застенчивым; оказывать услугу почтенному лицу
Written Mongolian: berele-, (L 99) berile-
Khalkha: berle-
Kalmuck: berḷ-, berṃšǝ-
Ordos: berele-
Comments: KW 42.
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *bere
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to ease, peaceful
Russian meaning: успокаивать, мирный, смирный
Evenki: bere
Literary Manchu: beǯiǵe-
Orok: bere-mi
Comments: ТМС 1, 127.
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Uralic etymology :

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Number: 1484
Proto: *para
> Nostratic: > Nostratic
English meaning: good
German meaning: gut
Finnish: parempi (gen. paremman) 'besser', paras (gen. parhaan), parahin, parhain 'der beste', paranta- 'gesund machen; bessern', parantu- 'genesen, gesund werden; besser werden' ( > Saam. L pārēti- 'verbessern')
Estonian: parem 'besser', paras (gen. paraja) 'angemessen, passend, bequem', parim (gen. parima) 'der beste'
Saam (Lapp): buorre ~ buorrĕ -r- 'good, kind, pleasant', puorrē (L) 'gut, recht', pī̊irre (T) 'das Gute', puørr (Not.), poir (A) 'gut', puireamp (Kld.) 'besser'
Mordovian: paro (E), para (M) 'gut'
Mari (Cheremis): purǝ̑ (KB), puro, poro (U) 'gut, gesund', poro (B) 'gut', paremä- (KB), parema- (U), porema- (M B) 'genesen'
Udmurt (Votyak): bur (S K G) 'gut, gütig; recht (Seite, Hand, Fuß)'
Komi (Zyrian): bur (S P PO) 'gut' (*bur gaž 'gute Lust' > Khanty Karymkary kač pur 'lustig')
Sammalahti's version: *pe"ra
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *bāẓ-d-
Meaning : to live (happily)
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Proto-South Dravidian: *vāẓ-
Proto-Telugu : *brad-
Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *bad-
Proto-Gondi-Kui : *bad-
Proto-North Dravidian : *bāj-
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