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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *bŭri ( ~ -ŕ-, -o-, -e)
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: to die, perish
Russian meaning: умирать, погибать
Mongolian: *bür-il-
Tungus-Manchu: *bu(r)-
Comments: АПиПЯЯ 290, ТМС 1, 99. A Mong-Tung. isogloss. TM demonstrates an exceptional case of loss of *-r- (recoverable in some forms of the paradigm) after an original short vowel, so the root may have been monosyllabic (*bur) in PA.
altet-prnum,altet-meaning,altet-rusmean,altet-mong,altet-tung,altet-reference,

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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *bür-il-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to die, perish
Russian meaning: погибать, разрушаться
Written Mongolian: büril- (L 149)
Middle Mongolian: burel- (tr.) (SH)
Khalkha: bürle-
Ordos: bürilge-
monget-prnum,monget-meaning,monget-rusmean,monget-wmo,monget-mmo,monget-hal,monget-ord,

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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *bu(r)-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to die
Russian meaning: умирать
Evenki: bu-
Even: bu-ni 'deceased'
Negidal: bu-
Spoken Manchu: bečǝ- (744)
Literary Manchu: buče-
Jurchen: bu-če-xie (389)
Ulcha: bu(l)-
Orok: bu(l)-
Nanai: bude-, bu(r)-
Oroch: bu-de-, bu-kki-
Udighe: bu-de-, bu-kki-
Solon: bu-
Comments: ТМС 1, 98-99.
tunget-prnum,tunget-meaning,tunget-rusmean,tunget-evk,tunget-evn,tunget-neg,tunget-sib,tunget-man,tunget-chu,tunget-ulc,tunget-ork,tunget-nan,tunget-orc,tunget-ude,tunget-sol,tunget-reference,

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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *bVrV
Meaning: old
Altaic: *bŭri ( ~ -ŕ-, -o-, -e)
Uralic: *porV
Kartvelian: OG, G ber- 'old'
Dravidian: *paṛa-
References: ND 250 *b[a]ŕV 'old' (with Cush. parallels).
nostret-meaning,nostret-alt,nostret-ura,nostret-kart,nostret-drav,nostret-reference,

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Uralic etymology :

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Number: 1519
Proto: *porV
> Nostratic: > Nostratic
English meaning: old
German meaning: alt
Saam (Lapp): boares -rras- (N) 'old, pā̊rēs (L) 'alt', pi̊øires (gen. poarrazi̊) (T), puøires (Kld.), puaires (Not.), parr(a)samus (A, superl.)
Udmurt (Votyak): pereś (S K G) 'alt; Ahn'
Komi (Zyrian): pe̮ri̮ś (S), pe̮riś (P) 'alt, altersschwach, hinfällig', pȯ.riś (PO) 'alt, schwach; Alter' ( > Khanty V pi̮rǝs, DN pirǝš, O purǝś 'alt')
uralet-proto,uralet-prnum,uralet-meaning,uralet-germmean,uralet-saa,uralet-udm,uralet-kom,

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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *paẓa-
Meaning : old
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Proto-South Dravidian: *paẓ-a-
Proto-Telugu : *prā-
Proto-Gondi-Kui : *paṛan-
Proto-North Dravidian : *pac-ā
dravet-meaning,dravet-prnum,dravet-sdr,dravet-tel,dravet-gnd,dravet-ndr,

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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *paẓ-a-
Meaning : old
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : paẓa
Tamil meaning : old
Tamil derivates : paẓacu that which is old or damaged by time; paẓam very aged person; paẓamai, paẓaimai oldness, antiquity, that which is ancient, that which is old-fashioned, what is obsolete, old saying, long-established intimacy, decay from age, ancient history, long-established custom; paẓaitu, paẓaiyatu that which is old; paẓaiya old; paẓaiyar the ancients; paẓaku (paẓaki-) to be old; paẓutu anything rotten, state of being a corpse; paṇṭu, paṇṭai antiquity, former time
Malayalam : paẓa
Malayalam meaning : old
Malayalam derivates : paẓama oldness, old age, old times, acquaintance with customs, history; paẓaya ancient, stale; paẓavan old man, ancestor; paẓakuka to grow old, be worn out, delay; paẓakkam oldness, delay; paṇṭu antiquity
Kannada : paẓa, paẓe
Kannada meaning : old, worn-out, ancient
Kannada derivates : paẓatu that is old, worn out, faded or decayed; paẓasu to become old or worn out, decay, go to ruin, be spoiled; paẓeyaṃ old man
Kodagu : paḷe
Kodagu meaning : old, old-fashioned (of a person)
Kodagu derivates : paḷēdɨ an old thing; paḷañ-jollɨ old saying; paṇḍɨ antiquity, years past, former time; (Shanmugam) paḷayë an old man
Tulu : para, paratụ
Tulu meaning : old, worn out
Tulu derivates : parkụ, parkaṭṭụ, parkatè, parkaṭṭè id., ragged; paraŋguni to become stale, musty, decay; paraŋgelụ, paraŋgụ staleness, decay; stale, decayed, decrepit; paraṇṭè an old buffalo; paḍeŋgi old; (B-K) parab(b)é old man; parab(b)u old woman; ? paré, parayé, palayé, paḷayé elder brother; paḷi, pardi elder sister; alasụ old, worn out
Proto-Nilgiri : *paṛ-ä
Miscellaneous : KOR (T) harngɨ stale; hariye elder brother; hareddɨ elder sister; (O) pareḍɨ elder sister
Notes : Tamil, Mal. paṇṭu, Kod. paṇḍɨ 'antiquity' hardly belong here, as the regular reflexes for *-ṛ-nd- are different (see *paṛ- 'to ripen' for that).
Number in DED : 3999
sdret-meaning,sdret-prnum,sdret-tam,sdret-tammean,sdret-tamder,sdret-mal,sdret-malmean,sdret-malder,sdret-kan,sdret-kanmean,sdret-kander,sdret-kod,sdret-kodmean,sdret-kodder,sdret-tul,sdret-tulmean,sdret-tulder,sdret-kt,sdret-misc,sdret-notes,sdret-dednum,

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Nilgiri etymology :

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Proto-Nilgiri : *paṛ-ä
Meaning : old
South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology
Kota : pay- (before vowel), pa- (before consonant)
Toda : pāw, pā- (before consonants)
Additional forms : Also Kota payd that which is old, which is of old, that was here always up to now; Toda pāfn old (of things); poṛy stink (of a corpse) (or with 4312)
Number in DED : 3999
ktet-meaning,ktet-prnum,ktet-kota,ktet-toda,ktet-addition,ktet-dednum,

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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *prā-
Meaning : (in cpds.) old
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : prā-
Additional forms : Also [1] prā̃ta, [2] pā̃ta old, decayed, worn out; an old cloth, a cloth; [1] prā̃tagilu, [2] prā̃tagillu, [3] prā̃tavaḍu, [4] prā̃baḍu to grow old, decay, become customary
Number in DED : 3999
telet-meaning,telet-prnum,telet-tel_1,telet-addition,telet-dednum,

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Gondwan etymology :

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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *paṛan-
Meaning : old
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Proto-Gondi : *paṛan-ā
Konda : paṛay
Proto-Pengo-Manda : *pṛān
Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *pṇāʔji
Notes : Bisyllabic root.
gndet-meaning,gndet-prnum,gndet-gon,gndet-kon,gndet-pem,gndet-kui,gndet-notes,

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Gondi etymology :

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Proto-Gondi : *paṛan-ā
Meaning : old
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Gommu Gondi : paṛana
Muria Gondi : paṛana
Maria Gondi : paṛna
Maria Gondi (Smith) : padna
Adilabad Gondi : paḍana (SR)
Number in DED : 3999
Number in CVOTGD : 2148
gonet-meaning,gonet-prnum,gonet-gondi_g,gonet-gondi_mu,gonet-gondi_ma,gonet-gondi_lu_s,gonet-gondi_a,gonet-dednum,gonet-voc_num,

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Konda etymology :

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Konda : paṛay
Meaning: old
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Number in DED : 3999
konet-meaning,konet-prnum,konet-dednum,

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Pengo-Manda etymology :

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Proto-Pengo-Manda : *pṛān
Meaning : old
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Pengo : pṛān "old (of things)"
Manda : pṛān(ca)
Number in DED : 3999
pemet-meaning,pemet-prnum,pemet-pengo,pemet-manda,pemet-dednum,

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Kui-Kuwi etymology :

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Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *pṇāʔji
Meaning : old
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Kui : pṛāḍi
Khuttia Kui : pṛāk- "(food) to become stale"
Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : prā'i
Kuwi (Mahanti) : pṇā'ī
Kuwi (Israel) : pṇaʔayi
Additional forms : Also Kuwi_F prā'asi an old-timer
Notes : The reconstruction *pṛ-, which probably would agree better with external data, is impossible because of -ṇ- in Kuwi_Isr (cf. examples on PK *gṇ-). The inlaut cluster is reconstructed as *-ʔy-.
Number in DED : 3999
kuiet-meaning,kuiet-prnum,kuiet-kui,kuiet-kuttia,kuiet-kuwi_f,kuiet-kuwi_mah,kuiet-kuwi_isr,kuiet-addition,kuiet-notes,kuiet-dednum,

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North Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-North-Dravidian : *pac-ā
Meaning : old
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kurukh : paccā "old; former, past (of things just gone)"
Malto : pace "old (of things); vb. to become old"
Additional forms : Also KUR pacbā old, stricken in years; the dead; pacgī old, advanced in years, ancient of olden times; paccnā to grow old; MLT pacge aged; paco old (with reference to animals)
Number in DED : 3999
ndret-meaning,ndret-prnum,ndret-kur,ndret-mlt,ndret-addition,ndret-dednum,

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