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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *ebo
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: enough, big
Russian meaning: достаточный, большой
Turkic: {*ebe- }
Mongolian: *(h)öɣ- / *(h)öb-
Tungus-Manchu: *ebi-
Korean: *ò'ắ-
Comments: Cf. PJ *ǝ̀pǝ̀- 'big' which may reflect a merger of this root with *ĕ̀p`o q. v.
altet-prnum,altet-meaning,altet-rusmean,altet-turc,altet-mong,altet-tung,altet-kor,altet-reference,

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Turkic etymology :

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Proto-Turkic: {*ebe
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: good
Karakhanid: yemet / evet
Turkish: ? evet 'yes, well'
Chuvash: avan
Comments: EDT 935.}
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *(h)öɣ- / *(h)öb-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 huge, big 2 complete, whole
Russian meaning: 1 громадный, большой 2 весь, целиком
Written Mongolian: ögelei 1 (L 631), öb-či 2 (L 627)
Khalkha: ȫlij 1, övč 2
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *ebi-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 enough 2 to be satiated 3 greedy 4 to eat greedily
Russian meaning: 1 достаточно 2 насыщаться, наедаться
Evenki: uwi- 2
Literary Manchu: ebi- 2
Jurchen: oh-pih-leh 2
Ulcha: ebiri- 4, ebe-su(n) 3
Nanai: ebe-sũ 3
Oroch: eburi 1
Comments: ТМС 2, 243, 433.
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Korean etymology :

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Proto-Korean: *ò'ắ-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: whole, complete
Russian meaning: целый, быть целым
Middle Korean: ò'ắ-n, ò'ắr-
Comments: Nam 381.
koret-prnum,koret-meaning,koret-rusmean,koret-ako,koret-reference,

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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *HVwV
Meaning: multitude; be satiated
Borean: Borean
Altaic: *ebo
Kartvelian: *xwaw-
Chukchee-Kamchatkan: *'eɣʷjǝ-
Comments: Yuk. and CK may be rather < *jVgU 'drink'. Cf. also Ain. *ē- 'eat'.
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Kartvelian etymology :

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Proto-Kartvelian: *xwaw-
Nostratic: Nostratic
Russian meaning: множество
English meaning: multitude
Georgian: xvav-
Georgian meaning (Rus.): куча, груда
Georgian meaning (Engl.): pile, heap
Megrel: xva-
Megrel meaning (Rus.): стая
Megrel meaning (Eng.): pack
Svan: xwaj, xwäj
Svan meaning (Rus.): много
Svan meaning (Eng.): many
Notes and references: ЭСКЯ 258, EWK 549.
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Chukchee-Kamchatkan etymology :

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Proto-Chukchee-Kamchatkan: *'eɣʷjǝ-
Meaning (Rus.): есть, пастись
Proto-Chukchee-Koryak: *ef(ǝ)ʒǝ-
Proto-Itelmen: *xčo-'ɫ-
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Chukchee-Koryak etymology :

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Proto-Chukchee-Koryak: *ef(ǝ)ʒǝ-
Chukchee-Kamchatkan etymology: Chukchee-Kamchatkan etymology
Meaning (Rus.): есть 1, пастись 2, кормить 3
Chukchee: ɛvíi- 2
Koryak: ew(ǝ)ji- 1, j-ewj-et- 3
Palan: ewji- 1, 2, t-ewj-et 3
Alutor: àwǝji-, awji-k*, -òji- 1, t-àwǝj-at-, t-awja-t-* 3
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Itelmen etymology :

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Proto-Itelmen: *xčo-'ɫ-
Chukchee-Kamchatkan etymology: Chukchee-Kamchatkan etymology
Meaning (Rus.): пасти
Itelmen meaning: пастух 1, пасти 2, сторож 3
Comments: Отыменной глагол 'делать пастьбу'.
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Long-range etymologies :

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Borean (approx.) : HVWV
Meaning : be satiated (?)
Eurasiatic : *HVwV
Afroasiatic : *ḥay/w-
Amerind (misc.) : ? *ʔayu 'good' (R 323) [+ A]
Notes : The relationship to *HigU in Eurasiatic has to be cleared up.
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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ḥay/w-
Meaning: food
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
Semitic: *ḥVy-
Egyptian: ḥw 'food'(pyr)
East Chadic: *Hay- 'food'
Notes: Cf. verbal derivative in ECh *ʔay- 'eat' (Lele ai)
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Semitic etymology :

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Number: 835
Proto-Semitic: *ḥVy-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'feed (a child)'
Arabic: ḥy
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Egyptian etymology :

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Old Egyptian: ḥw
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'food' (pyr)
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East Chadic etymology :

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Proto-EChadic: *Hay-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'food'
Somrai: hàyē [Jg]
Ndam: ā:y [JgD]
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