Altaic etymology :

Proto-Altaic: *dalo

Nostratic: Nostratic

Meaning: sweet, tasty

Russian meaning: сладкий, вкусный

Turkic: *j[ɨ]l-ɨnčga

Mongolian: {*dolgun-čug 'gluttonous, edacious'}

Tungus-Manchu: *dal-{}

Korean: *tằr-

Comments: SKE 253, EAS 51. In Turk. *-a- would be expected; Karakh. jɨlɨnčga is probably an assimilation < *jalɨnčga.

Turkic etymology :

Proto-Turkic: *j[ɨ]l-ɨnčga

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: tasteless food

Russian meaning: пресная пища

Karakhanid: jɨlɨnčɣa (MK)

Comments: EDT 931.

Tungus etymology :

Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *dal-{}

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: tasty, sweet

Russian meaning: вкусный, сладкий

Evenki: dalli, daldi

Even: dalrъ̣{; dalgъs 'gluttonous, voratious'}

Negidal: dalịgdị̄

Literary Manchu: {dalxi 'relish, predilection'}

Comments: ТМС 1, {194,}195.

Korean etymology :

Proto-Korean: *tằr-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: sweet

Russian meaning: сладкий

Modern Korean: tal-

Middle Korean: tằr-

Comments: Nam 140, KED 403.

Nostratic etymology :

Eurasiatic: *dalV

Meaning: sweet

Indo-European: *dluk(')-, *dulk(')-

Altaic: *dalo

Dravidian: *tāḷ- (?)

References: ND 520 *daḷV 'tasty, sweet' (IE + Alt. + Drav. *tāḷ- 'to season, seasoning' + very weak EChad.).

Indo-European etymology :

Proto-IE: *dluk(')-, *dulk(')-

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Meaning: sweet

Old Greek: glükǘ-, glükeró -`süss, angenehm', glêu̯kos n. `Most, süsser Wein'

Latin: dulcis, -e `Süss (im Geschmack); lieblich, angenehm'

Russ. meaning: сладкий

References: WH

Pokorny's dictionary :

Number: 360

Root: dl̥kú- (?)

English meaning: sweet

German meaning: `süß'

Material: Gr. γλυκύς, γλυκερός `süß', γλυκκόν γλυκύ, γλύκκα ἡ γλυκύτης Hes. (-κκ- aus -ku̯-), γλευ̃κος (spät) `Most' (Ablautneubildung); γλ aus δλ wegen des folg. κ; -λυ- aus -λα- nach dem folg. υ; über späte δευ̃κος `Most', δευκής `süß' s. WH. I 380;

    lat. dulcis `süß, lieblich, sanft' (aus *dl̥ku̯i-s).

References: WP. I 816, WH. I 380.

Pages: 222

PIE database: PIE database

Dravidian etymology :

Proto-Dravidian : *tāḷ-

Meaning : to season, seasoning

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Proto-South Dravidian: *tāḷ-i-

Proto-Telugu : *tāl-

Notes : Also Konda tālep.

South Dravidian etymology :

Proto-South Dravidian : *tāḷ-i-

Meaning : to season, seasoning

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : tāḷi (-pp-, -tt-)

Tamil meaning : to season and flavour curry, etc., with spices fried in ghee or oil, flavour, medicine as with ghee, oil

Tamil derivates : tāḷikkai, tāḷippu seasoning and flavouring curry

Malayalam : tāḷikka

Malayalam meaning : to season food

Kannada : tāḷisu

Kannada meaning : to season food, temper, sharpen as weapons

Kannada derivates : tāḷida, tāḷada, tāḷda, tāḷḷu boiled and seasoned vegetables

Number in DED : 3186

Telugu etymology :

Proto-Telugu : *tāl-

Meaning : to season

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : tālincu

Telugu (Krishnamurti) : tālãbōyu

Additional forms : Also tālimpu seasoning, a seasoned curry; tālupu seasoning

Number in DED : 3186

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