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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *ìmè ( ~ -i)
Meaning: a k. of vegetable
Russian meaning: вид корнеплода
Korean: *máh
Japanese: *ìmǝ̀ (~-ua)
Comments: Whitman 1985, 180, 237. A Kor.-Jpn. isogloss, so the reconstruction is rather approximate. Cf. perhaps Oroch impai 'a k. of onion (порей)' (ТМС 1, 313); Orok imu 'potato' (ibid.) may be < Jpn.
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Korean etymology :

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Proto-Korean: *máh
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: potato, yam
Russian meaning: картофель, ямс
Modern Korean: mā
Middle Korean: má (máh-)
Comments: Nam 191, KED 558.
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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *ìmǝ̀ (~-ua)
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: potato
Russian meaning: картофель
Old Japanese: um(w)o
Middle Japanese: ìmo
Tokyo: imó
Kyoto: ímò
Kagoshima: imó
Comments: JLTT 423.
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