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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *kúńà ( ~ k`-)
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: skin, leather
Russian meaning: кожа, шкура
Turkic: *Kuńak
Mongolian: *kujag
Japanese: *kámì
Comments: Mong. may be < Turk., but may as well be genuine.
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Turkic etymology :

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Proto-Turkic: *Kuńak
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 armour 2 skin
Russian meaning: 1 панцирь 2 шкура
Karakhanid: qujaq 1, qujqa 2 (MK)
Tatar: qojqa 2
Middle Turkic: qujaq 1 (Pav. C.)
Khakassian: xujax 1, xujɣa 2
Oyrat: qujaq 1, qujqa 2
Yakut: kuj̃ax 1, kuj̃axa 2
Tuva: qujaq 1, qujɣa 2
Tofalar: quj̃aq 1
Kirghiz: qɨjaq 1, qujqa 2
Kazakh: qujqa 2
Noghai: qujqa 2
Bashkir: qojqa 2
Karakalpak: qujqa 2
Comments: EDT 676, VEWT 301, Лексика 576, ЭСТЯ 6, 111, 113, Stachowski 161. Turk. > Mong. qujiqa 'skin from the head' (whence Evk. kuika etc., see Doerfer MT 132; Dolg. kujka 'head skin', see Stachowski 160).
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *kujag
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: armour
Russian meaning: панцирь
Written Mongolian: qujaɣ (L 983)
Middle Mongolian: qujax (HY 19, SH), qǝjǝq (IM), qojāq (LH)
Khalkha: xujag
Buriat: xujag
Kalmuck: xujǝg
Ordos: xujaG
Shary-Yoghur: χujaG
Monguor: xojaG (SM 173), xujaG
Comments: KW 195, MGCD 387.
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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *kámì
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: paper
Russian meaning: бумага
Old Japanese: kam(j)i
Middle Japanese: kámì
Tokyo: kamí
Kyoto: kámì
Kagoshima: kámi
Comments: JLTT 435.
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *koja
Meaning: bark
Indo-European: *gʷeyǝ-
Altaic: *kúńà ( ~ k`-)
Uralic: *koja
References: МССНЯ 345, ОСНЯ 1, 299-300; ND 973 *koyHV 'skin, bark'.
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *gʷeyǝ-
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Meaning: skin, fur
Old Indian: jīna- n., jīla- m. `leather bag'
Celtic: MIr bïan `Haut, Fell'
Russ. meaning: шкура, мех
References: WP I 666
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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *klauta-z; *klūta-z, -ō; *kluta-z
Meaning: lump, cleat, rag
Old Norse: klūt-r m. `Lappen, Tuch'
Old English: { clēat; clūt m.; clo(t) }
English: cleat; dial. clout; clot
East Frisian: klūt `Klumpen, Bruchstück'
Middle Dutch: cloot m. `klomp, kluit, bol, bal, teetbal, kogel'; clūte f. ,bal, cluit, clont'
Dutch: kloot m.; kluit m., f.
Middle Low German: klōt m. `klomp, kluit, bal, teetbal'; klūt, klūte `Erdklumpen'
Old High German: klōʒ (12.Jh.) `Klumpen, Knolle, Knäuel, Kugel, Knauf, Klotz, Keil, Knebel'; kloz (um 800) `Zapfen'
Middle High German: kloz (-tz-) st. m., n. 'klumpe, klumpige masse; baumstumpf, -klotz; metallene geschützkugel'; klōʒ st. m., n. 'klumpe, knolle; klumpige masse, knäuel; kugel, k nauf; plumpes hlzstück, klotz; keil, knebel'
German: Kloss m.; Klotz m.
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 709
Root: gʷēi- (oder gʷei̯ǝ-): gʷī-
English meaning: skin
German meaning: `Haut, Fell'?
General comments: mit Formans -no-, -lo-
Material: Ai. jīna- `lederner Sack', jīla- `Schlauch'; mir. bīan `Haut, Fell'; das ir. Wort könnte freilich auch zu bhei- `schlagen' gehören, dessen kelt. Vertreter auch die Bed. `schneiden' haben (vgl. scortum : scheren u. dgl.) ; s. oben S. 118.
References: WP. I 666.
Pages: 469
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Uralic etymology :

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Number: 331
Proto: *koja
> Nostratic: > Nostratic
English meaning: bark
German meaning: Rinde, Schale
Finnish: koja 'Rinde, Baumrinde'
Saam (Lapp): ku͕`o͕j`ɛ̮ (Wfs.) 'Baumknospe', Gшö`jɛ- 'abschälen (die Baumrinde)'
Komi (Zyrian): ke̮ja 'Baumschwamm' ?
Khanty (Ostyak): kŏj (Trj.) 'Fell im Gesicht, auf der Stirn (des Tieres), woraus Schuhsohlen gemacht werden'
Hungarian: héj (acc. héjat, dial. haj, hej, héjj, héjju, héju, hijj) 'Schale, Rinde, Kruste, altung. Schuppen' [?? + hiú 'eitel, stolz, altung. leer, öde, dial. Boden; hiába 'umsonst, vergeblich', altung. hiún, hivan 'leer', hiány 'Mangel, Fehlen']
K. Redei's notes: Remove: Hu
Addenda: Kar. koja
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