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Altaic etymology :
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Proto-Altaic: *lā̀k`a ( ~ *ĺ-)
Meaning: a k. of plant with edible root
Russian meaning: вид растения со съедобным корнем
Comments: An Eastern isogloss. Cf. perhaps also WMong. naŋgi 'water caltrop, water chestnut' (L 564), although the medial cluster is unclear, or {naɣa, Kh. nag "цветок со стеблем без листьев"). altet-meaning,altet-rusmean,altet-tung,altet-kor,altet-jap,altet-reference,
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Tungus etymology :
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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *lāk-
Meaning: a k. of plant (with flowers and edible root)
Russian meaning: вид растения (с цветами и съедобным корнем)
Orok: lāqa 'рогоз широколистый'
Nanai: lāqa 'рогоз широколистый'
Oroch: nakki 'назв. растения (травянистого, с длинными узкими листьями и синими цветами, со съедобным корнем)'
Udighe: nakki 'назв. растения (прибрежной морской полосы, со съедобным корнем, напоминающим по вкусу брюкву)'
Comments: ТМС 1, 487, 579. tunget-prnum,tunget-meaning,tunget-rusmean,tunget-ork,tunget-nan,tunget-orc,tunget-ude,tunget-reference,
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Korean etymology :
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Proto-Korean: *nǝk-
Meaning: roots and stalks (of water plants)
Russian meaning: корни и стебли (водных растений)
Modern Korean: nǝgǝp
Middle Korean: nǝks
koret-prnum,koret-meaning,koret-rusmean,koret-phn,koret-ako,koret-reference,
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Japanese etymology :
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Proto-Japanese: *nànkui
Meaning: 1 a k. of grass (pickerelweed, water mallow?) 2 a k. of onion
Russian meaning: 1 вид травы (водяная мальва?) 2 вид лука
Old Japanese: nagi 1
Middle Japanese: nàgì 1
Tokyo: négi 2
Kyoto: nègî 2
Kagoshima: negí 2
Comments: JLTT 491, 495. Modern forms (attested since 18th c.) probably reflect a reinterpretation of the stem as a compound "root + onion" (*kui), which explains also some accent irregularities. japet-prnum,japet-meaning,japet-rusmean,japet-ajp,japet-mjp,japet-tok,japet-kyo,japet-kag,japet-comments,
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