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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *mi̯oŋe
Meaning: red, blood-red
Russian meaning: красный, кроваво-красный
Mongolian: *min-či- / *men-te- (?)
Tungus-Manchu: *muŋsi
Japanese: *mǝmi ( ~ -ua-)
Comments: Since the Mong. reflex is somewhat dubious, basically a Tung.-Jpn. isogloss.
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *min-či- / *men-te-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to become red
Russian meaning: краснеть
Written Mongolian: minči-
Khalkha: minčij-
Buriat: mentɨ-
Kalmuck: minč-
Comments: In KW 263: mintǝ ulān urltɛ̄ 'mit hellroten Lippen'. Ramstedt says *minta < Tib. mendi < Sanskr. mendhī 'Lawsonia alba; wird zum Rotfärben der Nägel verwendet'; minčī- is glossed (ibid.) as 'prahlerisch gekleidet sein'.
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *muŋsi
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 red (as blood) 2 clot of blood
Russian meaning: 1 красный (как кровь) 2 сгусток крови
Evenki: munŋi 1
Even: munsъ 2
Comments: ТМС 1, 556.
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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *mǝmi ( ~ -ua-)
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: red cloth, red colour
Russian meaning: красная ткань, красный цвет
Middle Japanese: momi
Tokyo: mómi
Kyoto: mómí
Kagoshima: mómi
Comments: JLTT 484. Tone reconstruction is not quite clear.
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