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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *mi̯urgu
Meaning: wheat
Russian meaning: пшеница
Tungus-Manchu: *murgi
Korean: *mírh
Japanese: *mùnkí
Comments: Martin 251, АПиПЯЯ 69. An Eastern isogloss; but cf. also Turk. *bogu- ( < *borgu- ?) in *bogu-daj > *bugdaj (ЭСТЯ 2, 232-234, Лексика 461, Chuv. pъʷri 'полба'; borrowed in Mong. buɣudaj, see Щербак 1997, 110, Hung. búza 'wheat', see MNTESz 398; not < Chin., despite Joki 1963, 106, Menges 1984, 285), *boguŕ 'хлеб в зерне', *bogur-sak > Mong. Kh. bōrcog 'вид печенья'. Cf. also Bur. murā 'flour'.
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *murgi
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: barley
Russian meaning: ячмень
Literary Manchu: muǯi
Jurchen: mir-ɣe-i 'product of agriculture' (825)
Ulcha: muǯi
Nanai: muǯi
Solon: mụrgil 'ярица, яровое поле'
Comments: ТМС 1, 551, 558. TM > Dag. murgil 'wheat' (Тод. Даг. 155).
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Korean etymology :

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Proto-Korean: *mírh
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: wheat
Russian meaning: пшеница
Modern Korean: mil
Middle Korean: mír (mírh-)
Comments: Nam 234, KED 696.
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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *mùnkí
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: wheat, barley
Russian meaning: пшеница, ячмень
Old Japanese: mugji
Middle Japanese: mùgjí
Tokyo: múgi
Kyoto: mùgí
Kagoshima: mugí
Comments: JLTT 487.
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