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Proto-Altaic: *ńi̯àŕì
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: man, young man
Russian meaning: мужчина, юноша
Turkic: *jeŕne
Mongolian: *ǯer-me-
Tungus-Manchu: *ń(i)ari
Korean: *nắr-ná-
Japanese: *mì(n)tù
Comments: АПиПЯЯ 291.
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Proto-Turkic: *jeŕne
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: son-in-law, sister's husband
Russian meaning: зять, муж сестры
Karakhanid: jezne (MK)
Tatar: ǯiznɛ, ǯizni
Middle Turkic: jeznä (Houts.)
Uzbek: ǯeznä, ǯezdä
Sary-Yughur: jezde
Azerbaidzhan: jeznä
Turkmen: jezne (dial.)
Khakassian: čiste
Shor: česte
Oyrat: jeste, d́este
Tuva: česte
Kirghiz: ǯezde
Kazakh: žezde
Noghai: jezde
Karakalpak: žezde
Comments: EDT 988, VEWT 199, TMN 4, 165, ЭСТЯ 4, 169-170, Лексика 298. Cf. also Chuv. śarmъk 'young, young man' ( > Hung. gyermek).
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *ǯer-me-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: young man
Russian meaning: юноша
Khalkha: (Bayat) ǯermegei
Buriat: žerbeger 'shapely, handsome (of a man)'
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *ń(i)ari
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 man 2 person 3 young man
Russian meaning: 1 мужчина 2 человек 3 юноша
Evenki: nirawī 3
Even: ńarị 1, 3
Negidal: ńē̂jawị̄ 3
Spoken Manchu: nanǝ 'person, human being' (827)
Literary Manchu: ńalma 1, 2
Jurchen: neRma (295) 1, 2
Ulcha: ńī 1
Orok: nari 1
Nanai: naị 1, 2, dial. nịŕa 1
Oroch: ńǟ, ńī 1
Udighe: 1
Solon: nirō 1
Comments: ТМС 1, 598-599.
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Korean etymology :

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Proto-Korean: *nắr-ná-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: brave, nimble
Russian meaning: храбрый, проворный
Modern Korean: nallä-
Middle Korean: nắr-ná-
Comments: Nam 96, KED 303.
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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *mì(n)tù-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: young, healthy and fresh-looking
Russian meaning: молодой, пышущий здоровьем
Old Japanese: mjidu, mjitu-mjitu-
Tokyo: mizumizushí-
Kyoto: mízúmízúshì-
Kagoshima: mizumizúshi-
Comments: JLTT 483.
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *NajRV
Meaning: man, male
Indo-European: *ăner-
Altaic: *ńi̯àŕi
Uralic: ńōre
Kartvelian: (Georg. nar- 'male camel' < Iran.)
References: МССНЯ 349, ОСНЯ 2, 92-93; ND 1565 *`n̄VyäŕV 'man, male animal' (Alt-IE + East Cush.).
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *(a)ner- <PIH *a->
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Meaning: man
Hittite: innarawatar 'life power', innarawant= 'strong', Luw. annar-ummi- 'strong' (Tischler 358ff)
Old Indian: nár-, nára- m. `man, person', nā́rī f. `woman, wife'; nárya- `manly, human'; sū-nára- 'young man; youthful'
Avestan: nā, nar- 'Mann, Mensch', nāirī 'Frau'; nairya- 'mannhaft, männlich'
Armenian: air, gen. arrn `Mann, Mensch', aru `männlich'
Old Greek: anḗr, gen. andrós, acc. ándra m. Mann, Mensch'; ǟnoréǟ 'manliness'
Latin: neriōsus, -ä `resistēns, fortis'
Other Italic: Osk ner, pl. gen. nerum `vir'; Umbr pl. acc. nerf, dat. nerus `procerēs, prīncipēs'
Celtic: *nerto-m: Gaul Nerto-briga, Esu-nertus, etc.; OIr nert `Mannhaftigkeit'; Cymr nerth `Mannhaftigkeit', Corn nerth `Mannhaftigkeit', Bret nerz `Kraft'
Albanian: n'er Mann, Mensch
Russ. meaning: мужчина
References: WP II 332 f
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 1374
Root: ner-1(t)-, aner- (ǝner-?)
English meaning: vital energy; man
German meaning: 1. ('magische) Lebenskraft'; 2. `Mann'
Derivatives: neri̯o- `männlich, kräftig'; nō̆ro- ds.
Material: Ai. nár- (nā́) `Mann, Mensch', av. nar- () ds. (ai. nara-ḥ, av. nara- nach dem Akk. náram, narǝm neugebildet); ai. nárī, av. nāirī `Frau' (erst ar. Femininbildung); ai. nárya-, av. nairya- `mannhaft, männlich': wohl auch ai. sūnára- `voll von Lebenskraft, jugendlich', av. hunara- m. `Wundermacht', ai. nr̥tú- m. `Held', sūnŕ̥tā `Lebenskraft' (su- bietet auch das Kelt.: air. so-nirt, cymr. hy-nerth `tapfer, stark'); osset.-kaukas VN Nart- (iran. *nar-ɵra-);

    arm. air, Gen. aṙn `Mann, Mensch' (z. Lautlichen s. Meillet Esquisse2 83), aru `männlich', wovon arvest, arhest `Kunst'; neuphryg. αναρ `Mann'; luw. annar ds.;

    gr. νωρει̃ ἐνεργει̃ Hes. (: lit. nóras, s. unten), ἀνήρ, -έρα, ἀνδρός `Mann', ἠνορέη `Mannhaftigkeit' (Hom.; ἠ- metr. Dehnung), ἀνδρει̃ος `mannhaft, mutig', εὐ-ήνωρ `reich an Lebenskraft', ἀγ-ήνωρ `mutig', δρ-ώψ ἄνθρωπος (*νρ-ωψ `Mannesantlitz habend'); über ἄνθρωπος `Mensch' (*ἄνδρ-ωπος mit sekundärer Aspiration [?]) s. Kretschmer Gl. 28, 246, Schwyzer Gr. Gr. 1, 4264;

    alb. njer `Mann, Mensch';

    lat. neriōsus `resistens, fortis', Neriō, -iēnis `eine mit Mars in Kultverbindung stehende Göttin' (`*die Starke'), Nerō, sabinisch = `fortis ac strenuus' (Schulze Eigenn. 315, 363, 485; sabin. Nerius stimmt zu ai. nárya-), osk. Gen. Pl. nerum `vir, procer', umbr. nerf Akk. Pl. `proceres, principes';

    cymr. ner `Held', air. ner `Eber' (auch PN), gall. GN Nerios, air. nert (*ner-to-), cymr. corn. nerth `Mannhaftigkeit, Heer', bret. nerz `Kraft', gall. Nerto-briga, Esu-nertus usw., air. nertaim `ich stärke', cymr. nerthu `stärken, unterstützen', bret. nerza `festigen'; air. nār (*nōro-) `edel, großherzig', gall. GN Nāria f.; über air. nār `bescheiden' s. S. 754;

    agerm. Nerthus, eine Göttin, aisl. Njǫrðr m. Göttername; lit. nóras m. `Wille', nóriu, norė́ti `wollen', apr. PN Nor-mans, ablaut. Ner-man; lit. nértėti, ablaut. nartìnti `zürnen', į-nir̃tęs `ergrimmt', nar̃tsas m. (*nar̃-sa-s) `Kühnheit, Zorn', narsùs `grimmig'; apr. nertien Akk. `Zorn', er-nertimai `wir erzürnen'; slav. *norvъ m. in aksl. nravъ `Sitte', usw.;

    gr. hom. νω̃ροψ χαλκός nach Kretschmer Gl. 32, 3 ff. `Erz aus Noricum', also nicht hierher; nach Kuiper `voll von Lebenskraft'.

References: WP. II 332 f., WH. II 164 f., Trautmann 197 f., Kuiper Meded. Koninkl. Nederl. Akad. van Wetensch., Nieuwe Reeks, Deel 14, No. 5.
Pages: 765
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