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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *pằluk`V
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: hammer
Russian meaning: молоток
Turkic: *bAlka
Mongolian: *haluka
Tungus-Manchu: *paluka
Comments: KW 7, Poppe 11, Цинциус 1984, 30-31, Doerfer MT 22, Rozycki 78 (although, despite the two latter authors, in this case one can hardly think of a loanword). A Western isogloss. May be an old "Wanderwort" (cf. PIE *pelek'u-). Low tone and shortness reconstructed because of Mong. *h-.
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Turkic etymology :

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Proto-Turkic: *bAlka
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: hammer
Russian meaning: молоток
Tatar: balɣa (Sib.)
Uzbek: balɣa (Chag.)
Kirghiz: balɣa
Comments: VEWT 61, ЭСТЯ 2, 57-58. Turk. > Mong. balɣu, balig (KW 31).
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *haluka
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: hammer
Russian meaning: молоток
Written Mongolian: aluqa(n) (L 34)
Middle Mongolian: hol[o]ɣa (IM)
Khalkha: alx(an)
Buriat: alxa
Kalmuck: alxǝ
Ordos: aluxu
Dagur: xallogu (MGCD 106), xaldugu (Тод. Даг. 173)
Mogol: aluqa (Ramstedt 1906)
Comments: KW 7.
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *paluka
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: hammer
Russian meaning: молоток
Evenki: halka
Even: halqъ̣
Negidal: xalka
Literary Manchu: folχo
Ulcha: palawụ(n)
Orok: palo
Nanai: paloa
Oroch: xalua, xaluwa
Udighe: xaluga
Solon: alxa
Comments: ТМС 2, 313.
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *pVlVḳV
Meaning: hammer
Indo-European: *pelek'-
Altaic: *pằluk`V
References: ND 1716 *pal̄UḲü 'axe, hammer' (+ Sem.). Cf. PEC *bɨ̆lVgwi 'hammer'.
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *pelek'-
Meaning: axe
Tokharian: A porat, B peret `Axt" (< Iran ?)
Old Indian: párśu- m. `curved knife, sickle', paraśú- m. `hatchet, axe'
Other Iranian: Osset fǝrǝt `Axt, Beil'
Old Greek: pélekü-s, -eōs m. `Axt, Doppelaxt, Bail'
Russ. meaning: топор
References: WP II 46
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