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Proto-Altaic: *pōto ( ~ -ū-, -i̯ū-)
Meaning: to think, intend
Russian meaning: думать, намереваться
Mongolian: *bodu-
Tungus-Manchu: *pōt[e]-
Korean: *ptɨ́-t
Japanese: *pǝ́tua
Comments: Lee 1958, 119 (Kor.-Mong.). Cf. also MKor. pthǝ̄k 'reason'; without vowel reduction perhaps also MKor. pùrǝ́, mod. purǝ 'intentionally, on purpose'. Mong. > Evk. bodo- etc. (see ТМС 1, 88, Doerfer MT 78). The Jpn. reflex is not quite certain, being somewhat distant semantically and aberrant accentologically (TM length should correspond to low tone in Jpn.). The voicing in modern dialects (Tok. hodo etc.) also contradicts *-t- in *pōto. One should consider a possibility of relating Kor. pthǝ̄k and PJ *pǝtua (*pǝ(n)tua) to PA *p`ḗt[e] 'name, to call' ('name' as the essence or reason of the called object?) which would be phonologically more plausible (assuming Gruntov's rule about *C`VCV > *CVC`V in early PJ).
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *bodu-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to think
Russian meaning: думать
Written Mongolian: bodu- (L 109)
Khalkha: bodo-
Buriat: bodo-
Kalmuck: bodǝ-
Ordos: bodo-
Dongxian: bodo-
Dagur: bodo- (Тод. Даг. 127), bode- (MD 124), bodu-
Shary-Yoghur: bodo-
Comments: KW 48, MGCD 156.
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *pōti-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 sense 2 to pay attention
Russian meaning: 1 смысл 2 обращать внимание
Evenki: hōtiwūn 1
Even: hotịčịw- 2
Comments: ТМС 2, 335.
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Korean etymology :

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Proto-Korean: *ptɨ́-t
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: will, intention
Russian meaning: воля, намерение
Modern Korean: t:ɨt [t:ɨs]
Middle Korean: ptɨ́t
Comments: Nam 174, KED 544.
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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *pǝ́tua
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: measure, degree
Russian meaning: мера, степень
Old Japanese: p(w)otwo
Middle Japanese: fodo
Tokyo: hodó, hòdo
Kyoto: hódó
Kagoshima: hódo
Comments: JLTT 413. Original accent is not quite clear. Modern dialects point to *pǝ́tuá or *pǝ́tuà (? *pǝ̀tuà), and MJ accentuation is not attested.
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