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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *p`ā́ĺŋa ( ~ -e)
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: palm (of hand)
Russian meaning: ладонь
Turkic: *āja ( ~ -ń-)
Mongolian: *haliga(n)
Tungus-Manchu: *palŋa
Korean: *pār
Comments: EAS 107, KW 7, Poppe 95, Цинциус 1984, 27-28, ОСНЯ 3, 94-95, Дыбо 317, Лексика 252, Doerfer MT 22, Rozycki 73 (but note that TM forms meaning 'foot, sole' should be certainly kept apart, see *pằlgà). The Mong.-Tung. match here seems impeccable, and (despite MT and Rozycki) borrowing is excluded. The Turkic form presents problems with a unique cluster development *-ĺŋ- > *-lń- > -ń-, but still is probably the reflex of the same root. The Korean form may belong here if we suppose a secondary semantic development 'palm' > 'handful' > 'armful'.
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Turkic etymology :

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Proto-Turkic: *āja ( < *āŋ́a)
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: palm (of hand)
Russian meaning: ладонь
Old Turkic: aja (OUygh.)
Karakhanid: aja (MK, KB)
Turkish: aja
Middle Turkic: aja (Sangl.; MKypch.- Houts., AH)
Sary-Yughur: χaja, χajan
Turkmen: āja
Khakassian: aja
Kazakh: aja 'center of a palm'
Noghai: aja
Bashkir: aja 'мера длины - пальма; гребень для чесания пуха'
Balkar: ajaz (< формы 3 л.)
Kumyk: aja
Comments: VEWT 10, ЭСТЯ 1, 100-101, Дыбо 179-181, Лексика 252.
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *haliga(n)
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: palm (of hand)
Russian meaning: ладонь
Written Mongolian: alaɣa(n) (L 26)
Middle Mongolian: xalaqan (HY 46, SH), alaqan (MA)
Khalkha: alga
Buriat: aĺga(n)
Kalmuck: aĺxǝn
Ordos: alaga
Dongxian: hanGa
Baoan: halgǝ
Dagur: xalǝg, (Тод. Даг. 173) xalaga, halehe (MD 156)
Shary-Yoghur: halaʁan
Monguor: (x)arGa (SM 13), xalGa (MGCD)
Mogol: olaqɛi (Ramstedt 1906); ZM alaqa (2-9b)
Comments: KW 7, Дыбо 231. Mong. > Kirgh. alaqan, Uygh. aliqan etc. (ЭСТЯ 1, 133), Evk. aliga, Sol. aĺga (ТМС 1, 312).
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *palŋa
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: palm (of hand)
Russian meaning: ладонь
Evenki: hanŋa
Even: hanŋъ̣
Negidal: xańŋa
Spoken Manchu: falǝŋǝ (71)
Literary Manchu: falaŋGu
Ulcha: pańa
Orok: xaŋŋa / xaŋa
Nanai: pajŋa
Oroch: xaŋa, xaŋŋa
Udighe: xań`a
Comments: ТМС 2, 312, 314. All languages, except Manchu, reflect *pańŋa; Manchu probably reflects a more archaic variant *pal(i)ŋa, simplified to *pańŋa elsewhere.
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Korean etymology :

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Proto-Korean: *pār
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: armful
Russian meaning: охапка
Modern Korean: pāl
Middle Korean: pār
Comments: Nam 245, KED 723.
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *ṗVlŋV
Meaning: palm (of hand)
Borean: Borean
Indo-European: *palǝm-, *palǝn-
Altaic: *p`ā́lŋa ( ~ -e)
Uralic: *piŋV
Comments: [Ur. perhaps better with IE *penkʷ-?]
References: ОСНЯ 3, 93-95; ND 1730 *ṗaĺHiŋa 'palm of hand' (w/o Ur.; + Chad.). ?Cf. PAN *palaj 'palm of hand, sole of foot'.
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *palam-, *palan-; *plām-
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Meaning: palm (of hand)
Old Indian: pāṇí- m. `hand'
Avestan: pǝrǝnā `hohle Hand'
Old Greek: palámǟ f. `(flache) Hand, Handhabe, Mittel, Veranstaltung', palastǟ́ `Handfläche, Breite von vier Fingern'
Germanic: *fulm-ō f.
Latin: palma f. `flache Hand; Gänsefuss, Geweihschaufel; Backenstreich, Ohrfeige; Ruderschaufel, Schoss, ausserster Zweig'; palmus, -ī m. `die Hand als Längenmass, Spanne'
Celtic: OIr lām `Hand'; Cymr llaw `Hand', OCorn lof `Hand'
Russ. meaning: ладонь
References: WP II 61 f
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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *fulmō
Meaning: palm (of the hand)
IE etymology: IE etymology
Old English: folm, -e f. `palm of hand, hand'
Old High German: folma f. `Hand'
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Uralic etymology :

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Number: 783
Proto: *piŋV
> Nostratic: > Nostratic
English meaning: palm of hand
German meaning: flache Hand, hohle Hand
Finnish: pivo (dial. pijo, pio) 'Hand, hohle Hand, Faust, Handvoll'
Estonian: pihu (gen. peu, pihu), dial. peo, pego, põgo (gen. peo, põo) 'Handfläche'
Nenets (Yurak): ṕeʔ (O), ṕeŋ (Nj.) 'hohle Hand, Handteller'
Enets (Yen): feo (Ch.), fe, pe (B) 'flache Hand'
Nganasan (Tawgi): feaŋ
Selkup: pīŋka (KeM) 'Hand, flache Hand'
Kamass: pǝŋ 'flache Hand'
Janhunen's version: (112) *pi/äŋi
Sammalahti's version: *pi/äŋi
Addenda: Koib. pam 'ладонь', Mot. oume
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Long-range etymologies :

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Borean (approx.) : PVLNV
Meaning : palm of hand, handful
Eurasiatic : *ṗVlŋV
Austric : PAA *pa:ŋ, MY *phaŋ handful
Amerind (misc.) : *pel 'hand' (R 358) [+ A]
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Austric etymology :

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Proto-Austric: *Paŋ
Meaning: handful
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
Proto-Austroasiatic: *pa:ŋ / *pɔ:ŋ
Austroasiatic meaning: handful
Miao-Yao parallels: *phaŋ.C handful
References: Peiros 1998, 156.
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Austro-Asiatic etymology :

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Proto-Austro-Asiatic: *pa:ŋ / *pɔ:ŋ
Meaning: handful
Austric etymology: Austric etymology
Proto-Katuic: EK *pa:ŋ
Proto-Bahnaric: *pa:ŋ
Khmer: kǝpɔ:ŋ
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Katuic etymology :

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Proto-Katuic: *pa:ŋ
Meaning: palm, sole
Presyllable: tǝ-/tǝr-
Austro-Asiatic etymology: Austro-Asiatic etymology
Proto-East Katuic: *pa:ŋ
References: TK5.52
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East Katuic etymology :

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Proto-East Katuic: *pa:ŋ
Meaning: palm, sole
Presyllable: tǝ-/tǝr-
Katuic etymology: Katuic etymology
Pakoh: tǝppa:ŋ ti:
Pakoh meaning: hand (VL)
Lao Katu: tapa:ŋ
Lao Katu meaning: palm of hand
Kri: tampa:ŋ
Chatong: tapa:ŋ
Kantu dialects: tarpa:ŋ
Triw: carpa:ŋ
Dakkan dialects (1): carpa:ŋ
Dakkan dialects (2): cǝrpa:ŋ ti:
Dakkan meaning: palm of hand
Katu dialects (1): tapa:ŋ
Katu dialects (2): tapa:ŋ
Katu dialects (3): tǝba:ŋ taj I?
Katu dialects (4): tapa:ŋ
Katu meaning: palm (of hand), sole (of foot)
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Bahnar etymology :

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Proto-Bahnaric: *pa:ŋ
Meaning: palm, sole
Presyllable: kǝr-/tǝr-
Austro-Asiatic etymology: Austro-Asiatic etymology
Bahnar: tǝpa:ŋ
Bahnar meaning: palm
Proto-North Bahnaric: *pa:ŋ.T, kǝ-
Proto-South Bahnaric: *pa:ŋ, #/lǝ-
Proto-West Bahnaric: *pa:ŋ, tǝr-
Proto-Northwest-Bahnaric: *pa:ŋ, kǝ-
Harak: capa:ŋ P?
References: PNB-155, JS-95, TB5.45
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North Bahnaric etymology :

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Proto-North-Bahnaric: *pa:ŋ.T, kǝ-
Meaning: palm, sole
Bahnaric etymology: Bahnaric etymology
Rengao form: kǝpa:ŋ.T
Rengao meaning: palm, sole
Jeh form: kǝpa:ŋ.T
Jeh meaning: palm, Clf. for hands
Sedang form: kǝpeaŋ.T
Sedang meaning: palm, sole
Hre form: kǝpeaŋ.T
Hre meaning: palm, sole
Mo'dra: tǝpa:ŋ.T
Didra: xpiaŋ.T
References: PNB-155, GS-90, GS-93
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South Bahnaric etymology :

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Proto-South Bahnaric: *pa:ŋ, #/lǝ-
Meaning: palm, sole
Bahnaric etymology: Bahnaric etymology
Chrau form: lǝpa:ŋ
Chrau meaning: palm, sole
Stieng form: pa:ŋ
Stieng meaning: palm
References: SBS-86
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West Bahnaric etymology :

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Proto-West- Bahnaric: *pa:ŋ, tǝr-
Meaning: palm, sole
Bahnaric etymology: Bahnaric etymology
Jaru form: hǝpa:ŋ tɛj
Jaru meaning: palm of hand
Lavi: tapa:ŋ
Juk: tala:ŋ I?
Nhaheung form: pa:ŋ ti
Nhaheung meaning: palm of hand
Brao form: trǝpa:ŋ
Brao meaning: palm, sole
References: JS-95
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North-West Bahnaric etymology :

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Proto-North-West- Bahnaric: *pa:ŋ, kǝ-
Meaning: palm, sole
Bahnaric etymology: Bahnaric etymology
Tariang: kapa:ŋ
Kaseng: ʔǝpaŋ
Yaeh: kapa:ŋ
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Harak etymology :

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Proto-Harak: *pa:ŋ, kǝ-
Meaning: palm, sole
Bahnaric etymology: Bahnaric etymology
Harak: capa:ŋ P?
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Khmer etymology :

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Khmer: kpɔ:ŋ
Meaning: to dip or scoop with the hands together
Austro-Asiatic etymology: Austro-Asiatic etymology
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