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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *séjra ( ~ z-)
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: three, a three-part object
Russian meaning: три, трехчастный предмет
Mongolian: *sereɣe
Korean: *sǝ̄ih
Japanese: *sárápí
Comments: SKE 225, PKE 171. Medial *-j- is reconstructed to account for loss of *-r- in Kor. Cf. perhaps also Man. sertej 'three-lipped, having a harelip'; MKor. sǝ̀hɨ̀rǝ̀i, mod. s:ǝre 'rake, harrow' ( = Mong. *sereɣe).
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *sereɣe
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: trident, pitchfork
Russian meaning: трезубец, вилы
Written Mongolian: serege, serige, serije (L 689)
Khalkha: serē
Buriat: herē
Kalmuck: serɛ̄
Ordos: serē 'tête de flèche à plusieurs pointes'
Dagur: serē (Тод. Даг. 163, MD 211)
Comments: KW 325, MGCD 599. Mong. > Oyr. särä.
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Korean etymology :

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Proto-Korean: *sǝ̄ih
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: three
Russian meaning: три
Modern Korean: sēt [sēs]
Middle Korean: sǝ̄i (sǝ̄ih-)
Comments: Nam 302, KED 968.
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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *sárápí
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: rake, pitchfork
Russian meaning: грабли, вилы
Middle Japanese: sáráfí
Comments: JLTT 518.
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *CVrV ?
Meaning: fork, trident ?
Altaic: *séjra ( ~ z-) '*trident'
Uralic: *čarkke
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Uralic etymology :

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Number: 1229
Proto: *čarkke
> Nostratic: > Nostratic
English meaning: fork
German meaning: Gabel, Dragge
Finnish: harkki 'Dragge', (SKES) harkki- 1. 'harata, naarata; eggen, rechen, nach etw. dreggen, fischen', 2. 'pohtia, ajatella, miettiä; etw. erörtern, denken, sinnen', harkitse-'überlegen, erwägen, ausdenken, über etw. nachdenken' ?
Estonian: hark (Gen. hargi) 'Gabel, Ofengabel, Mistgabel'
Mordovian: čarkod́e-, čarkud́e-, čaŕkod́e-, čaŕkud́e- (E), M šäŔked́e- 'einsehen, vernehmen, verstehen, begreifen, erraten'
K. Redei's notes: Mord. d'e ist ein Verbalsuffix. Zum Bedeutungsverhältnis finn. 'Dragge' - 'eggen, rechen, dreggen' - 'nach etw. mit einer Dragge, Gabel fischen' - > 'überlegen, denken, sinnen' vgl. finn. keksi 'Bootshaken' ~ 'etw. mit dem Bootshaken fühlen, tasten, suchen' -> keksi- 'erfinden, entdecken, sich ausdenken', tutka 'Spitze'- tutki- 'etw. mit einer spitzigen Stange fühlen, tasten, suchen' -> 'untersuchen, recherchieren, prüfen, erforschen'. Die Zusammenstellung ist nur dann akzeptabel, wenn die abstrakte Bedeutung im Mord. - ähnlich wie in den ostseefinnischen Sprachen - aus der konkreten Bedeutung 'Gabel' entstanden ist.
Addenda: Liv. (Kett.) ar̄kk, är̄k̀ 'Gabel unter dem Wagen'
References: Anderson, Wandl, 213; Setälä, ÄH 255; Paasonen, MordChr. 133; SKES; Kettunen: UAJb. 30:253; Hakulinen, SKRK3 320.
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