Altaic etymology :

Proto-Altaic: *sĭ̀p`i ( ~ z-, -p-)

Nostratic: Nostratic

Meaning: to spy; slander

Russian meaning: подсматривать, шпионить; клеветать

Mongolian: *sibsi-

Tungus-Manchu: *sipki-

Japanese: *sìpù-

Comments: A good Mong.-Tung.-Jpn. verbal match.

Mongolian etymology :

Proto-Mongolian: *sibsi-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to blemish, defame

Russian meaning: позорить, клеветать

Written Mongolian: sibsi- (L 695)

Khalkha: šivšig (Gomb. 808) 'shame, disgrace'

Kalmuck: šiwšǝ-

Comments: KW 362.

Tungus etymology :

Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *sipki-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: 1 to spy, peep 2 to slander

Russian meaning: 1 подсматривать 2 клеветать, сплетничать, подстрекать

Evenki: sipkit- 1, sipku- 2

Even: hịpqъ̣- 1

Negidal: sịpkịt- 1

Spoken Manchu: šifǝḱa- 'to study' (1853)

Literary Manchu: sibki- 1

Orok: sipkiči- 'hide'

Oroch: sippiči- 1

Solon: š́irkiš́ī- 'listen, hearken'

Comments: ТМС 2, 92, 93.

Japanese etymology :

Proto-Japanese: *sìpù-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to slander

Russian meaning: клеветать

Old Japanese: sipu-

Middle Japanese: sìfu-

Tokyo: shií-

Kyoto: shíí-

Kagoshima: shií-

Comments: JLTT 750. Accent in Kagoshima is irregular.

Nostratic etymology :

Eurasiatic: *[s]VṗV

Meaning: to taste, try

Indo-European: *sap-, -e-

Altaic: *sĭ̀p`i ( ~ z-, -p-) ?

Uralic: *śeppä ?

Dravidian: *Sav-

Comments: Expected *s- in Ur. (perhaps a different root).

References: ND 2096 *SapV 'to taste, be tasty' (IE+Drav + dub. Cush).

Indo-European etymology :

Proto-IE: *sap-, -e-

Meaning: to try, to research

Germanic: *sib-a- vb.; *saf-ja- vb., *sib-ōn- f.

Latin: sapiō, -ere, sapīvī/sapuī `schmecken, Geschmack haben; riechen; weise sein, einsichtig sein', sapor, -ōris m. `Geschmack, Leckerei, feiner Ton', nesapius `unwissend'

Other Italic: Osk sipus `sciens', Volsk sepu `sciente ?'

Celtic: OIr sāer `artifex'

Russ. meaning: пробовать, изучать внутреннее устройство

References: WP II 450 f

Germanic etymology :

Proto-Germanic: *siban- vb.; *safjan- vb., *sibōn

Meaning: notice, rejoice, taste

IE etymology: IE etymology

Gothic: *sifan wk. `rejoice'

Old Norse: sefi m. `Sinn, Gemüt'; sefa wk. `beruhigen'

Norwegian: seva `beruhigen'

Swedish: dial. säv' sä `sich beruhigen'

Old English: sefa, seofa `Gemüt, Sinn'; anseffian `begreifen'; af-sebbjan, an-sebbjan `wahrnehmen, bemerken'

Old Saxon: sevo `Sinn, Gemüt'; af-sebbian `wahrnehmen'; af-, biseffian `bemerken'

Middle Dutch: beseffen (besoef/besief; beseven) `smaken, ondervinden, gevoelen, bemerken, gewaar worden, begrijpen, kunnen, denken, vernemen, horen'

Dutch: beseffen

Old High German: { sebō `Gemüt, Sinn'; ant-, int-seffen `einsehen; schmecken; merken, wahrnehmen' }

Middle High German: sɛber st. m. 'schmecker, koster', besɛben st. 'mit den sinnen wahrnehmen, inne werden', entsɛben st./wk. 'mit dem geschmacke wahrnehmen'

Uralic etymology :

Number: 970

Proto: *śeppä

> Nostratic: > Nostratic

English meaning: clever, skilful

German meaning: geschickt

Finnish: seppä 'Schmied, Meister, Künstler; geschickt', sepästi 'kunstreich, geschickt'

Estonian: sepp (gen. sepa) 'Schmied, Handwerker'

Saam (Lapp): čæp'pe -pp- (N) 'clever, efficient', tjiehppē, tjähppē (L) 'flink, tüchtig, geschickt', čiehpe (T), čiehp (Kld. Not.), čep (A) 'Meister', tšĭ͔ĕ͔'pp^E (P), t́š́ė͕ä͕̆ɔp̀p^E (Not.), t́š́ieɔ̀p̀^(E) (Kld.) 'geschickt; Meister'

Hungarian: szép 'schön, angenehm, gut' ?

Sammalahti's version: *s'eppä

Dravidian etymology :

Proto-Dravidian : *Sav-

Meaning : taste

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Proto-South Dravidian: *sav-i (*c-)

Proto-Telugu : *cav-

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *sav- (*c-)

South Dravidian etymology :

Proto-South Dravidian : *sav-i (*c-)

Meaning : taste

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : cavi

Tamil meaning : taste

Kannada : savi, saṃvi

Kannada meaning : that has taste, that is palatable, savoury, sweet or nice; taste, sweetness

Kannada derivates : savi, save to test by eating, taste, eat; savigār_a a man who creates pleasant feelings, a jocose or witty man, etc.; savisu to cause to taste or eat; saviha taste, flavour

Tulu : sabi, savi

Tulu meaning : flavour, taste; palatable, sweet

Tulu derivates : sabipuni to taste, try the flavour; savipuni to be tasteful, savoury, sweet; tabi flavour, taste, savoury, delicious; tabipuni to appease (as the appetite); tabaṭuni to remain as an aftertaste (cf. DEDR 2386)

Proto-Nilgiri : *Sav-ĭ

Number in DED : 2396

Nilgiri etymology :

Proto-Nilgiri : *Sav-ĭ

Meaning : taste left in mouth for food just eaten

South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology

Kota : cayv

Number in DED : 2396

Telugu etymology :

Proto-Telugu : *cav-

Meaning : taste

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : cavi

Additional forms : Also cavi-gonu to taste

Number in DED : 2396

Kolami-Gadba etymology :

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *sav- (*c-)

Meaning : sweet

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Kolami : savvi

Naikri : savad

Number in DED : 2396

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