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Proto-Altaic: *ši̯àč`í
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: a k. of rope, fabric
Russian meaning: вид веревки, ткани
Turkic: *sačuk
Tungus-Manchu: *čeče
Korean: *sắčh
Japanese: *sì(n)tú
Comments: The TM form is somewhat irregular: we would rather expect *šiči. Note, however that in Manchu we may be dealing with assimilation (čeče < *šeče), while other TM forms may in fact be borrowed from Manchu.
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Turkic etymology :

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Proto-Turkic: *sačuk
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: fringe, handkerchief with a fringe
Russian meaning: бахрома, платок с бахромой
Karakhanid: saču (MK)
Turkish: sačak
Tatar: čačaq
Middle Turkic: sačaq (Pav. C., Sangl.)
Uzbek: sačọq
Azerbaidzhan: sačaG
Turkmen: sačaq 'a k. of table-cloth'
Oyrat: čačaq
Kirghiz: sačaq 'hand towel'
Kazakh: šašaq
Noghai: šašaq
Balkar: čačaq
Karaim: sačaq
Karakalpak: šašaq
Kumyk: čačaq
Comments: VEWT 392, EDT 795, 796. Turk. *sačak > WMong. sačaɣ, čačaɣ, Kalm. cacǝg (KW 423).
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *čeče
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: patch, rag
Russian meaning: лоскут, тряпка
Evenki: čeče
Even: čeče
Negidal: čeče
Literary Manchu: čeče 'silk fabric'
Comments: ТМС 2, 422.
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Korean etymology :

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Proto-Korean: *sắčh
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: cord
Russian meaning: веревка, шнурок
Modern Korean: säk:i
Middle Korean: sắčh
Comments: Nam 294, KED 920.
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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *sì(n)tú
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: a specific embroidered fabric
Russian meaning: вид вышитой ткани
Old Japanese: situ
Middle Japanese: situ
Tokyo: shítsu, shízu
Comments: JLTT 528.
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *swV(n)čV
Meaning: feather, down, hair
Altaic: *ši̯òče (cf. also *ši̯àč`í 2027)
Uralic: *säćV (*sećV)
Kartvelian: Georg. činčl- 'down feathers'
Comments: Assimilation in Kartv. (if it belongs here at all). Rather: Georg. činčl- = PU *čänčä, PA *ši̯òče ; Ur. *säćV = PA *ši̯àč`í.
References: ND 2087 *[ś]ä(N)[ʒ]V 'lock of hair, feather' (Ur.+Kartv.+not quite corr. Alt. + CChad. +?Arab.).
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Uralic etymology :

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Number: 888
Proto: *säćV (*sećV) ?
> Nostratic: > Nostratic
English meaning: thin fibre
German meaning: feine (Hanf- od. Flachs-) Faser
Saam (Lapp): (sauč (S) 'Strick, Seil, Zaum aus Hanf' - rejected by Redei)
Komi (Zyrian): se̮ʒ́ (S P) 'die beste Sorte der Hanf- od. Flachsfasern', (Wied.) se̮ʒ́, soʒ́ 'Faser, Faden, Hede, Werg' ?
Hungarian: szösz 'Werg, Hede' ? (can be < Chuv. śüś)
Selkup: (N hač, NP sāču, Ke. sācu 'Brennessel, Hanf' - rejected by Redei)
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