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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *ǯi̯úbù
Meaning: sake, reason
Russian meaning: причина
Mongolian: *ǯüj
Tungus-Manchu: *ǯubu ( ~ -g-)
Japanese: *dúwài
Comments: Ozawa 160-161, JOAL 69.
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *ǯüj
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: thing, circumstance, reason
Russian meaning: дело, обстоятельство, причина
Written Mongolian: ǯüi (L 1083)
Middle Mongolian: ǯujil (HY)
Khalkha: ʒüj
Buriat: züj
Kalmuck:
Ordos: ǯǖ, ǯüi̯
Comments: KW 484.
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *ǯubu ( ~ -g-)
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: for, for the sake of
Russian meaning: для, ради
Evenki: ǯuɣu ~ ʒuwu
Even: ǯuwu
Negidal: ǯuwu-dū
Literary Manchu: ǯu-lefun
Comments: ТМС 1, 269.
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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *dúwài
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: reason
Russian meaning: причина
Old Japanese: juwe
Middle Japanese: júwè
Tokyo: yué
Kyoto: yúé
Kagoshima: yúe
Comments: JLTT 579. Accent in Kyoto is irregular in Hirayama, but Martin (ibid.) cites it as regular yúè.
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