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Proto-Altaic: *kéč`à
Meaning: side
Russian meaning: сторона
Korean: *kǝ̀čh
Japanese: *kátà
Comments: A Kor.-Jpn. isogloss. See Martin 241, АПиПЯЯ 297 (with some confusion of Kor. *kǝ̀čh 'exterior' and *kằč- 'near; end, limit', see under *kĕ̀č`á, *k`i̯ŏ́ǯa). The root seems very similar to both *kĕ̀č`á and *k`i̯ŏ́ǯa, but in fact cannot be reduced to either of them. It is not even excluded that the root does not exist at all: Kor. kǝ̀čh 'exterior side' may be just a variant of kàčh 'skin' (see under *káč`u), while Jpn. kátà may go back to PA *k`ada 'side, to turn' (q. v.).
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Korean etymology :

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Proto-Korean: *kǝ̀čh
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: outer appearance, exterior
Russian meaning: внешний вид, внешность
Modern Korean: kǝǯuk, kǝt [kǝth]
Middle Korean: kǝ̀čh
Comments: Nam 40, KED 87, 104.
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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *kátà
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: side, direction; form, shape
Russian meaning: сторона, направление; форма, вид
Old Japanese: kata
Middle Japanese: kátà
Tokyo: katá
Kyoto: kátà
Kagoshima: káta
Comments: JLTT 442.
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