Japanese etymology : List with all references

Proto-Japanese: *kuam-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to soak

Russian meaning: промокать, быть залитым

Old Japanese: kwom-

Comments: JLTT 712.

Proto-Altaic: *k`[ō]mo

Nostratic: Nostratic

Meaning: to soak

Russian meaning: мокнуть, мочить

Turkic: *Kōm

Tungus-Manchu: *xum-

Korean: *kā̆m- / *kắm-

Japanese: *kuam-

Comments: The root seems reliable, despite some irregularities in vocalism.

Proto-Turkic: *Kōm

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: wave

Russian meaning: волна

Karakhanid: qom (MK)

Middle Turkic: qum (Houts., AH)

Turkmen: Gōm

Oyrat: qom

Chuvash: xom

Comments: EDT 625, ЭСТЯ 6, 54, Федотов 2, 356-357.

Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *xum-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: 1 to soak 2 to besmear (face)

Russian meaning: 1 мочить 2 пачкать (лицо)

Evenki: umī- 1

Even: umi- 1

Literary Manchu: χumara- 2

Comments: ТМС 1, 477, 2, 267.

Proto-Korean: *kā̆m- / *kắm-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to bathe, wash

Russian meaning: купать, мыть

Modern Korean: kām-

Middle Korean: kắm-

Comments: Nam 23, KED 50.

Eurasiatic: *ḳVm(p)V

Meaning: wave

Indo-European: *k(')ūm-

Altaic: *k`[ō]mo

Uralic: *kumpa

References: Redei 203.

Proto-IE: *k(')ūm-

Meaning: wave

Old Greek: kǖ̂ma, -atos n. `Welle, Woge, Brandung'

Germanic: *xū́m-a- n.

Latin: cumulus, -ī `куча, груда, курган; верх, высшая степень'

Russ. meaning: волна

Proto-Germanic: *xū́ma-n

Meaning: see

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: hūm n. `See, Meer' (poet.)

Number: 398

Proto: *kumpa

> Nostratic: > Nostratic

English meaning: wave

German meaning: Welle

Finnish: kumpu 'Hügel, Höhe; (dial.) hohe, runde Welle', kumpua-, kumpuu- 'quellen, hervorquellen'

Estonian: kummu- 'sich häufen, sich ansammeln' ?

Saam (Lapp): kåbbå (L) 'Anhöhe od. kleinerer Berg, Hügel', gobbolaste- (N) 'in aqua dormire (de phoca)', kåppål (L) 'Netzflöße, Schwimmer', kåppål'ti- 'auf dem Wasser umhertreiben, schwimmen'

Mordovian: komba (M) 'кочка, плывучий островок, kleiner Hügel', kumboldo-, kopildi- (E) 'in wellenartiger Bewegung sein, wallen', komboldo- (M) 'hervorquellen, wallen, wogen'

Udmurt (Votyak): gi̮bed (URS) 'перегной, торф'

Komi (Zyrian): gi̮b- (Vm.) 'плескать, играть (о рыбе)', gi̮bal- (Pr. V) 'in Scharen schwimmen, plätschern (Fische)', gøba^.l- (PO) 'плескаться (о рыбе)', gi̮bad (Le.), gi̮bad, gubad (Pr.), gi̮be̮d (V) 'Moorgrund (im Sumpf), Wiese, Bülte'

Khanty (Ostyak): kŏmp (V), χump (DN O) 'Welle'

Mansi (Vogul): kop (TJ), χop (KU), kup (P), kump (LM), χump (So.)

Hungarian: hab 'Schaum; Welle, Woge'

Nenets (Yurak): χāmpa (O) 'Welle, Woge'

Enets (Yen): kaba 'Welle'

Nganasan (Tawgi): koŋfu (gen. kombu)

Selkup: qā̊mpe (TaU), qōmp (Ty.), k͔oombo, k͔ómbɔ (Ke.) 'Welle', k͔ā̊mpe̮r- (Tur.) 'obenauf schwimmen'

Janhunen's version: (12) *kompa

Sammalahti's version: *kompa

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