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Japanese etymology :
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Proto-Japanese: *kátú-
Meaning: 1 tuna fish 2 to become hungry
Russian meaning: 1 тунец 2 голодать
Middle Japanese: kátúwó 1, katuwa- 2
Tokyo: kàtsuo 1, katsué- 2
Kyoto: kátsúó 1, kátsúé- 2
Kagoshima: katsúo 1, kàtsùè-
Comments: JLTT 444. Historically a compound with *(d)ibua 'fish'. Despite the difference in accent, the verbal stem seems to belong here etymologically: cf. the verbal meaning 'to weaken, die (after releasing roe)' in most TM languages. japet-prnum,japet-meaning,japet-rusmean,japet-mjp,japet-tok,japet-kyo,japet-kag,japet-comments,
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Altaic etymology :
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Proto-Altaic: *ki̯áta
Meaning: salmon, a k. of fish
Russian meaning: лосось, вид рыбы
Comments: An interesting root, demonstrating the acquaintance of the speakers with the way of life of the salmon (weakening and dying after releasing roe). Note a common derivative *ki̯áta-rV in the Turko-Mongolian area.
altet-meaning,altet-rusmean,altet-turc,altet-mong,altet-tung,altet-jap,altet-reference,
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Turkic etymology :
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Proto-Turkic: *K(i)atɨr- ( ~-d-)
Meaning: 1 grayling 2 sturgeon
Russian meaning: 1 хариус 2 осетр
Yakut: xatɨ̄s 2
Tuva: qadɨrɣɨ 1
turcet-prnum,turcet-meaning,turcet-rusmean,turcet-jak,turcet-tuv,turcet-reference,
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Mongolian etymology :
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Proto-Mongolian: *kadaraŋ
Meaning: 1 grayling 2 ruff
Russian meaning: 1 хариус 2 ерш
Written Mongolian: qadaraŋ 2, (L 903) qadara 1 Middle Mongolian: qadara 'k. of fish' (SH) Khalkha: xadar 1, xadraŋ 2
Buriat: xadaran 1
Kalmuck: xadǝrṇ 'тарань' (КРС) Comments: Mong. > Evk. kadara etc. (not vice versa, despite Doerfer MT 103). monget-prnum,monget-meaning,monget-rusmean,monget-wmo,monget-mmo,monget-hal,monget-bur,monget-kal,monget-reference,
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Tungus etymology :
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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *kiata
Meaning: 1 salmon 2 dead fish (after releasing roe) 3 to weaken
Russian meaning: 1 лосось 2 мертвая рыба (после икрометания) 3 слабеть
Evenki: kē̂ta 1
Even: qǟta 1
Negidal: kē̂ta 1
Literary Manchu: ḱata 1, ḱatu- 3
Ulcha: kē̂ta 2
Orok: qē̂ta 2
Nanai: qǟta- 3
Oroch: kiata 2, kiata- 3
Comments: ТМС 1, 389. TM > WMong. kete, Kalm. ketǝ (KW 228); Russ. кета. tunget-prnum,tunget-meaning,tunget-rusmean,tunget-evk,tunget-evn,tunget-neg,tunget-man,tunget-ulc,tunget-ork,tunget-nan,tunget-orc,tunget-reference,
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