Mongolian etymology :

Proto-Mongolian: *korbu

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: beluga, white fish

Russian meaning: белуга, белая рыба

Written Mongolian: qorbu (L 965)

Khalkha: xorov

Kalmuck: xorwǝ (КРС)

Comments: Cf. also WMong. qarba 'a k. of fresh-water fish' (or is it < 'carp'?).

Altaic etymology :

Proto-Altaic: *koru

Nostratic: Nostratic

Meaning: a k. of big fish

Russian meaning: вид большой рыбы

Turkic: *Kor(t)-

Mongolian: *korbu

Tungus-Manchu: *koru

Korean: *kòrài

Japanese: *kùntírà

Comments: Accent correspondence between Kor. and Jpn. is irregular.

Turkic etymology :

Proto-Turkic: *Kor(t)-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: 1 burbot 2 pike 3 huso, beluga

Russian meaning: 1 налим 2 щука 3 белуга

Tatar: (КСТТ) qurtɨ 1, qurtan 2

Khakassian: xortɨ 1 (Sag.)

Shor: qortu 1

Oyrat: qortu 1

Chuvash: ? kъrtъš, kъrъš 'ruff' ( = Mari kɨrɨš, kǝrkke 'trout')

Kazakh: qortpa 3

Noghai: qortpa 3

Comments: Федотов 1, 260. For Chuv. kъrtъš cf. also Tat. qɨrtɨš (the direction of borrowing is unclear).

Tungus etymology :

Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *koru

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: pike

Russian meaning: щука

Even: kȫrike, kurike 'a k. of fish (род мальмы)'

Negidal: kojčān

Literary Manchu: xoro

Ulcha: qorụ

Comments: ТМС 1, 404, 420. Manchu has also a front-row variant kure 'tench' (also kurče, kurčin 'a k. of sea fish'), see ТМС 1, 438 (cf. also Ul., Nan. kuere 'амур белый', ТМС 1, 445); the Manchu word was borrowed > WMong. küre, Kalm. kür 'tench' (see Doerfer MT 144).

Korean etymology :

Proto-Korean: *kòrài

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: whale

Russian meaning: кит

Modern Korean: korä

Middle Korean: kòrài

Comments: Liu 63, KED 138.

Japanese etymology :

Proto-Japanese: *kùntírà

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: whale

Russian meaning: кит

Old Japanese: kudira

Middle Japanese: kùdírà

Tokyo: kùjira

Kyoto: kùjírà

Kagoshima: kujirá

Comments: JLTT 468. The Kyoto accent is aberrant.

Nostratic etymology :

Eurasiatic: *kVrV

Meaning: a k. of fish

Borean: Borean

Altaic: *koru

Uralic: *kärV (cf. also *korV - SAS)

References: Suggested by V. Glumov.

Uralic etymology :

Number: 271

Proto: *kärV

> Nostratic: > Nostratic

English meaning: a k. of fish

German meaning: eine Art Fisch (Sterlett? )

Udmurt (Votyak): karei 'Acipenser pygmaeus' ?

Khanty (Ostyak): köri (V) 'kleiner Sterlett', kȧ̆rǝ (DN) 'Sterlett (fetter)', kȧ̆ri 'kleiner Sterlett' ( > Russ. карыш > Khant. Kr. kȧrǝš)

Mansi (Vogul): karkä^.j (TJ), kɔ̄̈rɣǝj (KU), kāraj (So.) 'Acipenser ruthenus', kārǝj (P) 'Fisch (überhaupt)'

Nenets (Yurak): χirī (K) 'kleiner Stör', kiŕī (Nj.), kiĹī (P) 'Sterlett'

Long-range etymologies :

Borean (approx.) : KVRV

Meaning : a k. of fish

Eurasiatic : *kVrV

Afroasiatic : *ka(w)r-

Reference : Suggested by V. Glumov.

Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ka(w)r-

Meaning: fish

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Semitic: *kVwVr- 'kind of fish'

Low East Cushitic: *kar- 'fish'

Warazi (Dullay): *kari(-t)- 'fish'

Omotic: *kar- 'fish'

Notes: Cf. HSED 2061 *q̇ar- 'fish' (Eg ḫꜣ.t and Hs ḳarāyā compared to Gel kaara, Warazi *ḫar- and Hamar kara, all <*kar-). Cf. Nub (Kenuzi, Dongola) káre 'fish'

Semitic etymology :

Number: 2454

Proto-Semitic: *kVwVr-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: kind of fish

Judaic Aramaic: kawrā 'fish in the cauf; fish in general' [Ja. 617].

Mandaic Aramaic: kauara 'fish' [DM 196].

Geʕez (Ethiopian): kawwara 'to set traps, catch fish' LGz 300

Soqotri: kúwerhor 'espèce de poisson [LS 215] (cf. also kér 'kind of shark' [NP 52]).

Low East Cushitic etymology :

Proto-Low East Cushitic: *kar-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'fish'

Dasenech (Geleba): kaara

Warazi etymology :

Proto-Warazi: *kari(-t)-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'fish'

Gawwada (Gawata): ḫaare

Tsamay (Dume, Gaba, Kule): ḫaarite

Harso (Werize): haaricce

Dihina: haaricce

Gollango (Wellango): haare

Notes: Dull 242; rather < SOmot because of -ḫ-

Omotic etymology :

Proto-Omotic: *kar-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'fish'

Hamer: kāra Bend Aroid

Ongota: kāra

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