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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *pula-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: red
Russian meaning: красный
Evenki: xula-ma,-rin
Even: hụlańā
Negidal: xolajin
Spoken Manchu: fǝlǝǵan, fulǵan (2419)
Literary Manchu: fulǵan
Jurchen: fula-gian (617)
Nanai: folǵǟ(n)
Udighe: xulaligi
Solon: ụlā̃
Comments: ТМС 2, 343-344.
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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *puli ( ~ p`-,-ĺ-, -o-e)
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: red
Russian meaning: красный
Mongolian: *hulaɣan
Tungus-Manchu: *pula-
Korean: *pɨ̀rk-
Comments: AKE 14, Lee 1958, 110, EAS 53, 143, KW 448, Poppe 12, 74, Цинциус 1984, 54, Menges 1984, 287, АПиПЯЯ 40, 291, Rozycki 80-81. Despite Poppe 1972, 100, Doerfer MT 23, TM cannot be borrowed from Mong (and vice versa, as suggested in TMN 1, 540); borrowing in Kor. from TM is also highly improbable.
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *hulaɣan
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: red
Russian meaning: красный
Written Mongolian: ulaɣan (L 869)
Middle Mongolian: xula'an (HY 41, SH), holām (IM), hula'an, hulan (MA)
Khalkha: ulān
Buriat: ulān
Kalmuck: ulān
Ordos: ulān
Dongxian: xulan
Baoan: felaŋ, fulaŋ
Dagur: xulān (Тод. Даг. 179), hulān (MD 166)
Shary-Yoghur: ɫān
Monguor: fulān (SM 105)
Mogol: ulōn; ZM ulɔ̄n (13-8)
Comments: KW 448, MGCD 671, TMN 1, 540.
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Korean etymology :

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Proto-Korean: *pɨ̀rk-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: red
Russian meaning: красный
Modern Korean: puk- [pulk]
Middle Korean: pɨ̀rk-
Comments: Nam 274, KED 844.
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *ṗVlV
Meaning: red, yellowish
Indo-European: *palu̯-
Altaic: *pule ( ~ p`-, -ĺ-)
Uralic: *piĺmV ?
Dravidian: *Pul-
References: ND 1698 *P_ulʡ/ħ[ü] 'red, yellowish, pale' (+ Akk. and Musgu). Cf. PAN *pulah, *pulaq 'red'.
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *palw-
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Meaning: yellowish
Slavic: *polvъ(jь)
Baltic: *pal̃w-a- adj.
Germanic: *falw-a-, *filw-a- adj.
Latin: palleō, -uī, -ēre `blass, bleich sein; sich entfarben; grün oder gelb sein'; pallor, -ōr is m. `Blässe; Schimmel', pallidus, -a `blass'; pullus, -a `schwarz, schwärzlich'
Russ. meaning: желтоватый, <половый>
References: WP II 53 f
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Vasmer's dictionary :

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Word: поло́вый,
Near etymology: полово́й "светло-желтый, блеклый", укр. полови́й "желтый, красно-желтый", др.-русск. половъ "светло-желтый, блеклый", ст.-слав. плавъ λευκός (Остром.), болг. плав (Младенов 425), сербохорв. пла̑в, пла́ва, пла́во "голубой, светловолосый", словен. plàv, pláva "голубой", чеш., слвц. plavý "блеклый, буланый, светло-желтый", польск., в.-луж., н.-луж. рɫоwу "блеклый, соломенный".
Further etymology: Праслав. *роlvъ родственно лит. раl̃vаs, ж. palvà "буланый, светло-желтый", д.-в.-н. falo "блеклый, бледный, светловолосый", др.-сакс. falu (*falwaz), ср.-в.-н. val, -lwes, др.-инд. palitás (ж. páliknī) "старец, седой", palitám "седые волосы", греч. πολιός (*πολιός) "серый", πελιός (*πελιός) "бесцветный, бледный, темно-серый, черно-голубой", πελιτνός "серый", ион. πελιδνός, лат. раllеō "я бледен", pallidus "бледный", др.-ирл. líath "серый" (*pleitos); см. Траутман, ВSW 205; Буга, ИОРЯС 17, 1, 4; Вальде--Гофм. 2, 239 и сл.; Гофман, Gr. Wb. 260; Мейе, Ét. 362; Мейе--Вайан 22; Перссон 645; Шпехт 64; Лёвенталь, Farbenbez. 10 и сл.; Нидерман, IF 10, 229; Лиден 90; Ф. Хартман, Glotta 5, 334.
Pages: 3,313
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Baltic etymology :

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Proto-Baltic: *pal̃w-a- adj.
Meaning: pallid
Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology
Lithuanian: pal̃va- `fahl, bleich, blassgelb'
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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *falwa-, *filwa-
Meaning: fallow
IE etymology: IE etymology
Old Norse: fɔl-r `bleich, fahl'
Old Swedish: Run. acc. sg. m. faluan
Old English: fealo (falu, fealu, feale) `fallow, pale yellow or red coloured as withered grass or leaves, dusky'
English: fallow
Old Saxon: falu `fahl, gelb'
Middle Dutch: vāle, vālu
Dutch: vaal; dial. veël, vèèl
Middle Low German: vāl(e)
Old High German: falo (falawēr) `fahl, rotgelb, braungelb' (8./9.Jh.)
Middle High German: val (-lw-) 'bleich, entfärbt, verwelkt; gelb, blond, falb'
German: falb, fahl
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Uralic etymology :

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Number: 779
Proto: *piĺmV
> Nostratic: > Nostratic
English meaning: dark, to become dark
German meaning: dunkel; dunkel werden
Finnish: pimeä 'dunkel, finster; Dunkel', pimene- 'finster werden'
Estonian: pime (gen. pimeda, pime) 'dunkel, finster; Dunkel', pimenda-, pimeda- 'dunkel, finster werden'
Udmurt (Votyak): peĺmi̮t (S), peńmi̮t, pejmị̑t- (G), peńmǝ̑t (K) 'dunkel, finster; Finsternis', peĺmi̮t-, peńmi̮t- (S), peńmi̮tti̮- (K) 'verdunkeln, finster machen'
Komi (Zyrian): pemi̮d (S), pemi̮t (P), pi.møt (PO) 'dunkel, finster, Dunkelheit', pemdi̮- (SP) 'dunkel werden'
Nenets (Yurak): päewd́e (O), päemće (Lj.) 'dunkel', pewā- (O), päema- (Nj.) 'dunkel sein'
Enets (Yen): fei, feire (Ch.), feide (B) 'dunkel'; fȫsuma (K) 'es ist dunkel geworden'
Nganasan (Tawgi): faemeiʔ 'dunkel', faeminti 'es ist dunkel'
Janhunen's version: (73, 74) *pilmi, *pilmitä
Sammalahti's version: *pilmitä
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *Pul-
Meaning : brown, yellowish
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Proto-South Dravidian: *bul-
Proto-Telugu : *pul-
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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *bul-
Meaning : tawny, yellowish
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : pul
Tamil meaning : tawny colour
Tamil derivates : pullai dull, yellowish colour
Malayalam : pulla
Malayalam meaning : a yellowish colour of cattle
Proto-Nilgiri : *bul
Number in DED : 4310
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Nilgiri etymology :

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Proto-Nilgiri : *bul
Meaning : liver-coloured
South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology
Kota : bul
Additional forms : Also Kota bul/n/ n. pr. dog or bullock; fem. buly
Number in DED : 4310
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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *pul-
Meaning : yellowish
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : pula
Additional forms : Also pulla brown, tawny
Number in DED : 4310
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