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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *bulī-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to be sad
Russian meaning: тосковать
Evenki: bulī-
Even: bụl-
Ulcha: bụldaǯị-
Comments: ТМС 1, 107-108.
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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *bŭ̀ĺo
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: to pity, be sad
Russian meaning: жалеть, печалиться
Tungus-Manchu: *bulī-
Korean: *pɨ̀rǝ́-
Japanese: *bǝ̀sì-
Comments: Korean has a verbal low tone. An Eastern isogloss, but cf. *bū́ĺa : the two roots are very similar and their reflexes could have been mixed in Turk. and Mong. (which also has a form bulara- (БАМРС) 'to be exhausted, tired').
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Korean etymology :

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Proto-Korean: *pɨ̀rǝ́-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to envy, be jealous
Russian meaning: завидовать, ревновать
Modern Korean: purǝp- (-w-)
Middle Korean: pɨ̀rǝ́-hằ-
Comments: Liu 404, KED 813.
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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *bǝ̀sì-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to pity, regret
Russian meaning: жалеть
Old Japanese: wosi-
Middle Japanese: wòsì-
Tokyo: oshí-
Kyoto: óshì-
Kagoshima: oshí-
Comments: JLTT 839.
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *bulV
Meaning: to be sad
Indo-European: *bhlaw-
Altaic: *bŭ̀ĺo
Dravidian: *pol-
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *bhlaw-
Meaning: weak, frightened
Old Greek: phlâu̯ro- `schlecht, geringfügig, ärmlich, nichtsnutzig'; phâu̯lo- (< *phlau̯lo-) `schlecht, untauglich, schlimm, gemein, ärmlich'
Germanic: *bláuɵ-i- adj., *bláuɵu- adj., *bláuɵ-ia- vb., *bláuɵ-ī(n-) f.; *blaut-i- adj., *blaut-ia- vb.; *blaut-a- adj.
Russ. meaning: слабый, испуганный
References: WP II 208
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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *bláuɵia-, *bláuɵu-, *bláuɵian- vb., *bláuɵīn; *blauti-, *blautian- vb.; *blauta-
Meaning: void, emaciated, soft
IE etymology: IE etymology
Gothic: *blauɵjan wk. `make void'
Old Norse: blauδ-r `furchtsam, zaghaft', bleyδa wk. `weich machen, demütigen'; bleyδi f. `Furchtsamkeit'; blaut-r `weich, schwach, furtchtsam'; bleyta wk. `weich machen'; blotna `zacht worden'
Norwegian: blaud; blaut
Swedish: blöd; blöt
Danish: blöd; blöt; blöde `erschrecken, scheuchen'
Old English: blēaɵ `gentle, timid, peaceful, inactive', blēat `wretched, miserable (?)'
Old Frisian: blāt `arm'
Old Saxon: blōth(i) `bang, laf'; blōthī f.; blōthian `schwach machen'
Middle Dutch: blōde, bloot `laf, bang, schuchter'; bloot `bloot, naakt; arm'; Kil. blutten `stumperd'
Dutch: blood, bloo; bleu (< oostnl.); bloot; dial. blut `alles verloren hebbend'
Middle Low German: blōt `nackt, ungeschützt, frei von, arm'; blȫde `schwach, furchtsam, verzagt'
Low German: blutt `bloot, naakt'
Old High German: blōdi (9.Jh.) `träge, furchtsam, körperlicher schwach'; blōden `schwach machen'; blōdī f.; blōʒ (8.Jh.) `stolz'
Middle High German: blȫde `zerbrechlich, schwach, zart; zaghaft'; blōʒ 'nackt, unverhüllt entblösst; nicht gewaffnet; unvermischt, nicht als, bloss'
German: bloss; blöd(e)
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 270
Root: bhlēu-2 : bhlǝu- : bhlū-
English meaning: bad
German meaning: `schwach, elend' (wohl aus `geschlagen')
General comments: bh(e)lēu- ist offenbar Parallelbildung zu bheleu- `schlagen'.
Material: Gr. φλαυ̃ρος, φαυ̃λος (beide dissimil. aus *φλαυ̃λος) `geringfügig, schlecht';

    got. blauþian `abschaffen' (eigentl. `schwach machen'), aisl. blauðr `furchtsam', ags. blēað `blöde, scheu', mit i̯o-Suffix as. blōdi `schamhaft', ahd. blōdi, mhd. blæde `zerbrechlich, zaghaft', nhd. blöde;

    neben idg. *bhlǝu-to- steht eine d-Erweiterung in aisl. blautr `weichlich, furchtsam', ags. blēat `arm, elend', mndd. blōt, mhd. blōz `bloß', nhd. bloß (ahd. bloß mit merkwürdiger Bedeutung `stolz');

    Hochstufe bhlēu- in ags. un-blēoh `furchtlos' (Suffix -ko-), mit gramm. Wechsel; aisl.bljūgr `verzagt', blygð `Scham' (*ƀleugiþō), ablautend ahd. blūgo Adv., mhd. blūc, bliuc `schüchtern', ahd. blūgisōn, blūchisōn `zweifeln', ags. blycgan (*blugjan) `erschrecken' (trans.); vgl. lit. blúkštu, -šti `schlaff werden'.

   

   

References: WP. II 208 f., Hirt Idg. Gr. II 150, Feist 99, Specht Dekl. 133.
Pages: 159
PIE database: PIE database
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *pol-
Meaning : to lament, grieve; speech, sound
Proto-South Dravidian: *pol-, *pUl-amb-
Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *pol-
Proto-Gondi-Kui : *pol-
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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *pol-, *pUl-amb-
Meaning : to lament
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : pulampu (pulampi-)
Tamil meaning : to sound, speak foolishly or incoherently, wail, cry out, grieve, utter repeatedly; n. sound, foolish talk, lament, grief
Tamil derivates : pulampal sound, chattering, weeping, grieving; pulappam chattering, raving, lamentation; pulāvu (pulāvi-) to make noise
Malayalam : pulampuka
Malayalam meaning : to sound, bemoan, lament, speak hastily
Malayalam derivates : pulampal lamentation
Kannada : palumbu, halubu
Kannada meaning : to lament
Kodagu : poli- (-v-, -ñj-)
Kodagu meaning : to bark repeatedly (song-word)
Tulu : palambuni
Tulu meaning : to lament
Tulu derivates : pollè slander, tale-bearing
Notes : Metathese in Kannada; the form might be a borrowing from Telugu, where it, in turn, was contaminated with paluku, etc., 'to prattle'.
Number in DED : 4304
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Kolami-Gadba etymology :

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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *pol-
Meaning : hissing
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Parji : polla "noise, hissing of snake"
Number in DED : 4304
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Gondwan etymology :

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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *pol-
Meaning : word, speech
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Proto-Gondi : *pol-o
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Gondi etymology :

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Proto-Gondi : *pol-o
Meaning : word; matter
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Gommu Gondi : polo "word, advice"
Muria Gondi : pallo "word, speech"
Maria Gondi : pola "language, speech"
Seoni Gondi : polo "answer, matter"
Adilabad Gondi : polo "(SR) story"
Number in DED : 4304
Number in CVOTGD : 2422
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