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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *bul-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 snuff 2 swamp, marsh 3 become dull, colourless
Russian meaning: 1 нагар, шлак 2 болото, топь, грязь 3 тускнеть
Evenki: bulē 2, būl- 3
Even: bule 2
Ulcha: bụla(n) 1
Oroch: bule 2
Udighe: bula(n) 1
Comments: ТМС 1, 106, 109. Evk. > Dolg. bilē 'dirt' (Stachowski 60).
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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *bi̯ălu
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: dirt, mud
Russian meaning: грязь
Turkic: *bạl-
Mongolian: *bul-
Tungus-Manchu: *bul-
Korean: *piro
Japanese: *pu-
Comments: KW 30, ОСНЯ 1, 185, Martin 247. Jpn. *pu (attested only within a compound) reflects a contraction < *bi̯ăl(u)-gu; Kor. piro < *pjǝro (with a frequent variation *jǝ / i).
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Turkic etymology :

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Proto-Turkic: *bạl-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: mud, clay
Russian meaning: грязь, глина
Karakhanid: balčɨq (MK,IM), bal(ɨ)q (MK)
Turkish: balčɨk
Tatar: balčɨq
Middle Turkic: balčɨq (Pav. C.), palčɨq (Sangl.)
Uzbek: balčiq
Uighur: balčuq
Azerbaidzhan: palčɨG
Turkmen: palčɨq
Khakassian: palčax (Sag.)
Oyrat: bal-qaš
Halaj: palčoq ( < Az.)
Chuvash: pɨlǯъk
Yakut: bɨlɨ̄k 'sand, silt, brought by water' (Пек.)
Tuva: balɣaš, malɣaš
Tofalar: ba'lxaš
Kazakh: balšɨq, balqaš
Noghai: balšɨq
Bashkir: balsɨq
Karaim: balčɨq
Salar: palčɨx (ССЯ 435 и др.)
Kumyk: balčɨq
Comments: EDT 333, 336, VEWT 60, Мудрак Дисс. 179, Лексика 374. Turk. > Mong. balčig (Щербак 1997, 103). In Chuv. one would rather expect pɨśǝx, so the form may reflect a slightly different morphologically *bạlɨ-čak.
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *bul-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: dreggy, muddy, turbid
Russian meaning: мутный, грязный
Written Mongolian: bulaŋgir (L 133)
Middle Mongolian: buluŋgir (HY 53), bulanɣir (MA)
Khalkha: buliŋgar
Buriat: bulangir
Kalmuck: buĺǝŋgǝr
Ordos: bulaŋgir, buliŋgir
Comments: KW 30. Mong. has a number of similar forms with -a-: balar 'turbid', balbi- 'to become dirty, sullen', bala 'snuff', balǯira- 'be wet, soaked'. These may reflect a contamination of *bul- with another root, see *balai 'blind; dark'. The assumption of Mong. bulaŋgir being borrowed from Turkic (cf. MTurk. bulɣančaq, derived from bulɣa- 'to stir up') see in Щербак 1997, 110; on the other hand, Mong. is certainly the source of Tat. bolaŋɨr 'muddy, cloudy' etc.
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Korean etymology :

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Proto-Korean: *piro
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: dandruff, mange
Russian meaning: перхоть, чесотка
Modern Korean: piru
Middle Korean: piro
Comments: Nam 276, KED 852.
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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *pu-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: dandruff
Russian meaning: перхоть
Tokyo: fu-ke
Comments: JLTT 417 (accent unclear). A compound with ke 'hair'.
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *palV
Meaning: swamp, marsh
Indo-European: *balǝ-
Altaic: *bi̯ălu
Kartvelian: Georg. bɣal- 'beschmutzen, besudeln'
Dravidian: *pēḷ- ?
References: МССНЯ 331, ОСНЯ 2, 97-98; ND 1701 *paḷɣV 'mud, swamp, lake' (diff. Drav.; + Chad.).
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *balǝ-
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Meaning: marsh
Slavic: *bólto; *bolnь, *bolnā (болотавина)
Baltic: *bal-ā̂ f., *bel-ut-iā̃ f.
Germanic: *pal-i- c., *pōl=, *pull-a- m., *pul-dr=
Celtic: ? Ir poll, pull; Cymr pwll
Albanian: bal'tε f., bal't m. Schlamm, Sumpf, Ton-Erde
Russ. meaning: болото
References: WP II 176
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Vasmer's dictionary :

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Word: боло́то,
Near etymology: укр. боло́то, блр. боло́то, ст.-слав. блато λίμνη, болг. бла́то, сербохорв. бла̏то, словен. bláto, чеш. bláto, польск. bɫoto "грязь, трясина", в.-луж. bɫóto "грязь, тина", н.-луж. bɫoto "заболоченный лес, грязь".
Further etymology: Родственно лит. báltas "белый", др.-прусск. местн. н. Rythabalt (Буга, РФВ 67, 232), алб. baltë "тина, болото, глина, земля" -- иллирийского происхождения: сев.-ит. palta, ломб. palta, пьемонтск. pauta; см. Г. Майер, Alb. Wb. 25; ВВ 19, 155; Ngr. Stud. 2, 64. Знач. "белый" и "болото", ср. с русск. бель, польск. biel; см. Фортунатов, ВВ 4, 579; В. Шульце, Kl. Schriften 111 (=Sitzber. Preuss. Akad., 1910, стр. 787). Сомнения Бернекера (1, 70) неоправданны. Сюда же, далее, бе́лый; см. Траутман, BSW 25, в то время как нидерл. peel из *pali-, д.-в.-н. pfuol, англ. pool "лужа", др.-инд. jam-bālas "болото, тина" следует отделить, вопреки Уленбеку (РВВ 17, 439 и сл.) и Бернекеру (1, 70).
Pages: 1,190
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Baltic etymology :

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Proto-Baltic: *bal-ā̂ f., *bel-ut-iā̃ f.
Meaning: marsh
Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology
Lithuanian: balà `Sumpf, Morast, Pfuhl'
Lettish: bala `lehmiges, baumloses Tal', pl. balas `schlechter, feuchter Boden (von Äckern)'; bęl[u]te `Wasserloch, Pfütze', {Balates kalns ` Sumpfberg' (bei Kudum)}
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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *pali-, *pōl=, *pulla-z, *puldr=
Meaning: pool
IE etymology: IE etymology
Old Norse: poll-r m. `runde Bucht, Teich'
Old English: pōl, -es m. `pool'; pull, -es m. `pool, creek', { pyll }
English: pool
Old Frisian: pōl
East Frisian: polder Marschland
Middle Dutch: pōl, pūl m.; polre, polder m., f. `polder; dijk'; pol m. `aangeslibd land'
Dutch: poel m.; polder `Marschland'
Middle Low German: pōl, pūl
Old High German: phuol (12.Jh.)
Middle High German: phuol st. m. 'pfuhl'
German: Pfuhl m.
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *pēḷ-
Meaning : to defecate
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Proto-South Dravidian: *pēḷ-
Proto-Gondi-Kui : *pēL-
Notes : Cf. *pēnḍ- 'cowdung'.
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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *pēḷ-
Meaning : to ease oneself; excrement
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : pēl (pēlv-, pēn_r_-), pēḷ (pēḷv-, pēṇṭ-)
Tamil meaning : to ease oneself
Kannada : pēl
Kannada meaning : to void excrements; n. excrement
Notes : Could Tamil pēl be a borrowing from Kannada?
Number in DED : 4441
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Gondwan etymology :

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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *pēL-
Meaning : to defecate
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Proto-Gondi : *pēl-
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Gondi etymology :

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Proto-Gondi : *pēl-
Meaning : to defecate
Betul Gondi : pēlānā
Mandla Gondi (Williamson) : pēlānā
Mandla Gondi (Phailbus) : pēlānā
Muria Gondi : pēl-
Koya Gondi : pēl- (Su.)
Adilabad Gondi : pēlk-
Additional forms : Also Gondi_Mu pēl, pēlkle excrement
Number in DED : 4441
Number in CVOTGD : 2370
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