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Tungus etymology :
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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *nirge- ( ~ -ü-)
Meaning: 1 buckwheat 2 selfheal 3 young grass 4 a k. of swamp plant 5 burdock
Russian meaning: 1 гречиха 2 черноголовка 3 молодая трава 4 вид болотного растения 5 лопух
Evenki: nirgēkte 2, 3
Even: ńiergēt 4
Negidal: nidgēkte 5
Solon: nirgē 1
Comments: ТМС 1, 599-600. TM > Dag. nirgēs 'grain' (Тод. Даг. 158). tunget-prnum,tunget-meaning,tunget-rusmean,tunget-evk,tunget-evn,tunget-neg,tunget-sol,tunget-reference,
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Altaic etymology :
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Proto-Altaic: *ńi̯uŕge
Meaning: a k. of weed
Russian meaning: вид травы
Comments: Phonetically a good match, but botanical details remain to be clarified.
altet-prnum,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: *jiŕ
Meaning: Artemisia abrotonon
Russian meaning: вид полыни
Old Turkic: jiz ( ~ -e-) (OUygh.)
Karakhanid: jiz ( ~ -e-) (MK) turcet-prnum,turcet-meaning,turcet-rusmean,turcet-atu,turcet-krh,turcet-reference,
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Mongolian etymology :
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Proto-Mongolian: *ǯürgij
Meaning: knotweed, climbing buckwheat (Polygonum L.)
Russian meaning: ломонос сибирский, хмель белый
Written Mongolian: ǯürgij, (L 1085: ǯürgüj 'Atragene sibirica') Khalkha: ʒürgij
monget-prnum,monget-meaning,monget-rusmean,monget-wmo,monget-hal,
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Japanese etymology :
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Proto-Japanese: *mǝrǝkǝsi
Meaning: sorghum
Russian meaning: сорго
Tokyo: mòrokoshi
Kyoto: mórókóshí
Kagoshima: morokoshí
Comments: The word is not attested in OJ and MJ; it is not quite clear whether it can be equated with OJ morokosi 'China'.
japet-prnum,japet-meaning,japet-rusmean,japet-tok,japet-kyo,japet-kag,japet-comments,
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Nostratic etymology :
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Eurasiatic: *nUŕV
Meaning: grain, corn
nostret-meaning,nostret-alt,nostret-ura,
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Uralic etymology :
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Number: 1452
Proto: *norV
English meaning: corn, cereal
German meaning: Getreide, Getreidekorn
Mordovian: norov (E), noru (M) 'Getreide', Norov (E) 'Gott des Getreides'
Mari (Cheremis): (nǝ̑rɣešta- (W) 'развариваться (о лапше, мучном' - rejected by Redei)
Komi (Zyrian): nur (nurj-) (SM Lu. Ud. I) 'ядро, налив (зерна); mehlzusatz zur Suppe', nutjaś- (S Lu.) 'einen Imbiß nehmen; Mehl zur Suppe zusetzen'
Sammalahti's version: *nori
uralet-proto,uralet-prnum,uralet-meaning,uralet-germmean,uralet-mrd,uralet-mar,uralet-kom,uralet-samm2,
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