Dravidian etymology :

Proto-Dravidian : *geṭ-

Meaning : hoof

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Proto-Telugu : *giṭṭ- (*-e-)

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *geṭ-

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *gēṭ-

Proto-North Dravidian : *qeḍ-

Telugu etymology :

Proto-Telugu : *giṭṭ- (*-e-)

Meaning : hoof

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : giṭṭa

Dialectal forms (1) : giṭṭe, geṭṭe (VPK)

Dialectal forms (2) : geṭike (VPK)

Dialectal forms (3) : goṭṭe

Additional forms : Also gēḍekāḷḷu long slender legs

Number in DED : 1943

Kolami-Gadba etymology :

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *geṭ-

Meaning : foot, leg

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Kolami : geṭṭa "foot, leg, hoof"

Naikri : geṭṭa "foot"

Parji : gēṭa "leg from knee to ankle; claw of crab"

Number in DED : 1943

Gondwan etymology :

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *gēṭ-

Meaning : hoof

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Proto-Gondi : *gēṭ-ā

Konda : giṭa

Gondi etymology :

Proto-Gondi : *gēṭ-ā

Meaning : hoof

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Koya Gondi : gēṭa

Number in DED : 1943

Number in CVOTGD : 1182

Konda etymology :

Konda : giṭa

Meaning: hoof (BB)

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Number in DED : 1943

North Dravidian etymology :

Proto-North-Dravidian : *qeḍ-

Meaning : foot, leg

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Kurukh : xeḍḍ

Malto : qeḍu "the legs, the feet"

Number in DED : 1943

Nostratic etymology :

Eurasiatic: *gatu

Meaning: hoof, paw

Altaic: *gàtù

Uralic: *kowtV (?)

Dravidian: *geṭ-

Comments: [Here perhaps PIE *ghed- and PU *käte].

Altaic etymology :

Proto-Altaic: *gàtù

Nostratic: Nostratic

Meaning: fur on animal's paws

Russian meaning: мех на лапах животных

Mongolian: *godu / *gudu-, *gutu-

Tungus-Manchu: *gata-

Japanese: *kùtù

Comments: KW 152, SKE 128, Poppe 24, Ozawa 89-90, Miller 1986a, 55. The development 'fur on paws' > 'shoe' in Mong. and Jpn. may well have been independent, but one has also to reckon with a possibility of ancient borrowings (especially because of some phonetic irregularities in Mong.).

Mongolian etymology :

Proto-Mongolian: *godu / *gudu-, *gutu-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: 1 fur on animal's paws 2 shoe

Russian meaning: 1 мех на лапах животных 2 обувь, ботинок

Written Mongolian: ɣodu 1, ɣutul 2 (L 370) ɣudasun, ɣudal, ɣutal 2 (KW 152)

Middle Mongolian: qudusun (HY 22, SH) 2, q[o]ṭāsun (IM), ɣutusun (MA)

Khalkha: god(on) 1, gutas, gutal 2

Buriat: godon (Pl. godod) 1, gutal, gutaha(n) 2

Kalmuck: ɣosṇ 2

Ordos: Gutul 2

Dongxian: Gudusun 2

Dagur: gočōr 2

Monguor: Gudusǝ (SM 124)

Comments: The forms meaning 'fur on animal's paw' and 'shoe' are hard to distinguish (cf. voiced -d- in MMong. forms for 'shoe'), but the reason of devoicing is not quite clear.

Tungus etymology :

Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *gata-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: 1 hoof (of deer) 2 fur

Russian meaning: 1 копыто (оленя) 2 мех

Literary Manchu: Gatχuwa 2

Orok: Gataja 1

Comments: ТМС 1, 143, 144.

Japanese etymology :

Proto-Japanese: *kùtù

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: shoe

Russian meaning: обувь, ботинок

Old Japanese: kutu

Middle Japanese: kùtù, kùtú

Tokyo: kutsú

Kyoto: kútsù

Kagoshima: kutsú

Comments: JLTT 467. Jpn. > Kor. kudu id.

Uralic etymology :

Number: 1354

Proto: *kowtV

> Nostratic: > Nostratic

English meaning: snow shoe, ski

German meaning: Schneeschuh, Ski

Saam (Lapp): G^uó͕ùdɛ (Härj.) 'hartes, teerhaltiges Holz auf der einen Seite einer Kiefer; Ski aus dems.', Gŭ͕o͕utɛ̮̀ (Wfs.) 'Schneeschuhe aus Maserholz', ki̮ū̯^dt^(A) (T) 'Ski (auf der Unterseite nicht mit Fell überzogen)' ?

Udmurt (Votyak): kwas (S K G) 'Schneeschlittschuh, Schneeschuh' ?

Komi (Zyrian): ki̮e̮s (Ud.) 'Ski(er) ohne Sohle' ?

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