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Gondwan etymology :

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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *suk- (*c-)
Meaning : shoulder-blade
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *suk- (*c-)
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Kui-Kuwi etymology :

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Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *suk- (*c-)
Meaning : shoulder-blade
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Kui : sukoṛi, sukoli
Number in DED : 2696
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *Cu[g]-
Meaning : shoulder, nape of the neck
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Proto-South Dravidian: *Cuval- (?)
Proto-Gondi-Kui : *suk- (*c-)
Brahui : cug_h_
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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *Cuval- (?)
Meaning : shoulder, nape of neck
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : cuval
Tamil meaning : nape of the neck, upper part of the neck, back, mane
Tamil derivates : cekil upper part of the shoulders
Malayalam : cumal
Malayalam meaning : shoulder
Kannada : tegal
Kannada meaning : shoulder
Notes : Several roots mixed in.
Number in DED : 2696
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Brahui etymology :

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Brahui : cug_h_
Meaning : nape of the neck
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Number in DED : 2696
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *[s]VKV
Meaning: nape, back
Borean: Borean
Altaic: *segsV
Kartvelian: ? Sv. šiq̇ 'back'
Dravidian: *Cu[g]-
Comments: ? Cf. Ur. *soja 'arm, sleeve' ?
References: ND 2024 *Süg[E] 'back of the neck, back'. Sv. šiq̇ is compared in ND 2095 with Ur. *säŋkV 'arm' (?; + Cush.). Cf. *CVgV.
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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *segsV
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: nape, back of head
Russian meaning: затылок, задняя часть головы
Turkic: *sügsün
Mongolian: *segseji- / *sogsoji-
Tungus-Manchu: *sekse-
Comments: Лексика 235. A Western isogloss. Turk. *sügsün < *segsün through vowel assimilation.
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Turkic etymology :

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Proto-Turkic: *sügsün
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: nape
Russian meaning: затылок
Old Turkic: süsgün (OUygh.) 'backside, rump'
Turkish: sügsün, süjsün (dial.)
Middle Turkic: (MKypch.) süksün (AH)
Azerbaidzhan: süjsün
Oyrat: süskenek
Comments: EDT 856, Лексика 234-235, ЭСТЯ 7.
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *segseji- / *sogsoji-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to bristle, stick out
Russian meaning: торчать (о волосах)
Written Mongolian: segsüi-, segseji-, soɣsuji- (L 682, 723)
Khalkha: segsij-, sogsoj-
Buriat: hagsagar/hegseger 'легкий, воздушный, пушистый (о хорошем мехе)'{;} hegselze- 'пушиться о мехе'
Kalmuck: seksi-
Ordos: segsī-
Comments: KW 322.
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *sekse-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: back of head
Russian meaning: затылок
Literary Manchu: seksexe
Comments: ТМС 2, 139. Attested only in Manchu, but having probable Turk. and Mong. parallels.
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Long-range etymologies :

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Borean (approx.) : CVKV
Meaning : nape, back
Eurasiatic : *śVKV
Afroasiatic : *ʒig/k-; Cush. *zVg- 'back', Chad. *ʒVg- 'shoulder' (etc.)
Sino-Caucasian : *ʒV[k]wV
Reference : Blazh. DA, LB, ND 2024, 2711, 2717.
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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ʒig/k- (?)
Meaning: shoulder, back
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
East Chadic: *ǯig/k- 'shoulder'1, 'arm' 2
Central Cushitic (Agaw): *ʒig- 'shoulder' 1, 'back' 2
Omotic: *zikk- 'back'
Notes: Scarce data. The velar in Auslaut is unclear.
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East Chadic etymology :

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Proto-EChadic: *ǯig/k-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'shoulder'1, 'arm' 2
Ndam: ǯik-ám [?] 1
Kwang: ǯígi-ḍí 2 [Jg]
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Central Cushitic (Agaw) etymology :

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Proto-Agaw: *ʒig-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'shoulder' 1, 'back' 2
Bilin: zeeg, zäg 1
Khamir: ziig 1
Khamta: siig 2
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Omotic etymology :

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Proto-Omotic: *zikk-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'back'
Ometo: zikkoo
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Sino-Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ʒV[k]wV
Meaning: back
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
North Caucasian: PAT *zǝkʷa `back'
Yenisseian: *suga
Burushaski: *-́sqa
Basque: *bi=ska-r̄
Comments and references : DCE 2.
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Yenisseian etymology :

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Proto-Yenisseian: *suga / *ʔuska
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: back, backwards
Ket: śuga6; uśka5 'back (homeward)'
Yug: sugéj; uskej5 'back (homeward)'
Kottish: šūka; Ass. šúxa (М., Сл., Кл.), šuga (Кл.)
Arin: ogoš (?) (metathesis < *ošog?)
Pumpokol: tuk
Comments: ССЕ 276-277. Arin. ogoš is related by Werner (2, 43) to *ʔoŋ- q.v., which is not exluded. The relationship between *suga and *uska is complicated. Werner (2, 216 <*suk / *tuk>) plainly rejects it. But in Yenisseian there are similar cases of prefixed *ʔV-: cf. *saq- / *ʔasq- 'guilt'; Kott. i-čičan 'root' < *čīǯ-, u-šōx 'ice' < *čǝG-; more frequently there occurs a prefixed al- (al-šip 'dog' < *čip, al-tūma 'bird' < *duma, al-aga 'star' < *qɔ̄qa, al-thai 'whitefish' < *taŕ, al-thītega 'ant' < *tɨt-, al-thax "duck" < *tɔ̄q etc.). The nature of this prefixation is so far unclear (possibly archaic class prefixes), but it seems plausible to derive Ket uśka < *ʔV-suga. Another possible explanation of uśka could be a contamination with PY *ʔus- "away, asunder" q.v. (direct deduction of *ʔuska from this *ʔus- seems hardly possible for semantic reasons).
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Burushaski etymology :

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Common Burushaski: *-sqa
Sino-Caucasian Etymology: Sino-Caucasian Etymology
Meaning: on the back
Yasin: -́sqa
Hunza: -́sqa
Nagar: -́sqa
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Basque etymology :

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Proto-Basque: *bi=ska-r̄
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 back (of body) 2 crest, high plain
Araban: 1, 2
Bizkaian: bizkar 1, 2
Gipuzkoan: bizkar 1, 2
High Navarrese: bizkar 1, 2
Low Navarrese: bizkar 1, 2
Lapurdian: bizkar 1, 2
Zuberoan: bizkar 1, 2
Roncalese: bizkar 1, 2
Comments: This word, both anatomical and geographic, is “commonly thought to be the source of the province name Bizkaia" (Trask: EDB 146).
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