South Dravidian etymology :

Proto-South Dravidian : *djēr_-

Meaning : handful

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : cēr_ai

Tamil meaning : handful, as of rice

Tamil derivates : cērai, cēraŋ-kai, cir_aŋ-kai, cir_āŋ-kai quantity that can be held in the hollow of the palm, as a measure, palmful

Kannada : sāre, sē̆re

Kannada meaning : the palm of the hand bent so as to receive or hold anything

Tulu : sē̆rè

Tulu meaning : the palm of the hand bent so as to receive or hold anything

Tulu derivates : tirkai handful

Proto-Nilgiri : *dēr_[ä]

Number in DED : 2821

Nilgiri etymology :

Proto-Nilgiri : *dēr_[ä]

Meaning : handful

South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology

Kota : dēr (obl. dēt_-) "handful (with open hand)"

Toda : ter_

Notes : Unexplained short vowel in Toda; cf., however, the same fluctuation in other SDR languages.

Number in DED : 2821

Dravidian etymology :

Proto-Dravidian : *sjēr[_]-

Meaning : handful

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Proto-South Dravidian: *djēr_-

Proto-Telugu : *cēr-

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *sjer-

Notes : Alveolar articulation is weak in this root. Reasons unclear. The initial cluster is uncertain as well.

Telugu etymology :

Proto-Telugu : *cēr-

Meaning : the hand held so as to contain anything

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : cēra

Additional forms : Also cērẽḍu handful

Number in DED : 2821

Gondwan etymology :

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *sjer-

Meaning : handful

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Proto-Gondi : *ser-ā

Konda : sēra, sērenḍ

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *sjer-[k-]

Gondi etymology :

Proto-Gondi : *ser-ā

Meaning : handful

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Muria Gondi : hera menḍu "double handful"

Maria Gondi : era menḍu "double handful"

Maria Gondi (Smith) : hèra "a handful"

Number in DED : 2821

Number in CVOTGD : 3583

Konda etymology :

Konda : sēra, sērenḍ

Meaning: handful

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Number in DED : 2821

Kui-Kuwi etymology :

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *sjer-[k-]

Meaning : handful

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Kui : reka "handful (< *sreka; but sr- is commonly preserved in Kui)"

Kuwi (Schulze) : hera

Additional forms : Also Kuwi_S hereka one handful

Notes : Indeed, only the postulation of initial cluster can account for Kui reka < *śreka < *sy-reka < *syereka.

Number in DED : 2821

Nostratic etymology :

Eurasiatic: *c`VrV

Meaning: finger, hand(ful)

Altaic: *sire; (cf. also TM *čara-tkī 'toe, finger')

Uralic: *sorV~ *sorV-śV (cf. also *śurme 'fist', *sorme 'finger')

Kartvelian: *ćer-

Dravidian: *sjēr[_]-

References: ND 314 *ca(we)RV (w/o Ur.; with very dubious SH matches); Ur. is compared under 2752 *ʒ/zorV 'hand, span' with dub. Drav. and SH matches.

Altaic etymology :

Proto-Altaic: *sire

Nostratic: Nostratic

Meaning: a measure of length or width

Russian meaning: мера длины или ширины

Turkic: *sere

Tungus-Manchu: *siru

Japanese: *sirǝ

Comments: ЭСТЯ 7.

Turkic etymology :

Proto-Turkic: *sere

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: span between the big finger and index finger

Russian meaning: расстояние между большим и указательным пальцами

Turkish: sere

Uzbek: särä (dial.)

Turkmen: sere

Kirghiz: sere

Kazakh: sere

Gagauz: serä

Comments: VEWT 411, ЭСТЯ 7.

Tungus etymology :

Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *siru

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: span between the big finger and index finger

Russian meaning: расстояние между большим и указательным пальцами

Literary Manchu: šuru

Ulcha: siru(n)

Orok: sirobgi, sirogbi

Nanai: siru

Oroch: sijo

Udighe: süö

Comments: ТМС 2, 80.

Japanese etymology :

Proto-Japanese: *sirǝ

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: a unit of field width

Russian meaning: единица площади поля

Old Japanese: siro

Comments: JLTT 526.

Uralic etymology :

Number: 920

Proto: *sorV~ *sorV-śV

> Nostratic: > Nostratic

English meaning: span

German meaning: Spanne

Mari (Cheremis): šorž (M U), šor (JU)

Khanty (Ostyak): sort (V), surt (DN), sorǝs (O)

Mansi (Vogul): tåras (T LU), tōrǝs (KU P), tɔ̄ras (So.)

Hungarian: arasz

Nenets (Yurak): (t́erua, t́ervua 'ein Viertel' - rejected by Redei)

Sammalahti's version: *sors'i

Kartvelian etymology :

Proto-Kartvelian: *ćer-

Nostratic: Nostratic

Russian meaning: большой палец

English meaning: thumb

Georgian: cer-

Megrel: čanǯ-i-ḳit-

Svan: čer-šd-ōl, čer-šṭ-ōɫ

Svan meaning (Rus.): вид груши

Svan meaning (Eng.): a k. of pear

Notes and references: ЭСКЯ 228, EWK 461-462.

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