Telugu etymology :

Proto-Telugu : *kar_-

Meaning : wood, timber; stick, staff

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : kar_r_a

Number in DED : 1389

Dravidian etymology :

Proto-Dravidian : *kar_-

Meaning : stick, shaft, tooth

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Proto-South Dravidian: *Kar_-

Proto-Telugu : *kar_-

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *kar_-

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *kar_- (*-d_-)

South Dravidian etymology :

Proto-South Dravidian : *Kar_-

Meaning : sticks, fuel

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : kar_al

Tamil meaning : firewood, fuel

Number in DED : 1389

Kolami-Gadba etymology :

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *kar_-

Meaning : quill, tooth

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Kolami : garr "(Wagh.) quill of porcupine"

Parji : karra "(S) quill of porcupine, tooth of comb"

Notes : Kolami garr contaminated with *gar_ 'feather'.

Number in DED : 1389

Gondwan etymology :

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *kar_- (*-d_-)

Meaning : a small stick

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Proto-Gondi : *kar- (*-R-)

Konda : kar_a kampa

Gondi etymology :

Proto-Gondi : *kar- (*-R-)

Meaning : pole; shaft

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Betul Gondi : karrē "the long thin pole of a carrying yoke"

Koya Gondi : karra "shaft of arrow"

Number in DED : 1389

Number in CVOTGD : 561

Konda etymology :

Konda : kar_a kampa

Meaning: fencing with dried stalks, thorny bushes, etc.

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Additional forms : Also Konda kar_u (pl. kaRku) a small piece of wood, dried plants, twigs, etc.; used as fuel

Number in DED : 1389

Nostratic etymology :

Eurasiatic: *ḳUrV

Meaning: stick, tree

Borean: Borean

Uralic: *kujrV

Kartvelian: Georg., Megr. ḳvar- 'Kienspan'

Dravidian: *kar_-

References: ND 1128 *ḲärE 'trunk, piece of wood', 1148 *ḳuyrV 'wood' (hardly distinguishable, as in Blazh. KM 136).

Uralic etymology :

Number: 387

Proto: *kujrV

> Nostratic: > Nostratic

English meaning: hollow vessel; trough, boat

German meaning: (ausgehöhltes) Gefäss; Trog, Boot

Finnish: kuiru 'langes und schmales Boot', kuiri 'Löffel; Boot'

Udmurt (Votyak): gi̮r (S), tujiśkon-gǝ̑r (K) 'riesieger Holzmörser zum Hanfbrechen'

Komi (Zyrian): gi̮r (SP), gør (PO) 'Mörser' ( > Khanty V DN kǝr, Ni. kărǝ)

Khanty (Ostyak): kuri̮ (Trj. > DN kurǝ), χuri (O)'Trog, Mulde', ju-kuri̮ (v) 'Mörser; Trog' ( > Nen. Sah. kūri, P kūлi 'Trog')

Mansi (Vogul): k_oorǝ 'Fischkasten', χura (So.) 'Trog, Schüssel'

Long-range etymologies :

Borean (approx.) : KVRV

Meaning : stick, tree

Eurasiatic : *ḳUrV

Afroasiatic : *ḳVr- 'tree, wood' (Sem., Cush.)

Sino-Caucasian : *(x)ḳara

African (misc.) : ? Cf. Bantu *-kódò 'base of tree trunk'.

Reference : ND 1128, 1148.

Sino-Caucasian etymology :

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *(x)ḳara

Meaning: stick

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *ḳara ( ~ -ǝ)

Comments and references : In WFR 5 compared with PST *Kār which rather should be matched with PNC *gōrV; cf., on the other hand PST *krāj ( ~ g-, q-, G-) 'shelf, support' ?

North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *ḳara ( ~ -ǝ)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: stick, log

Proto-Avaro-Andian: *ḳaru ( ~ -o-)

Proto-Lezghian: *ḳara

Notes: A reliable And.-Lezg. isogloss.

Avar-Andian etymology :

Protoform: *ḳaru ( ~ -o-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: log

Akhvakh: ḳaru (Ratl.)

Chamalal: č̣aw

Tindi: ḳ́aru

Karata: ḳaru

Comments: Cf. also Cham. Gig. č̣aru (Bokarev: c̣aru) id.

Lezghian etymology :

Proto-Lezghian: *ḳara

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 rolling pin 2 battledore, roller 3 stick

Lezghian: ḳar 1

Tabasaran: ḳar 2

Agul: ḳar 3

Rutul: ḳar 3

Comment: Obl. stem *ḳarä- (cf. Tab. ḳari-, Rut. ḳara-). 4th class in Rut. In Lezg. there also exists a word ḳaras (Khl. ḳaras) 'wood, firewood'; one wonders, if it is not a compound of *ḳara + *ʔIʷes: 'wood, firewood' (q.v.).

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