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Long-range etymologies :

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Borean (approx.) : NVNTV
Meaning : dog
Eurasiatic : *ŋindV
Afroasiatic : ? Berb. *jVḍ/daw, CCh *Hid- 'dog' [I think also part of WChad. forms -S.A.S]
globet-meaning,globet-nostr,globet-afas,

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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *ŋindV
Meaning: dog
Borean: Borean
Altaic: *ŋĭ̀ndó
Uralic: ?Sam. *wen (Janh. 173)
Dravidian: *ńāj(t)-
nostret-meaning,nostret-prnum,nostret-alt,nostret-ura,nostret-drav,

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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *ŋĭ̀ndó
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: dog
Russian meaning: собака
Turkic: *ɨt / *it
Tungus-Manchu: *ŋinda-
Japanese: *ìnú
Comments: АПиПЯЯ 18, 49, 72, 101, 274, Дыбо 9, Лексика 189. {Cf. Mong. ɣudarɣa 'пес, собака (бран.)' ?}.
altet-prnum,altet-meaning,altet-rusmean,altet-turc,altet-tung,altet-jap,altet-reference,

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Turkic etymology :

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Proto-Turkic: *ɨt / *it
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: dog
Russian meaning: собака
Old Turkic: ɨt (Orkh., OUygh.)
Karakhanid: ɨt (MK, KB)
Turkish: it (arch.)
Tatar: et
Middle Turkic: ɨt (Pav. C.)
Uzbek: it
Uighur: it
Sary-Yughur: ɨšt
Azerbaidzhan: it
Turkmen: it
Halaj: it
Chuvash: jɨdъ
Yakut: ɨt
Dolgan: ɨt
Tuva: ɨ't
Tofalar: ɨ't
Kirghiz: it
Kazakh: i_t
Noghai: ijt
Bashkir: et
Balkar: it
Karakalpak: ijt
Salar: išt
Comments: VEWT 174, TMN 2, 173-4, EDT 34, ЭСТЯ 1, 385, Егоров 83, Лексика 188, Stachowski 262.
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *ŋinda-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: dog
Russian meaning: собака
Evenki: ŋinakin, ginakin
Even: ŋịn
Negidal: ŋinaxin/ninaxin
Spoken Manchu: jonǝhuŋ, inǝhuŋ (2177)
Literary Manchu: indaxun
Jurchen: ŋinda-xiun (147)
Ulcha: ịŋda
Orok: ŋinda
Nanai: ịnda
Oroch: inaki
Udighe: ina`i (Корм. 238)
Solon: ninaxĩ
Comments: ТМС 1, 661-662.
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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *ìnù
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: dog
Russian meaning: собака
Old Japanese: inu
Middle Japanese: ìnù
Tokyo: inú
Kyoto: ínù
Kagoshima: ínu ( = íŃ)
Nase: ìŃ
Shuri: íŃ
Hateruma: ìnú
Yonakuni: ìnù
Comments: JLTT 425.
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *ńāj(t)-
Meaning : dog
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Proto-South Dravidian: *nāj-
Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *ńajt-
Proto-Gondi-Kui : *nāj-
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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *nāj-
Meaning : dog
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : nāy, nāi
Tamil meaning : dog
Malayalam : nāy
Malayalam meaning : dog
Kannada : nāy, nāyi
Kannada meaning : dog
Kannada derivates : nāyitana doggishness
Kodagu : nāy
Kodagu meaning : dog
Tulu : nāyi
Tulu meaning : dog
Proto-Nilgiri : *nāj
Number in DED : 3650
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Nilgiri etymology :

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Proto-Nilgiri : *nāj
Meaning : dog
South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology
Kota : nāy
Toda : nōy
Number in DED : 3650
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Kolami-Gadba etymology :

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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *ńajt-
Meaning : dog
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kolami : āte
Naikri : āte
Naiki : āte
Parji : netta (pl. nettel)
Ollari Gadba : nēte
Salur Gadba : nette
Poya Gadba : kope nete "wild dog"
Additional forms : Also Kolami resn āte wild dog; Parji iric netta wild dog
Number in DED : 3650
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Gondwan etymology :

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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *nāi-
Meaning : dog
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Proto-Gondi : *nej
Konda : nukuṛi
Proto-Pengo-Manda : *neikuṛ
Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *nājkuṛ-i
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Gondi etymology :

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Proto-Gondi : *nej
Meaning : dog
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Betul Gondi : nai
Mandla Gondi (Williamson) : nāi
Maria Gondi : ney
Koya Gondi : ney
Maria Gondi (Mitchell) : nāī
Adilabad Gondi : ney
Additional forms : Also Gondi_M rac nāī, Gondi_Ko rasi ney wild dog
Number in DED : 3650
Number in CVOTGD : 2030, 3010
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Konda etymology :

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Konda : nukuṛi
Meaning: dog
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Number in DED : 3650
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Pengo-Manda etymology :

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Proto-Pengo-Manda : *neikuṛ
Meaning : dog
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Pengo : nekuṛ, nikuṛ
Notes : The variant *neikuṛ is possible if we suggest an earlier facultative development *-eik- > *-ek-, since in Pengo nikuṛ is the correct variant.
Number in DED : 3650
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Kui-Kuwi etymology :

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Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *nājkuṛ-i
Meaning : dog
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Kui : nakuṛi (pl. nakuṛaka, nahuṛka), nahoṛi (pl. nahoṛka, nahka)
Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : neh'ūri (pl. neska)
Kuwi (Schulze) : nehuḍi (pl. neska)
Sunkarametta Kuwi : nih'uṛi (pl. neska)
Kuwi (Israel) : nehʔuṛi (pl. -ka/neska)
Notes : The inlaut -y- is reconstructed: a) because of the vocalism (*-āyC- > Kui -aC-, Kuwi -eyC-); b) because Kuwi *-h- sometimes < *-ɣ- (cf. *neɣi > Kuwi nehi). The plural, which was often formed without the *-ṛi suffix, went like this: *nāykVka > *nehka > *neska (in Kuwi, where the combination -hk- does not exist); > *nahka (in Kui).
Number in DED : 3650
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