Long-range etymologies :

Borean (approx.) : KVLV

Meaning : throat, swallow

Eurasiatic : *kUlV

Afroasiatic : *ʔakVl-

Sino-Caucasian : ? Cf. NC *qHwŏɫwV 'neck, collar'

Amerind (misc.) : Penuti *ḳuɫ-, Tanoan *ḳol-, Andean *kVl-, Tucanoan *kVl- 'eat, swallow; tooth' (under *kuri R 212)

Nostratic etymology :

Eurasiatic: *kUlV

Meaning: throat, to swallow

Borean: Borean

Indo-European: *gʷele- (also *gʷel- throat)

Altaic: ? PTM *kōl- drink, Mong. *qoɣula 'food' [all perhaps = *kogĺu 'pipe, chimney; throat'] (or rather PTM *kōl- = Mong. kölbü-)

Chukchee-Kamchatkan: (rather here PCK *-hiɫi- 'drink')

Comments: Cf. *ḳVlV.

Indo-European etymology :

Proto-IE: *gʷele-, *gʷelu-

Meaning: to swallow

Armenian: klanem, 3 sg. aor. ekul `verschlingen'

Old Greek: pl. blétües = hai bdéllai Hsch.; kata-bléthei, ka-bléei = katapínei Hsch., bleî = blíssei, amélgei, blízdei Hsch., blē̂r (Aeol.: Alcm.) = délear; blōmó-s `Bissen, Brot'

Slavic: *glъtъ, *glъtā́tī, *glъtī́tī

Latin: ingluviēs, -ēī f. `Fettwulste um die Kehle, Gefrässigkeit; Kehle', gluttus, -ūs m., glūtus, -ī m. `Schluck, Verschlucken', gluttiō, -īre `verschlucken, verschlingen', gluttō (glūtō v.l.), -ōnis `Schlummer'

Russ. meaning: глотать

References: WP I 621 f

Comments: Cf. *gʷel-.

Vasmer's dictionary :

Altaic etymology :

Proto-Altaic: *kogĺu ( ~ -o, -a)

Nostratic: Nostratic

Meaning: pipe, chimney

Russian meaning: труба, дымоход

Turkic: *Koguĺ

Mongolian: *koɣul-aj

Tungus-Manchu: *kula-n

Comments: Владимирцов 365, Poppe 77 (Turk.-Mong.), Дыбо 46. A Western isogloss.

Turkic etymology :

Proto-Turkic: *Koguĺ

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: gutter, cavity, hollow

Russian meaning: желоб, впадина, полость

Karakhanid: qoɣuš (MK)

Turkish: kovuš

Tatar: quwɨš

Middle Turkic: qoɣuš (Pav. C.)

Uzbek: qavuš, qɔvaš, quwuš (dial.)

Azerbaidzhan: Goɣuš

Khakassian: xōs

Chuvash: xъʷvъʷl

Yakut: kuohāx

Kazakh: quwɨs

Noghai: quwɨs

Bashkir: qɨwɨš

Karaim: qowuš, quwuš

Karakalpak: quwɨs

Kumyk: quwuš

Comments: The Chuv. form may rather belong to PTurk. *Kob-. See VEWT 275, EDT 613, ЭСТЯ 6, 18-20, Stachowski 161 (the two roots interact actively).

Mongolian etymology :

Proto-Mongolian: *koɣul-aj

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: throat; pipe

Russian meaning: горло; трубка

Written Mongolian: qoɣulaj (L 952)

Middle Mongolian: qo'olai (HY 46, SH), qūl (IM), qulaj (MA), qūla (LH)

Khalkha: xōloj

Buriat: xōloj

Kalmuck: xōl, xōlǟ

Ordos: xōlȫ

Dongxian: Golei

Dagur: xōĺē (Тод. Даг. 177; MGCD xōĺ), hōle (MD 163)

Shary-Yoghur: χolo

Monguor: xōlo (SM 170)

Mogol: qōlɛi (Ramstedt 1906); ZM qolei (2-5b)

Comments: KW 192, MGCD 355. Mong. > Evk. kōlai etc., see Doerfer MT 131, Rozycki 142.

Tungus etymology :

Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *kula-n

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: pipe, chimney

Russian meaning: труба, дымоход

Negidal: kolan

Spoken Manchu: hulan (475)

Literary Manchu: χulan

Ulcha: qụla(n)

Nanai: qolã

Oroch: kula(n)

Udighe: kula(n)

Solon: kulan

Comments: ТМС 1, 428. Cf. also Nan. dial. kulekte, keulekte 'throat', Man. χolin 'inner side of cheek'. TM > Dag. xolil (Тод. Даг. 177), xuala (Тод. Даг. 178).

Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ʔakVl-

Meaning: eat

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Semitic: *ʔVkul- 'eat'

Western Chadic: *kal- < *kaʔVl- 'food'

Central Chadic: *xali (< *kali?) 'bite'

Semitic etymology :

Number: 829

Proto-Semitic: *ʔVkul-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'eat'

Akkadian: akālu

Ugaritic: ʔakl

Phoenician: ʔkl

Hebrew: ʔkl

Aramaic: Aram (Emp) ʔkl, (Syr) ʔekal, (Mand) akal

Arabic: ʔkl [-u-]

Notes: Derived from this root are Gz ʔǝkl 'food', Tgr ʔǝkǝl 'grain', Amh ʔǝhǝl id.

West Chadic etymology :

Proto-WChadic: *kaʔal-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'food'

Hausa: kā̀lā̀-čī

Central Chadic etymology :

Proto-CChadic: *xal-v-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'bite'

Higi Futu: xalivà [KrN401]

Higi Baza: xalùvɔ̀ [Kr]

Higi Nkafa: xalvɛ̀ [Kr]

Higi Ghye: xalivɛ̀ [Kr]

Kapsiki=Higi Kamale: xalivù [Kr]

Notes: *xali id (< *-kali)

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