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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *rī[f]an-, *rī[f]=; *rai[f]a-z
Meaning: tear, scratch
IE etymology: IE etymology
Old Norse: rīfa st. `reissen, zerreissen', rifna wk. `zerbrechen, sich spalten'; rifa f. `Riss, Spalte'; reifa wk. `vortragen, darlegen'; pl. reifar m. `Hülle, Windel'; rif n. `Reff';rif-r m. `Weberbaum; Rolle, Walze'
Norwegian: rīva vb.; rivna vb.; riva sbs.; reiva vb.; reiv `Hülle, Windel'; riv
Old Swedish: rīva `zerreissen (tr.)'
Swedish: rīva vb.; rämna vb.; reva sbs.; dial. reva `einwickeln'; reiv, rev `Hülle, Windel'; rev; dial. rev(e) `Weberbaum'
Danish: rive vb.; revna vb.; rev `Hülle, Windel'; rev, reb
Old English: ārǟfan `befreien', ārāfian `loswickeln'; gerifod, rifelede `gerunzelt'; rift 'Mantel, Schleier, Vorhang'
Old Frisian: rīva vb.
Middle Dutch: reve
Dutch: { reef, älter rif 'Streifen am Segel' }; vläm. reef, reve `Streifen, Strieme'
Middle Low German: riff
Low German: Reff 'Vorrichtung zum Verkürzen des Segels'; ribben `pflücken, Flachs rupfen'
Old High German: beinreft 'Hose' (9.Jh.)
German: die Segel reffen (< LG)
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *(e)reip-
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Meaning: to crumble, to tear
Old Greek: eréi̯pō, aor. intr. eripêi̯n, tr. erêi̯psai̯, p. ereiphthẹ̄̂s, ēríphthēn, pf. erḗripe, p. erḗrimmai̯ `niederwerfen, niederreissen, niederstürzen, fallen'
Germanic: *rī[f]-a- vb., *rī[f]=; *rai[f]-a- m.
Russ. meaning: рушить, рвать
References: WP II 345 f
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *ṭVŋV
Meaning: to swell
Altaic: *t`òŋké
Uralic: toŋ3- (taŋ3-)
References: ND 2388 *ṭUŋ[q]E 'swell, swell up' (+ Arab.).
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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *t`òŋké
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: round
Russian meaning: круглый
Mongolian: *tüŋke- / *tüŋge-
Tungus-Manchu: *toŋal-
Korean: *tonkor-
Japanese: *tǝ̀nkúrǝ́
Comments: Cf. *tegá.
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *tüŋke- / *tüŋge-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 to be bulgy, bloated or inflated 2 small bag, sack
Russian meaning: 1 быть надутым, мешковатым 2 мешочек
Written Mongolian: tüŋgürčeg 2, tüŋgüi- 1 (L 853: tüŋkerčeg, tüŋkeji-)
Khalkha: tüŋgerceg 2
Kalmuck: tüŋgrcǝg 2, tüŋgɛ̄- 1
Ordos: tüŋgerčik 'potbelly'; tüŋgī- 1
Comments: KW 415. Mong. > Khak. tüŋürǯek etc. (VEWT 505).
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *toŋal-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 round 2 smth. round
Russian meaning: 1 круглый 2 круг, нечто круглое
Evenki: toŋollo 2
Even: toŋъ̣lrъ̣ 2
Negidal: toŋgulikin 1
Orok: toŋGolto 'loop'
Nanai: toŋgokpịã 1
Oroch: tuŋepke 'ring'
Comments: ТМС 2, 198. Evk. > Dolg. toŋoldo (Stachowski 226).
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Korean etymology :

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Proto-Korean: *tonkor-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: round
Russian meaning: круглый
Modern Korean: tuŋgɨl-, toŋgɨl-
Middle Korean: toŋkori-
Comments: Nam 161, KED 487, 511.
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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *tǝ̀nkúrǝ́
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: coil (of a rope, snake)
Russian meaning: виток, кольцо (веревки, змеи)
Middle Japanese: toguro
Tokyo: tòguro, toguró
Kyoto: tògùró
Kagoshima: toguró
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Uralic etymology :

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Number: 1078
Proto: *toŋV (*taŋV)
> Nostratic: > Nostratic
English meaning: to swell
German meaning: (auf/an)schwellen
Komi (Zyrian): dundi̮- (S), tundi̮- (P), dundi- (PO) 'schwellen (vom Magen)' ?
Khanty (Ostyak): (tĕŋǝrt- 'pressen; drücken' - rejected by Redei)
Mansi (Vogul): (taŋert- 'drücken' - rejected by Redei)
Hungarian: dagad- '(auf)schwellen', dagaszt- 'schwellen; kneten'
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