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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *smirwa-n, *smírɵra-n; *smirwian- vb.
Meaning: fat, grease
IE etymology: IE etymology
Gothic: *smɛrɵr n. (a) `Fett'
Old Norse: smjɔr, smör n. `Butter, Fett'; smürva, smürja vb. `schmieren, salben'
Norwegian: smör, smjör; smürja vb.
Old Swedish: smör, smörr, smorr
Swedish: smör `Butter'; smörja vb.
Danish: smöre vb.
Old English: smeoru (smeru, -o, -a), -wes n. `fat, grease, suet, tallow'; { smierwan }
English: smear
Old Frisian: smere n. `vuil, etter'
Old Saxon: smero
Middle Dutch: smēre, smeer, smāre, smaer n., m. `vet, smeer'; smēren
Dutch: smeer n., m.; smeren
Old Franconian: smero
Middle Low German: smēr; smēren
Old High German: smero, gen. smerwes `Fett' (8.Jh.); smirwen `(ein)schmieren' (8.Jh.)
Middle High German: smër (-w-) st. n., m. 'schmer'; smirwen, smirn, smërn wk. `schmieren, salben'
German: Schmer m., n.; schmieren
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *smerw-
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Meaning: butter, marrow
Tokharian: B ṣmare 'smooth; oil' (Adams 668)
Old Greek: mǘro-n n. `wohlriechendes Salböl, Salbe, Parfüm'; smǘris, -idos; smíris, -idos, -eōs (late authors); smirís Hsch. f. 'emery-powder'
Baltic: *smar̂-s-a- c.
Germanic: *smirw-a- n., *smír-ɵr-a- n.; *smirw-ia- vb.
Latin: medulla f. `das Mark in Knochen und Pflanzen' (a contamination with с medius)
Celtic: OIr smi(u)r, gen. smera `Mark'; Cymr mer `Mark'
Russ. meaning: масло, костный мозг
References: WP II 690 f
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Baltic etymology :

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Proto-Baltic: *smar̂-s-a- c.
Meaning: fat
Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology
Lithuanian: smársa-s `Fett, schlechtes Fett mit dem man Speisen abmacht, dial. Schmalz (besonders minderwertiges)'
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 1796
Root: smeru-
English meaning: grease, fat
German meaning: und Ähnliches: `Schmer, Fett'
Material: Gr. wohl σμύρις `Schmirgel zum Abreiben und Polieren', (σ)μυρίζω `poliere durch Reiben, salbe', μύρον n. `wohlriechendes Salböl, Pflanzensaft', vielleicht auch (σ)μυ̃ρος `eine Art Aal, Muräne' als `fettig sich anfühlend';

    lat. vielleicht in medullae Pl. `Mark von Knochen und Pflanzen', durch Einfluß von medius aus *merulla umgestaltet; air. smi(u)r m., Gen. smera `Mark', cymr. mer `Mark'; aisl. smiǫr n., ags. smeoru, ahd. smero (Gen. smerwes) `Schmer, Fett', wovon aisl. smyria, smyrva `bestreichen, salben', ags. smierwan `salben', ahd. smirwen `salben, schmieren', nhd. Schmer, schmieren, Schmirgel; mit anderer Stammbildung got. smaírþr n. `Fett', smarnōs `Kot, Mist' (Bed. wie nhd. schmierig, ndl. smerig `kotig, schmutzig').

References: WP. II 690 f., WH. II 58 f.
Pages: 970-971
PIE database: PIE database
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *mVjrV
Meaning: smear, fat
Borean: Borean
Indo-European: *smer-
Altaic: Mong. marija-, marija-ǯi- 'flesh, fat, corpulence'
Dravidian: *meṛV-
References: ОСНЯ 2, 61-62; ND 1484 *ma[ŕ]iʔV 'animal fat', 1485 *meŕu/üqV 'to smear' (hardly distinguishable; among SH the second root is present only in Sem.).
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *meẓV-
Meaning : to smear
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Proto-South Dravidian: *meẓ-uk-
Proto-Telugu : *mrē-
Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *mē-g-
Proto-Gondi-Kui : *miṛ-i-
Brahui : mir-ing
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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *meẓ-uk-
Meaning : to cleanse, smear
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : meẓuku (meẓuki-)
Tamil meaning : to cleanse floor with cowdung solution, smear as the body with sandal paste, gloss over, varnish; n. cowdung, wax, gum, soft waxy pill, mass
Tamil derivates : meẓukku smearing with cowdung water as the floor, cowdung, substance or solution used to smear any surface; meẓukkam ground or floor prepared by being smeared with cowdung water
Malayalam : meẓu, meẓuku
Malayalam meaning : wax
Malayalam derivates : meẓukuka to anoint, wax, varnish, daub a place with cowdung; meẓukku anointing, varnish, daubing, polishing
Kodagu : mukk- (mukki-)
Kodagu meaning : to smear (mud, manure on ground)
Proto-Nilgiri : *meṛ-
Miscellaneous : IRU mëkku wax; PALKU, ALKU mëkku wax
Number in DED : 5082
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Nilgiri etymology :

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Proto-Nilgiri : *meṛ-
Meaning : wax; dung
South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology
Kota : mek "bee's wax"
Toda : möšk- (möšky-) "to smear with dung of buffaloes as a ritual purification"
Additional forms : Also Kota mek- (meky-) to cleanse floor with cowdung water; Toda möṣk wax
Number in DED : 5082
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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *mrē-
Meaning : to smear
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : mrē̃gu
Dialectal forms (1) : mē̃gu
Dialectal forms (2) : mrēvu
Telugu (Krishnamurti) : mēdu
Number in DED : 5082
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Kolami-Gadba etymology :

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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *mē-g-
Meaning : to apply
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kolami : mēg- (mēkt-) "to purify with cowdung solution"
Naikri : mēgh- (mēkt-)
Number in DED : 5082
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Gondwan etymology :

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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *miṛ-i-
Meaning : to rub, apply
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Proto-Gondi : *miṭ-
Konda : miṛis- (-t-)
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Gondi etymology :

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Proto-Gondi : *miṭ-
Meaning : to apply
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Adilabad Gondi : miṭānā (SR)
Additional forms : Also Gondi_Hislop mitus- to apply (sacred mark); Gondi_A (Su.) miṭṭūs- to apply saffron powder on the forehead
Number in DED : 5082
Number in CVOTGD : 2823
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Konda etymology :

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Konda : miṛis- (-t-)
Meaning: to rub and clean utensils with ashes, etc.
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Number in DED : 5082
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Brahui etymology :

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Brahui : mir-ing
Meaning : to plaster
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Number in DED : 5082
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Long-range etymologies :

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Borean (approx.) : MVRV
Meaning : smear, fat
Eurasiatic : *mVjrV
Afroasiatic : *mariʔ-
Sino-Caucasian : ST *mar 'oil, lard'
Austric : PAN *SimaR 'grease, oil, fat'
Reference : ND 1484.
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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *mariʔ-
Meaning: fat, oil
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
Semitic: *mrʔ 'to be fat'
Western Chadic: *mwaHir- 'oil'
Central Chadic: *mar[H]- 'oil' (unless <*mVrḥ-)
Central Cushitic (Agaw): Aun mori 'fat' n.lw?
Low East Cushitic: *mor- 'fat'
Warazi (Dullay): Tsamay mooru 'fat'
Omotic: Ong mōra, Male mōrɛsi [Bla Omot] <*mor-as- 'fat'
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Semitic etymology :

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Number: 1117
Proto-Semitic: *mrʔ ~ *mariʔ-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'fat' 1, 'fat cattle' 2, 'to be fat' 3
Akkadian: marû 1 (marû 'to feed')
Ugaritic: mru 2
Hebrew: mǝrīʔ 2
Amharic: mora
East Ethiopic: Wol morä
Gurage: Sod mora 'fat' n. < Oromo?
Soqotri: mer 'belly'
Notes: Kogan Add. to SED 1, 1804: <*mrʔ 'to be fat. Cf. Arab mrh_ [-a-] 'oil' (v.).
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West Chadic etymology :

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Proto-WChadic: *mwaHir-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'oil'
Hausa: mái
Mupun: mmòor [FrM]
Sura: mwɔ̀ɔr [JgS]
Angas: m(w)ūr [Fl]
Montol: mǝɣì (< *mǝɣir) [JgC]
Gerke=Yiwom: mwɛr [CLR: 260]
Bolewa: mor [ShV]
Karekare: meru [ShV]marù [CLR]
Dera=Kanakuru: mot [NmK]
Ngamo: mor [ShV]
Bele: mùrù [ShB]
Kifri=Giwo: mùrú [ShB]
Gera: mòori [ShB]
Galambu: mǝ̀r [ShB]
Geruma: mòori [ShB]
Polchi: mīri [Sm]
Geji: mili [Sm]
Zaar: mir [CLR]
Barawa: miyir [Sm]
Sayanchi: mīr, māyi [Sm]
Buli: mír [CLR]
Kir: mà̄r [CLR]
Tala: mīr [CLR]
Zul: miiri [Cs N 201]
Sha: maḥ [JgR]
Kulere: mā̀r [JgR]
Ngizim: mǝ̀rǝ̀k [ShN]
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Central Chadic etymology :

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Proto-CChadic: *mar-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'fat' 1, 'oil' 2
Tera: mar 2 [Nm]
Bura: mal 2[CLR: 260]
Kilba: mal 1,2 [CLR]
Hidkala: mael 2 [CLR]
Glavda: wàla 2 [Rp
Guduf: wálà 2 [CLR]
Mofu-Gudur: mál 2 [BMof]
Gisiga: mal 2 [CLR]
Sukur: mir 2 [CLR]
Gude: mā́rá 2 [Hs]
Gudu: már̀́ 1 [Kr N 223]
Nzangi: mare 1 [Kr]
Fali Jilvu: malĩ 1 [Kr]
Hide: m̀arɨ-n 1 [Kr]
Bachama: marǝy 1 [Kr] mare 1 [CLR]
Bata: māré 1 [CLR: 133]
Musgu: àmel 2 [CLR], 'liquid butter' [Luk]
Masa: mùl 2 [CLR]
Notes: rH > l in a number of languages
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Low East Cushitic etymology :

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Proto-Low East Cushitic: *mor-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'fat'
Oromo (Galla): moora
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