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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *pork'-
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Meaning: furrow
Old Indian: párśāna- m. `precipice, chasm'
Baltic: *pra=perč-ā̂ f., =parč-ā̂ f., =parč-a- c., =perč-ia- c.
Germanic: *furx- c., *fúrx-ō/*furg-ṓ f., *fúrx-ōn- f.
Latin: porca f. `Furche, Strecke Ackers; Wasserabzugsrinne im Acker'
Celtic: Cymr rhŷch `Furche', OBret rec gl. `sulco'
Russ. meaning: борозда, ров
References: WP II 46 f
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Baltic etymology :

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Proto-Baltic: *pra=perč-ā̂ f., =parč-ā̂ f., =parč-a- c., =perč-ia- c.
Meaning: grave, hole in ice
Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology
Old Lithuanian: praparša-s `Graben' (Szyrwid)
Lithuanian: praperšà, prãperši-s, praparšà 'nicht zugefrorene Stelle auf einem sonst zugefrorenen Fluss bzw. See'
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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *furx, *fúrxō/*furgṓ, *fúrxōn
Meaning: furrow
IE etymology: IE etymology
Old Norse: for f. `Furche, Graben'
Norwegian: for
Swedish: fɔra, dial. for
Danish: fure
Old English: furh, gen furh/furhe, dat. fyrh, pl. dat. furum f. `furrow'
English: furrow
Old Frisian: furch
East Frisian: WFris, Fris furge, fūrge
Middle Dutch: vōre, vuere
Dutch: voor, vore f., dial. vurg
Middle Low German: vōre, vōr
Old High German: furh `Furche' (um 800)
Middle High German: vurch, md. vurich, forich, vorch, for st. f. 'furche (mit dem pf luge gezogene vertiefung, dann auch gepflügtes feld)'
German: Furche f.
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 1498
Root: perk̂-3, pr̥k̂-
English meaning: to tear out, dig out; furrow
German meaning: `aufreißen, aufwühlen, aufkratzen'; `Furche, und die daneben aufgewühlte Erde'
Derivatives: pr̥k̂ā `Furche'
Material: Ai. párśāna- m. `Kluft, Abgrund, Einsenkung';

    lat. porca `Furche im Acker', `Wasserabzugsrinne im Acker' (porcu-lētum `Ackerbeet' mars. umbr. `porculeta'); cymr. rhŷch `Furche' (mit expressivem -kk) vielleicht = bret. rec'h `Kummer', dagegen mit k abret. rec, gl. `sulco', ro-ricse[n]ti `sulcavissent'; gall. rica `Furche', frz. raie `Streifen'; ahd. furuh, ags. furh f. `Furche', aisl. for f. `Abzugsgraben, Kanal' (*pr̥k̂-); hochstufig norw. fere m. `Ackerbeet'; nach F. R. Schröder, Festgabe K. Helm 25 ff. hierher aisl. Fjǫrgyn f. als `Göttin der Ackerfurche';

    lit. pra-per̃šis `Blänke im Eis', pra-par̃šas `Graben', peršė́ti `brennend schmerzen' (von Wunden);

    dazu *pork̂ós `Schwein' (`Wühler').

References: WP. II 46, 47, WH. II 340 f.
Pages: 821
PIE database: PIE database
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *ṗVrV
Meaning: trace, furrow
Indo-European: *perk'-
Altaic: *p`ṑrV
Dravidian: ? *vaṛ- 'road'
References: [ND *wAŕV compares Drav. and some scattered SH forms].
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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *p`ṑrV
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: trace
Russian meaning: след
Turkic: *oruk
Mongolian: *horum /-im
Tungus-Manchu: *pōr-da-
Korean: *pórám
Comments: SKE 206, Лексика 532, ТМС 2, 333.
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Turkic etymology :

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Proto-Turkic: *oruk
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 road 2 path
Russian meaning: 1 дорога 2 тропа
Old Turkic: oruq 1 (Orkh., OUygh.)
Karakhanid: oruq 1 (MK, Tefs.)
Khakassian: orɣax 2
Yakut: orox 2
Dolgan: orok 2
Tuva: oruq 1
Tofalar: oruq 1
Comments: EDT 215, Stachowski 196. Räsänen (VEWT 364; similarly in Лексика 531-532, ЭСТЯ 4, 218) derives this word from *or- 'to dig', which is rather dubious semantically.
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *horum /-im
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: trace
Russian meaning: след
Written Mongolian: oru, orum (L 620, 623)
Middle Mongolian: xorim, xorum (SH) 'path'
Khalkha: or, orom
Buriat: orom
Kalmuck: orṃ
Ordos: orom
Mogol: oram (Ramstedt 1906) 'Platz'
Comments: KW 289. Mong. > Kaz. oram etc. (VEWT 364).
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *pōr-da-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to make an imprinted drawing on birch bark
Russian meaning: делать тисненый рисунок на бересте
Evenki: hōrda-
Comments: ТМС 2, 333. Attested only in Evk., but having probable external parallels.
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Korean etymology :

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Proto-Korean: *pórám
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: sign
Russian meaning: знак
Modern Korean: poram
Middle Korean: pórám
Comments: Liu 386, KED 789.
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *vaẓ-
Meaning : road
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Proto-South Dravidian: *vaẓ-i
Notes : A good SDR root.
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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *vaẓ-i
Meaning : road
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : vaẓi
Tamil meaning : way, path, road, origin, source, means, remedy, homage, manner, method, mode, posterity, descendants, race, family, lineage, relative, dependant, series, line, succession, impression, footprint, trace, usage, antiquity, boon, gift; afterwards
Malayalam : vaẓi
Malayalam meaning : way, road, path, succession and the way you came, backwards, manner, means, usage, custom
Kannada : baẓi
Kannada meaning : way, road, place, spot; way, mode, order, regularity, proper course, right behaviour, race, lineage, passing on, following, later or succeeding time, after, afterwards, further, and, a gift, present
Kannada derivates : baẓika after, afterwards, further, and
Kodagu : bay pō- (?)
Kodagu meaning : to wander aimlessly
Kodagu derivates : bayya behind; bayyañji after some time
Tulu : bari
Tulu meaning : lineage, descent
Proto-Nilgiri : *vaḷ-ĭ (*p-)
Number in DED : 5297
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Nilgiri etymology :

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Proto-Nilgiri : *vaḷ-ĭ (*p-)
Meaning : way to do something
South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology
Toda : poḷy
Additional forms : Also Toda ? pyūk (obl. pyūk- or pyūkt-) behind; ? pokɨn (to sit or walk) aimlessly, without doing or saying anything
Number in DED : 5297
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