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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *weis-
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Meaning: to sprout
Baltic: *weĩs- vb. tr., *weĩs-i- n., *weĩs-l-iā̃, *waĩs-u- adj., *waĩs-a- c., *waĩs-ā̂ f., *waĩs- vb. tr., *wis- vb. intr.
Germanic: *wī́s-ōn- f., *wī́s-iōn- f., *wī́s-ia- m.
Latin: vireō, -ēre 'grün sein, grünen', viridis 'grün'
Russ. meaning: пускать ростки
References: WP I 242
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Baltic etymology :

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Proto-Baltic: *weĩs- vb. tr., *weĩs-i- n., *weĩs-l-iā̃, *waĩs-u- adj., *waĩs-a- c., *waĩs-ā̂ f., *waĩs- vb. tr., *wis- vb. intr.
Meaning: grow, propagate
Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology
Lithuanian: veĩsti (-ia, -ē) `durch Fortpflanzung sich vermehren, (er)zeugen', veislē̃/veĩslē '(Geschlechts)zucht, Brut, Rasse, Art; Stamm'; vaisù- 'fruchtbar', vaisà 'Fruchtbarkeit', vaisī́ti 'fruchtbar machen, zeugen', vaĩsti (-ia, ē) 'Junge empfangen'; vìsti (vìsta/vį̃sa, vìsō) 'sich fortpflanzen, vermehren'
Lettish: vàisla (/ vaîsla) 'Begattung; Zucht durch Fortpflanzung; Brut, Zuwachs an Fassel und Vieh', vaiss, *vaĩsa (pl. vaĩsas) 'Frucht'; vìest2 (-šu, -su) 'anziehen, erziehen; entstehen lassen, verbreiten, (ver)mehren'
Old Prussian: wēisin 'Frucht', weijsewungi 'fruchtbar'
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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *wī́sōn, *wī́siōn, *wī́sia-z
Meaning: sprout
IE etymology: IE etymology
Old Norse: vīsir m. `Knospe, Spitze'
Norwegian: vise m. `Spitze, Fruchtansatz', visa `Knospe'
Swedish: dial. vise `Spitze des Kartoffelkrauts'
Old Danish: vise
Old English: wīse `Spross, Stengel'
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 2118
Root: u̯eis-1
English meaning: to sprout, grow
German meaning: `sprießen, wachsen'
Material: Lat. vireō, -ēre `grün sein, grünen', viridis `grün';

    aisl. vīsir `Keim, Sproß', norw. vīse `ds., Rispe, Stiel und Blätter, Blüte, Fruchtansatz' (ablautend vise `Keim' und wohl auch veis `saftiger Stengel'); ags. wīse `Sproß, Stengel'; ahd. wīsa, mnd. wese, nhd. Wiese, ags. wīsc, mnd. wīsch(e) ds.;

    lit. veĩsti `sich vermehren', veislùs, vislùs `fruchtbar', veislė̃ `Brut', lett. viestis `sich mehren, gedeihen', lit. vaĩsius `Frucht', vaisà `Fruchtbarkeit', lett. vaisla `Brut', lit. į-vìsti `sich vermehren'.

References: WP. I 242, WH. II 797.
Pages: 1133
PIE database: PIE database
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *wiSV
Meaning: grow
Indo-European: *weiks-, -gz- (cf. also *u̯eis- 1410; *Hwes- 1462]
Altaic: *i̯úse
Uralic: *wiša
Kartvelian: ? Georg. vežan- 'dove-coloured, gray'
Comments: For PU *wiša 'poison, anger' cf. PA *ṓč`é 'bad, anger' ?
References: МССНЯ 359; ND 2538 *wišV 'green', 2539 *wiŝʔV 'to grow' (+ Sem.); 2560 *wižV 'gray' (only Kartv.); hardly different.
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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *i̯úse
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: to grow, sprout
Russian meaning: расти, прорастать
Turkic: *ös-
Mongolian: *ös-
Tungus-Manchu: *üse-
Korean: *ìsàk
Comments: Poppe 108. In Kor. one has to suppose a secondary reduction *jǝ̀sVk > *ìsàk; otherwise the correspondences are regular.
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Turkic etymology :

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Proto-Turkic: *ös-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to grow
Russian meaning: расти
Old Turkic: ös- (OUygh.)
Turkish: ös-
Tatar: üs-
Middle Turkic: ös- (Sangl.)
Uzbek: ụs-
Uighur: ös-
Turkmen: ös-
Khakassian: ös-
Shor: ös-
Oyrat: ös-
Tuva: ö's-
Kirghiz: ös-
Kazakh: ös-
Noghai: ös-
Bashkir: üɵ-
Balkar: ös-
Karaim: ös-
Karakalpak: ös-
Kumyk: ös-
Comments: VEWT 376, ЭСТЯ 1, 552-553. Doubts about OT ös- see in EDT 241, 251, with a discussion in Clark 1977, 142-144.
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *ös-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to grow
Russian meaning: расти
Written Mongolian: ös- (L 645)
Middle Mongolian: us- (MA), os- (SH), osge- caus. (HYt)
Khalkha: ös-
Buriat: üde-
Kalmuck: ös-
Ordos: ös-
Dongxian: osǝ-, osɨ-
Baoan: ose-
Dagur: euse- (Тод. Даг. 141)
Shary-Yoghur: ǖs-
Monguor: ōsǝ- (SM 298)
Comments: KW 301, MGCD 550.
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *üse
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 seed 2 to grow 3 field ready for ploughing
Russian meaning: 1 семя 2 расти 3 пахотное поле
Evenki: isew- 2
Even: isu- 2
Negidal: isew- 2
Spoken Manchu: usū 1 (330, 1158, 2143)
Literary Manchu: use 1, usi-n 3
Jurchen: use 1, usi-in (50) 3
Ulcha: use 1
Nanai: use 1
Oroch: usi 1
Udighe: jehu- 2
Comments: ТМС 1, 332; 2, 290, 291.
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Korean etymology :

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Proto-Korean: *ìsàk
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: sprout, spike
Russian meaning: побег, колос
Modern Korean: isak
Middle Korean: ìsàk
Comments: Nam 401, KED 1330.
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Uralic etymology :

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Number: 1735
Proto: *wiša
> Nostratic: > Nostratic
English meaning: poison; -> green, yellow
German meaning: Gift -->̃ grün, gelb
Finnish: viha 'Haß, Zorn, Wut, Grimm', kärmeen viha 'virus serpentis', vihaa- 'hassen', vihainen 'böse, wütend, zornig', vihanta 'grün, blütend', vihava 'bitter; heftig, brennend', viheriä, vihreä 'grün' ( > Saam. N vâšše -š- 'hate, hatred, grudge', vassjē (L) 'Haß, Zorn')
Estonian: viha 'Zorn, Haß; Gift; scharf, bitter, zornig'
Mordovian: ožo (E) 'gelb'
Mari (Cheremis): ǝ̑žar, žar (KB), užar (U B) 'grün; jung'
Udmurt (Votyak): vož (S K G) 'grün, unentwickelt, klein; Zorn, Grimm', vožo-di̮r (S) 'Zeit des In-vožo-dienstes in den heißen Sommertagen', vožo (G) 'ein böser Geist, treibt sich während der Winter- und Sommersolstitien (vožo-dị̑r)', vožal- (S K) 'eifersüchtig sein', vožjaśk- (S) 'erzürnt sein; beneiden', vožjaśkị̑- (G) 'beneiden'
Komi (Zyrian): vež (S V P) 'grasgrün, grün, gelb', viž (PO S V) 'gelb, grün', vež pete̮ (S) 'man ist neidisch', vež-aj (S P) 'Taufvater', vež-ań (S P) 'Taufmutter', veža va (S V P) 'geweihtes Wasser', veža-di̮r (V) 'die Zeit von Weihmachten bis zum Dreikönigsfest, Christwoche', vežal- (S M) 'завидовать', vi.žal- (PO) 'beneiden', veže̮kti̮- (S), vi.žøkti- (PO) 'eifersüchtig sein' ( > Khanty DN Kr. wišǝm 'Bosheit, Schlechtigkeit', wišmȧš- 'beneiden'; Mansi K vėsėm 'Haß', vesma 'Neid', vesmal- 'beneiden')
Sammalahti's version: *viša
Addenda: Veps. vihä 'Schlangengift; Haß, Zorn'
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