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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *sterge-
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Meaning: to love
Old Greek: stérgō, aor. stérksai̯, pf. sterkhthē̂nai̯, pf. éstorga, ps. éstergmai̯ `Anhänglichkeit zeigen, Zuneigung hegen, zärtlich lieben', stérgēthro-n n. `Liebesmittel', stérgēma n. `Liebeszauber', storgǟ́ f. `Zuneigung, Liebe' <the root sterge- II>
Slavic: *stergǭ, *stérgtī
Celtic: OIr serc; Cymr serch `Liebe', Bret serc'h `Kebsweib'
Russ. meaning: любить
References: WP II 642
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 1898
Root: sterg-, sterk-
English meaning: to care for, take care of
German meaning: `sorgend worauf achten, hegen und pflegen'
Material: Gr. στέργω `liebe; bin zufrieden', στοργή `Liebe, Zuneigung'; ir. serc `Liebe' wird wegen cymr. serch ds. eher als *sterkā hierher, als zu ser-2 oder ser-4 gehören; zu slav. *sterg- `worauf sorgend achten, bewachen': aksl. strěgǫ, strěšti `servare, hüten', stražь = russ. stórož `Wächter' usw.
References: WP. II 642, Trautmann 257 f., Vasmer 3, 12, 20.
Pages: 1032
PIE database: PIE database
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *č`VrV
Meaning: to care
Borean: Borean
Indo-European: *sterg-, *sterk- (Pok. 1032)
Uralic: *čarkke 'think, ponder' (under 'fork'!)
Kartvelian: *č̣ir-
References: ОСНЯ 1, 210-211; ND 432 *č̣iRV 'look after, guard'.
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Uralic etymology :

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Number: 1229
Proto: *čarkke
> Nostratic: > Nostratic
English meaning: fork
German meaning: Gabel, Dragge
Finnish: harkki 'Dragge', (SKES) harkki- 1. 'harata, naarata; eggen, rechen, nach etw. dreggen, fischen', 2. 'pohtia, ajatella, miettiä; etw. erörtern, denken, sinnen', harkitse-'überlegen, erwägen, ausdenken, über etw. nachdenken' ?
Estonian: hark (Gen. hargi) 'Gabel, Ofengabel, Mistgabel'
Mordovian: čarkod́e-, čarkud́e-, čaŕkod́e-, čaŕkud́e- (E), M šäŔked́e- 'einsehen, vernehmen, verstehen, begreifen, erraten'
K. Redei's notes: Mord. d'e ist ein Verbalsuffix. Zum Bedeutungsverhältnis finn. 'Dragge' - 'eggen, rechen, dreggen' - 'nach etw. mit einer Dragge, Gabel fischen' - > 'überlegen, denken, sinnen' vgl. finn. keksi 'Bootshaken' ~ 'etw. mit dem Bootshaken fühlen, tasten, suchen' -> keksi- 'erfinden, entdecken, sich ausdenken', tutka 'Spitze'- tutki- 'etw. mit einer spitzigen Stange fühlen, tasten, suchen' -> 'untersuchen, recherchieren, prüfen, erforschen'. Die Zusammenstellung ist nur dann akzeptabel, wenn die abstrakte Bedeutung im Mord. - ähnlich wie in den ostseefinnischen Sprachen - aus der konkreten Bedeutung 'Gabel' entstanden ist.
Addenda: Liv. (Kett.) ar̄kk, är̄k̀ 'Gabel unter dem Wagen'
References: Anderson, Wandl, 213; Setälä, ÄH 255; Paasonen, MordChr. 133; SKES; Kettunen: UAJb. 30:253; Hakulinen, SKRK3 320.
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Kartvelian etymology :

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Proto-Kartvelian: *č̣ir-
Nostratic: Nostratic
Russian meaning: иметь надобность, нуждаться
English meaning: to need, have a need
Georgian: č̣ir-
Megrel: č̣ḳǝr-, č̣ḳir-
Svan: č̣ḳǝ̄r-, nč̣ḳǝr-
Laz: č̣i(r)- ( < Georg.?)
Notes and references: ЭСКЯ 255, EWK 539-540. В ОСНЯ 1, 56 основа сравнивается с ПИЕ *ster-g- / *ster-k- "стеречь, любить" и возводится к ностр. *č̣irV "присматривать, стеречь".
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Long-range etymologies :

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Borean (approx.) : CVRV
Meaning : to care
Eurasiatic : *čVrV
Afroasiatic : *č̣ar-
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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *č̣ar-
Meaning: look, see
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
Semitic: nVṭ_ar- 'guard' 1, 'look' 2
Berber: *c̣Vr- 'see, look'
Western Chadic: *č̣ar- 'guard'
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Semitic etymology :

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Number: 610
Proto-Semitic: *nVṭ_ar-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'guard' 1, 'look' 2
Akkadian: naṣaru 1
Ugaritic: nẓr 1
Phoenician: nṣr 1
Hebrew: nṣr 1
Aramaic: nṭr 1
Arabic: nẓr [-u-] 2
Epigraphic South Arabian: nṭr 1
Geʕez (Ethiopian): nṣr 2
Notes: Prefix *nV-
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Berber etymology :

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Proto-Berber: *c̣Vr-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'see, look'
Senhadja: ẓar
Iznassen: ẓer
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West Chadic etymology :

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Proto-WChadic: *č̣ar-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'to guard'
Hausa: c̣árè
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