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Kartvelian etymology :

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Proto-Kartvelian: *dn-
Nostratic: Nostratic
Russian meaning: топить(ся), таять
English meaning: to drown, to melt
Georgian: dn-
Megrel: din-, dǝn-
Megrel meaning (Rus.): исчезать, терять(ся)
Megrel meaning (Eng.): to disappear, to lose
Svan: n-
Laz: ndin-, (n)dun-
Laz meaning (Rus.): исчезать, терять(ся)
Laz meaning (Eng.): to disappear, to lose
Notes and references: ЭСКЯ 74, EWK 112. Ср. ПИЕ *dhen- 'течь, убегать' (IEW 249). Ср. Бомхард 1994, 151.
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *dVnV
Meaning: to melt, flow
Borean: Borean
Indo-European: *dhen-
Kartvelian: *dn-
Dravidian: *tund- '?'
Comments: Cf. Aleut *tāŋa- 'drink'?
References: Bomhard 1994, 151; ND 543 *d[u]nV 'stream, flow'.
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *dh[e]n(w)-
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Meaning: to flow
Tokharian: A tsnā-ntär, pp. tsno 'flow', B tseñe 'river, stream, courant', tsnamo 'flowing' (PT *tsän-) (Adams 741, 744)
Old Indian: dadhánti `to cause to run or move quickly', dhanáyati `id., to move or run', dhanvati `to run or flow'; dhánutar- `running, moving quickly'
Latin: fōns, fontis m. `Quelle'
Russ. meaning: течь
References: WH
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 393
Root: dhen-1
English meaning: to run
German meaning: `laufen, rennen; fließen'
Material: Ai. dhanáyati `rennt, lauft, setzt in Bewegung', npers. danīdan `eilen, laufen', ai. dhánvati `rennt, lauft, fließt', apers. danuvatiy `fließt', ai. dhánutar- `rennend, fließend';

    messap. Flurname ardannoa (*ar-dhonu̯-ā) `die am Wasser gelegene' (?), apul. ON Ardaneae = Herdonia (Krahe Gl. 17, 102);

    lat. wahrscheinlich fōns, -tis `Quelle'; vielleicht Kreuzung des to-St. *fontos und ti-St. *fentis (*dhn̥-tí-);

    toch. АВ tsän `fließen', В tseńe `flot', tsnam `écoulement'.

References: WP. I 852, Couvreur BSL. 41, 165.
Pages: 249
PIE database: PIE database
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *tund-
Meaning : to pour, spill
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Proto-North Dravidian : *tund-
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North Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-North-Dravidian : *tund-
Meaning : to spill, pour
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kurukh : tundnā "to be poured out, spill, pour into"
Malto : tunde "to spill, shed, throw out as water"
Additional forms : Also KUR tundrnā to be poured out, be spilt; MLT tundg̣re to be spilt, be shed.
Number in DED : 3321
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Long-range etymologies :

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Borean (approx.) : TVNV
Meaning : to melt, flow
Eurasiatic : *dVnV
Afroasiatic : *dVn- 'pour; river' (Cush., Chad.)
Sino-Caucasian : *dVnV 'drink'
African (misc.) : Cf. Bantu *-tónị-, *-tóny- 'rain'.
Reference : Bomhard 1994, 151, ND 543.
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Sino-Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *dVnV
Meaning: drink
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
Sino-Tibetan: *dhɨ̄n / *dhɨ̄ŋ
Basque: *e=da[n]
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *dhɨ̄n / *dhɨ̄ŋ
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: drink, swallow
Chinese: *thǝ̄n to swallow.
Tibetan: ãthuŋ (p. ãthuŋs, i. ãthuŋ) to drink, suck, smoke.
Burmese: LB *taŋ to drink.
Lushai: dōn drink (poet.).
Lepcha: thăŋ, thoŋ, caus. tjăn to drink
Kiranti: *ʔtùŋ
Comments: Simon 26; Sh. 125. STEDT 242-248 *tuŋ 'suck, milk', *[N/s]-tuŋ 'drink, suck'; OC 湩 *troŋ-s / *tōŋ-s 'milk' is compared by Matissoff, but is attested only since Han, and, according to Pulleyblank (CSOC) may be a Xiongnu borrowing.
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Chinese characters :

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Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading: tūn
Preclassic Old Chinese: thǝ̄n
Classic Old Chinese: thǝ̄n
Western Han Chinese: thǝ̄n
Eastern Han Chinese: thǝ̄n
Early Postclassic Chinese: thǝ̄n
Middle Postclassic Chinese: thǝ̄n
Late Postclassic Chinese: thǝ̄n
Middle Chinese: thʌn
English meaning : to swallow [L.Zhou]
Russian meaning[s]: 1) проглотить; 2) поглотить, присвоить, завладеть; аннексировать
Comments: PST *dhǝ̄n / *dhǝ̄ŋ, cf. Tib. ãthuŋ (p. ãthuŋs, i. ãthuŋ) 'to drink, suck, smoke'; LB *taŋ 'to drink' (?cf. also Burm. tǝuk id.); Lush. dāwn 'drink (poet.)'. See IST 125.
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Dialectal data: Dialectal data
Radical: 30
Four-angle index: 1378
Karlgren code: 0361 d
Jianchuan Bai: thuɛ̃4
Dali Bai: thui6
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Chinese Dialects :

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Number: 343
Chinese etymology: Chinese etymology
Character:
MC description : 臻開一平痕透
ZIHUI: 0691 2158
Beijing: thuǝn 11
Jinan: thuẽ 11
Xi'an: thuẽ 11
Taiyuan: thuŋ 1
Hankou: thǝn 11
Chengdu: thǝn 11
Yangzhou: thǝn 11
Suzhou: thǝn 11
Wenzhou: thö 11
Changsha: thǝn 11
Shuangfeng: thiɛ̃ 11
Nanchang: thɛn 11
Meixian: thun 11
Guangzhou: than 11
Xiamen: thun 11
Chaozhou: thuŋ 11
Fuzhou: thouŋ 11
Shanghai: thǝŋ 3
Zhongyuan yinyun: thǝn 1
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Kiranti etymology :

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Proto-Kiranti: *ʔtùŋ
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Meaning: drink
Sunwar: tū-ca
Tulung: ḍu(ŋ)-
Kaling: tunä (tuŋu)
Limbu: thuŋmā (thuŋ)
Dumi: tɨŋnɨ
Kulung: dūma
Yamphu: uŋma
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Limbu dictionary :

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Entry: thuNmaʔ, -thuN-
Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology
Grammar: vt.
Meaning: 1) drink; 2) smoke
Comments: 1) cf. thuNmaʔ 2) ho:p-mǝna-bɛ-n kɛ-dhuN-w-i:? (toke-PP-NOM-ABS 2-smoke-3P-Q)\x Will you smoke a cigarette?
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Dumi dictionary :

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Entry: tɨNnɨ
Kiränti etymology: Kiränti etymology
Grammar: vt-1 tɨN
Meaning: drink; smoke
Comments: cf. Nep. piunu.
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Kulung dictionary :

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Entry: du:ma
Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology
Grammar: vt-4 [1: duN- 2: duNN- 3: du:-]
Meaning: drink
Nepali: piunu.
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Yamphu dictionary :

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Entry: uŋma I
Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology
Stem: <uks- ; uŋ->
Grammar: v.intr. & v.tr.
Meaning: to drink
Comments: i: uŋ.ʔim.m.en.de igh.a.ji, sima? igh.a utthri:ʔ.ha.ji, i: uŋ.ʔin.j.e? (beer drink.NP.3PL.FCT.ISF this.PLNR.NS huh father's_elder_sister this.PLNR white.PLNR.NS beer drink.NP.DU.FCT) Do these drink beer, aunt, these white ones, do they drink beer?
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Basque etymology :

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Proto-Basque: *e=da(-)n
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: drink
Bizkaian: edan, (Eibar, Lekeitio) eran
Gipuzkoan: edan, (coastal) eran
High Navarrese: edan
Low Navarrese: edan
Salazarese: edan
Lapurdian: edan
Baztanese: edan
Aezkoan: edan
Zuberoan: edan
Roncalese: eran
Comments: With some sporadic changes of /d/ > /r/. Trask (EDB) cites root as *-da[n]-.
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