Kartvelian etymology :

Proto-Kartvelian: *zw-

Nostratic: Nostratic

Russian meaning: котиться, телиться

English meaning: to kitten, to fawn

Georgian: zv-; mo-zv-er- 'calf over one year old'

Svan: z(w)-

Laz: mo-z-a(r)-, mu-zar-

Laz meaning (Rus.): телка

Laz meaning (Eng.): heifer

Notes and references: ЭСКЯ 87, EWK 142, 143.

Nostratic etymology :

Eurasiatic: *ʒUjV

Meaning: to bear, be born

Altaic: ? Manch., Jurch. ǯuj 'son'

Uralic: Sam. *soyɔ 'be born, grow'

Kartvelian: *zw-

Dravidian: *ǯē[v]-

References: ND 2656 (Kartv., Sam. + dub. TM).

Dravidian etymology :

Proto-Dravidian : *ǯē[v]-

Meaning : child

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Proto-South Dravidian: *ǯēv-

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *Sēp-al

Proto-North Dravidian : *ǯō-(n)q-

South Dravidian etymology :

Proto-South Dravidian : *ǯēv-

Meaning : child

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : cēy

Tamil meaning : son, child; juvenility, youth

Malayalam : cēvala

Malayalam meaning : child at the breast (?)

Tulu : jēvu

Tulu meaning : child, lad, youth

Tulu derivates : jōvu id., baby, female child; (Bright and Ramanujan, Brahmin dial. jēvu, jōvu girl); jōkuḷu children; (B-K) jērụ pariah child

Number in DED : 2813

Kolami-Gadba etymology :

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *Sēp-al

Meaning : boy, lad

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Parji : cēpal (pl. cēpkul)

Ollari Gadba : sēpal (pl. sēpakil)

Salur Gadba : sāpal "boy"

Number in DED : 2813

North Dravidian etymology :

Proto-North-Dravidian : *ǯō-(n)q-

Meaning : lad, youth; servant

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Kurukh : jō̃xas

Number in DED : 2813

Total pages generated Pages generated by this script 1013590 1662785	Help
StarLing database server Powered by CGI scripts Copyright 1998-2003 by S. Starostin Copyright 1998-2003 by G. Bronnikov Copyright 2005-2014 by Phil Krylov