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Kartvelian etymology :

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Proto-Kartvelian: *ʒ́ax-
Nostratic: Nostratic
Russian meaning: звать, называть(ся); имя
English meaning: to call, be named; name
Georgian: ʒax-; saxel-
Megrel: ǯox-; ǯoxo-
Svan: žax-, žx- (šx-); žaxe, žäxe
Laz: ǯox-, jox-; ǯoxo, joxo
Notes and references: ЭСКЯ 236, 237, EWK 484-485.
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *CVḥV (?)
Meaning: to call
Borean: Borean
Indo-European: *sēi- 'Zauberei, incantatio' (WP 2, 509-510)
Altaic: *si̯ōje
Kartvelian: *ʒ́ax-
References: МССНЯ 342.
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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *si̯ōje
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: to consider, count
Russian meaning: считать, рассчитывать
Turkic: *sā(j)-
Mongolian: *siɣü-
Tungus-Manchu: *sū-
Korean: *hjǝ̄i-
Comments: Exceptional preservation of length in a monosyllabic stem in TM.
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Turkic etymology :

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Proto-Turkic: *sā(j)-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to count, to consider
Russian meaning: считать
Karakhanid: sa- (MK)
Turkish: saj-
Middle Turkic: sa- (AH, IM), saj- (Ettuhf.)
Azerbaidzhan: saj-
Turkmen: sāj-
Chuvash: su-, sъv-
Yakut: ā-
Kazakh: saj-
Gagauz: saj-
Karaim: saj-
Comments: VEWT 390, EDT 781-782, ЭСТЯ 7, Федотов 2, 53. A common Turkic derivative is *sā-n 'number, count' (VEWT 390, 400, ЭСТЯ 7), whence *sāna- 'to count, determine' > Mong. sana- 'think' (cf. Щербак 1997, 144). Turk. > Hung. sám 'number, figure', szán - 'to pity' (Gombocz 1912).
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *siɣü-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to judge, examine
Russian meaning: судить, проверять, экзаменовать
Written Mongolian: sigü- (L 702)
Khalkha: šǖ-
Buriat: šǖ-
Kalmuck: šǖ-
Ordos: šǖ-
Shary-Yoghur: šǖ-
Comments: KW 372, L 702, MGCD 728, TMN 1, 364-365.
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *sū-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 to mark 2 sign
Russian meaning: 1 отмечать 2 знак
Evenki: sū- 1
Even: hụ-ɣār 2
Literary Manchu: so 'omen'
Nanai: sū 'talisman' (Он.)
Oroch: sū- 1
Comments: ТМС 2, 101, 115. The isolated Manchu se- 'say, speak' may actually reflect the same root (with the vowel reduced in weak syntactic position, or < *su-j with a frequent development uj > e).
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Korean etymology :

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Proto-Korean: *hjǝ̄i-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to count
Russian meaning: считать
Modern Korean: hējari-, dial. hē-
Middle Korean: hjǝ̄i-
Comments: Nam 489, KED 1829, 1830.
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Long-range etymologies :

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Borean (approx.) : CVHV
Meaning : to know, consider
Eurasiatic : *CVḥV (?)
Afroasiatic : *caʔ-
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