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Kartvelian etymology :
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Proto-Kartvelian: *ʒ́webu-
Russian meaning: жаба
English meaning: toad
Megrel: žvabu-
Megrel meaning (Rus.): лягушка
Megrel meaning (Eng.): frog
Laz: (m)ǯvabu
Notes and references: См. Климов 1994, 110-112. Сближение с ПИЕ *gʷeb(h)- 'жаба' вряд ли оправдано - случаи развития *gʷ в *ǯw в ПК нам неизвестны.
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Nostratic etymology :
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Eurasiatic: *[ʒw]VbV
Meaning: a k. of reptile
Comments: Expected *ʒ- in Kartv. - unless we reconstruct *ǯiabda in Alt.
References: Suggested by V. Glumov.
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Altaic etymology :
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Proto-Altaic: *ǯabda
Meaning: a k. of snake
Russian meaning: вид змеи
Comments: A Tung.-Jpn. isogloss. Cf. Turkm. juvdarxā 'monster, k. of dragon' (contaminated with aždaxa < Pers.?)
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Tungus etymology :
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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *ǯabdar
Meaning: a big snake
Russian meaning: большая змея
Evenki: ǯabdar
Even: ǯabdъ̣
Negidal: ǯabdan, ǯabdar
Spoken Manchu: ǯavǝǯi 'python' (2272)
Literary Manchu: ǯabǯan
Ulcha: ǯabda(n)
Orok: dabda
Nanai: ǯabǯã
Oroch: ǯabda
Udighe: ǯabda
Solon: ǯagdã
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Japanese etymology :
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Proto-Japanese: *datua
Meaning: snake
Russian meaning: змея
Old Japanese: jatwo-no-kami
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