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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *perV
Meaning: skin
Borean: Borean
Altaic: *pi̯óro(-k`V) ( ~ -i̯u-) (also *pĕ́rV)
Uralic: *perV
Dravidian: *PIr- (cf. also *por- 1984, *par- 1982)
References: МССНЯ 344, ОСНЯ 3, 78-79, Tyler 127; ND 1782 *P_er[w]V 'skin, hide, bark'.
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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *pi̯óro(-k`V) ( ~ -i̯u-)
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: wrinkle, callosity
Russian meaning: морщина, мозоль
Turkic: *burkɨ
Mongolian: *boruɣa
Tungus-Manchu: *pirki- ( ~ -ü-)
Comments: A Western isogloss. High tone may be reconstructed because of Mong. *b-. Reflected are forms with different suffixes (*pi̯oro-k`V and *pi̯oro-gV).
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Turkic etymology :

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Proto-Turkic: *burkɨ
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: wrinkled
Russian meaning: сморщенный
Old Turkic: burqɨ
Karakhanid: burqɨ, burqɨɣ 'wrinkle'
Comments: EDT 360.
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *boruɣa
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: bone callosity
Russian meaning: мозоль на кости
Written Mongolian: boruu
Khalkha: borō
Buriat: bordigor 'с наростами ( о коре дерева'; bordij- 'быть шероховатым'
Kalmuck: borā(n) 'Fehler in der Haarbekleidung des Pferdefusses'
Comments: KW 51.
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *pirki- ( ~ -ü-)
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to obtain a callosity
Russian meaning: натирать мозоль
Evenki: hirki-
Even: ịrqъ̣-
Comments: ТМС 2, 327. Cf. perhaps also Man. furu 'pustule (in mouth); knag (on a tree)', ТМС 2, 303.
tunget-prnum,tunget-meaning,tunget-rusmean,tunget-evk,tunget-evn,tunget-reference,

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Uralic etymology :

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Number: 762
Proto: *perV
> Nostratic: > Nostratic
English meaning: skin, bark
German meaning: Haut, Rinde
Khanty (Ostyak): pĕr (Vj.) 'rötliche Haut auf der Innenseite der Birkenrinde'
Hungarian: bőr 'Haut, Fell, Leder; dial. Weidenbast'
Nenets (Yurak): pīrʔ (O) 'rote innere Rinde der Birke, Rinde des Brotes, Deckel des Buches'
Sammalahti's version: *peri
Addenda: Koib. pere 'Rinde'
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *PIr-
Meaning : skin, bark
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Proto-South Dravidian: *pIr-
Proto-Telugu : *beraḍ-
Notes : ? Kurukh cayā̃-perē 'snake's old skin'
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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *pIr-
Meaning : skin; to peel
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kannada : pere
Kannada meaning : skin or slough of a serpent
Kannada derivates : here to scrape, shave; (Gowda) hermaṇe grater, scraper
Tulu : perevuni
Tulu meaning : to be peeled, scraped
Tulu derivates : perepini to grate, scrape; pereḍuni to scrape, shave; peradanè, peramaṇè grater, scraper; piresuni to peel, scrape, pare off
Number in DED : 4417
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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *beraḍ-
Meaning : bark, rind, shell
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : beraḍu
Additional forms : Also baraḍu bark of a tree
Number in DED : 4417
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Long-range etymologies :

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Borean (approx.) : PVRV
Meaning : skin
Eurasiatic : *perV
Afroasiatic : *pu/ar-
Reference : МССНЯ 344.
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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *pu/ar-
Meaning: bark, skin
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
Semitic: *parw- ~ *parr- 'skin' 1, 'fur' 2, 'shell, husk' 3
Berber: *-fur- 'skin disease' 1, 'bark' 2
Western Chadic: *fu/ar- 'bark' 1, 'skin of the monkey nuts' 2, 'skin or pod of the fruit of the locust tree ' 3
Central Chadic: *pi/ar- 'to peel' 1, 'skin with a hoe' 2
East Chadic: *pir- 'to shell' 1, 'bark'2
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Semitic etymology :

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Number: 2179
Proto-Semitic: *parw- ~ *parr-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: skin, fur, husk, etc.
Akkadian: pāru, parru, bāru 'Haut' SB on [AHw 836].

    According to Soden, a SUM loanword [ibid.] (cf. SUM bar 'Fell, Haut; Schale; Schuppe' [IK 112-13]), which is hardly so in view of SEM cognates

Hebrew: parwā 'fur'
Syrian Aramaic: partā (pl. parrē) 'furfur; folliculus, gluma (seminis); squama capitis' [Brock 591]
Arabic: farwat- 'peau de la tête' [BK 2 588]; farw- 'pelisse, vêtement doublé de fourrure' [ibid.]
Geʕez (Ethiopian): farra 'to shell, husk' [LGz 166]
Tigre: (?) färwät 'sheepskin coat' [LH 658]; rather an Arabism
Notes: Note various strategies of triconsonantizing: doubling of the second radical in AKK (parru), SYR and GEZ, and adding -w as a third radical in ARB (and TGR unless an Arabism).

    In GEZ, only a derived verb retained

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Berber etymology :

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Proto-Berber: *fur-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'skin disease' 1 , 'bark' 2
Ghadames: ti-fra 2
Ahaggar (Tahaggart): ta-fūre 1
Zenaga: ta-ffrāh 1
Semlal: ta-fūri 1
Ntifa: ta-fura
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West Chadic etymology :

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Proto-WChadic: *fu/ar-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'bark' 1, 'skin of the monkey nuts' 2, 'skin or pod of the fruit of the locust tree ' 3
Hausa: fúurúu, húurúu 2
Tangale: paara 3 [JgT]
Diri: fùfûr 1 [SkNb] (<*furfur-)
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Central Chadic etymology :

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Proto-CChadic: *pi/ar-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'to peel' 1, 'skin with a hoe' 2
Mbara: pírí [TMba]
Zime-Batna: pár 1 [Sa]
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East Chadic etymology :

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Proto-EChadic: *pir-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'to shell' 1, 'bark'2
Migama: píráw 1, púr-dè 2 JgM
Bidiya: pir JgB
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