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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *kʷVĺV
Meaning: oak
Indo-European: *gʷel-
Altaic: *kúĺap`V
Chukchee-Kamchatkan: *kʷǝlɣǝ- белая береза
Comments: Other similar roots: PA *k`olV (~ -u-, -ĺ-), *ki̯úli; PIE *k(ʷ)Al-; *kel-, *klen-, *klew-
References: ND 880 *koĺHa 'oak'.
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *gʷela-, *gʷlā-
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Meaning: acorn
Armenian: kaɫin, kaɫni `Eiche'
Old Greek: bálano-s f. `Eichel; eichelförmige Frucht, Dattel'
Slavic: *želǭdь
Baltic: *gil-iā̃ f.
Latin: glāns, gen. glandis f. `Eichel, eichelähnliche Früchte wie Buchecker, Datteln'
Russ. meaning: желудь
References: WP I 692
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Vasmer's dictionary :

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Word: жёлудь,
Near etymology: м., укр. жо́лудь, блр. жо́лудзь, русск.-цслав. желѫдь βάλανος, болг. же́лъд, сербохорв. же̏лу̑д, словен. žélod, род. п. -óda, чеш. žalud, слвц. žalud', польск. żoɫądź, в.-луж. žoɫdź, н.-луж. žoɫuź.
Further etymology: Родственно лат. glāns, род. п. glandis "желудь", греч. βάλανος (ж. р.), арм. kaɫin, лит. gìlė, лтш. dzìle, др.-прусск. gile; см. Траутман, BSW 82; Мейе, Ét. 322, М. -- Э. I, 549, 556; 732 и сл.; Френкель, ZfslPh 20, 55 и сл.; Хюбшман 457; Зубатый, AfslPh 16, 424. Далее, греч. βάλανος, по мнению Швицера (KZ 66, 74) и Курциуса (Grundzüge5* (474), связано с βάλλω "бросаю", т. е. βάλανος, первонач. знач. "упавший плод, падаль".
Pages: 2,44-45
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Baltic etymology :

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Proto-Baltic: *gil-iā̃ f. (1), *gī̂l-iā̃ f. (1)
Meaning: acorn
Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology
Lithuanian: gìlē; gīlē̃ (acc. gī̃lę) `Eichel'
Lettish: dzĩle 'Eichel'; dzila (Kurmin 278) `żoɫądź'; zìle, zĩle 'Eichel'
Old Prussian: gile `Eichel' V.591
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 714
Root: gʷel-3, el-, gʷlā-
English meaning: acorn; oak?
German meaning: wohl ursprünglich `Eiche'
General comments: nur in Ableitungen mit der Bedeutung `Eichel' erhalten (nach Specht Idg. Dekl. 60 f. altes Nomen gʷel-s, sekundär gʷl̥̄-s, Gen. el-ós)
Material: Arm. kaɫin, Gen. kaɫnoi `Eichel' (*gʷеl(ǝ)-eno-, das ɫ aus dem Gen.); kaɫni `Eiche';

    gr. βάλανος m. `Eichel' (el-ǝno-);

    urbalt. *gīls (*gʷl̥̄-s), Gen. *gīlés, woraus *gīlii̯ā in lett. (d)zīle, lit. gylė̃, und *gĭlii̯a in lit. gìlė `Eichel', apr. gile `Eichel, Eiche';

    Erweiterung -n-d- in:

    lat. glāns, glandis f. `Eichel';

    lit. giléndra, giléndrė `reiche Ernte an Früchten (ursprüngl. Eicheln');

    russ.-ksl. želudь (slav. *želǫdъ) m. `Eichel', skr. žȅlûd m., russ. žóludь m. ds.

References: WP. I 692, WH. I 604 f., Trautmann 82, Specht KZ. 66, 56, Indog. Dekl. 60 f., 173, 230.
Pages: 472-473
PIE database: PIE database
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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *kúĺap`V
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: oak, oak-tree
Russian meaning: дуб
Tungus-Manchu: *kolopo-kta
Korean: *kàràp
Japanese: *kásípà
Comments: Martin 237. An Eastern isogloss. Cf. *k`olV. {Cf. WMo qobulu 'cork oak'}.
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *kolopo-kta
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: a k. of tree
Russian meaning: вид дерева
Oroch: kolobokto, kopolokto 'ritual fir-tree'
Udighe: kofolokto 'a k. of tree'
Comments: ТМС 1, 407-408.
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Korean etymology :

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Proto-Korean: *kàràp
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: oak-tree
Russian meaning: дуб
Modern Korean: karam-namu
Middle Korean: kàràp
Comments: Nam 3, Liu 19.
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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *kásípà
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: oak-tree (Quercus dentata thunb.)
Russian meaning: вид дуба
Old Japanese: kasipa
Middle Japanese: kásípà
Tokyo: kàshiwa
Kyoto: kàshíwà
Kagoshima: kashíwa
Comments: JLTT 441. The word has a rare accent type HHL.
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Chukchee-Kamchatkan etymology :

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Proto-Chukchee-Kamchatkan: *kʷǝlɣǝ-
Meaning (Rus.): белая береза
Proto-Chukchee-Koryak: *fǝlɣili, *uʒilɣǝ-
Proto-Itelmen: *kilɣǝ
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Chukchee-Koryak etymology :

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Proto-Chukchee-Koryak: *fǝlɣili, *uʒilɣǝ-
Chukchee-Kamchatkan etymology: Chukchee-Kamchatkan etymology
Meaning (Rus.): каменная береза 1, береста 2, берестяной сосуд 3
Chukchee: wǝ́lɣil 1
Koryak: wǝlɣil(i) 1, ujiĺɣǝ-n 2, ojelɣǝ-qama-ŋa* 3
Alutor: ujuĺɣǝ-qama-ŋa 3
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Itelmen etymology :

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Proto-Itelmen: *kilɣǝ
Chukchee-Kamchatkan etymology: Chukchee-Kamchatkan etymology
Meaning (Rus.): береза
Itelmen: kilɣ
Itelmen meaning: белая береза
West Itelmen: kiĺx
West Itelmen meaning: betula alba
West Itelmen meaning (Polish): brzoza
Number in Volodin 1976: 42
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