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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *wVlpV
Meaning: a k. of wild animal
Indo-European: *u̯l̥p-
Altaic: *ū́ĺpe
Dravidian: *pùl- ?
References: ND 2490 *wUĺ(V)P_E 'fur-bearing animal'.
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *welp- <PIH *w->
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Meaning: wolf, fox, wild cat
Hittite: {ulippana- - sorce?}
Other Iranian: MPers gurpak, NPers. gurba 'Hauskatze'
Baltic: *wilp-ič-ia- m.
Germanic: *wúlf-a- m.; *wulb-iṓ f.
Latin: volpēs, vulpēs, gen. -is `Fuchs'
Russ. meaning: зверек (волк/лиса)
References: WP I 317 f
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Baltic etymology :

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Proto-Baltic: *wilp-ič-ia- m.
Meaning: wild cat
Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology
Lithuanian: vilpišī̃-s m. `wilde Katze, Felis catus'
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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *wúlfa-z; *wulbiṓ
Meaning: wolf
IE etymology: IE etymology
Gothic: wulf-s m. (a)
Old Norse: ūlf-r m. `Wolf'
Norwegian: ulv
Old Swedish: Run. -wulafR, -wolAfR
Swedish: ulv
Old Danish: Run. -wolAfA(R)
Danish: ulv
Old English: wulf, -es m. `wolf'
English: wolf
Old Frisian: wolf
Old Saxon: wulf
Middle Dutch: wolf, wulf
Dutch: wolf m.
Middle Low German: wulf
Old High German: wolf (8.Jh.) `Wolf', wulpa `Wölfin'
Middle High German: wolf (-v-) st. m. 'wolf'; wülpe wk. f. `wölfin'
German: Wolf
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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *ū́ĺpe
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: ground game
Russian meaning: пушной зверь
Turkic: *ǖĺ
Mongolian: *olbo / olbi
Tungus-Manchu: *ulgu-kī
Japanese: *bǝsǝ ( ~ -ua)
Comments: Дыбо 9, Лексика 159.
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Turkic etymology :

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Proto-Turkic: *ǖĺ
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: lynx
Russian meaning: рысь
Karakhanid: üšek (IM)
Turkish: üšek
Khakassian: üs (tab.)
Shor: üs
Oyrat: ǖs (dial. - Leb.)
Yakut: ǖs
Dolgan: üs-kis 'sable'
Tuva: üs
Tofalar: üs
Comments: VEWT 523, Щербак 1961, 141, Рас. ФиЛ 239, Лексика 159, Stachowski 254. The irregular reflex of *ĺ in some Siberian languages presupposes tabooistic interlingual borrowings (Tuva < Yak., Shor < Khak.? ).
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *(h)olbo / (h)olbi
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: flying squirrel
Russian meaning: белка-летяга
Written Mongolian: olbi, olbo (L 608: olbu), oliba
Khalkha: olbo, olbi
Buriat: olbo
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *ulgu-kī
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: chipmunk
Russian meaning: бурундук
Evenki: ulgukī
Ulcha: ulǯi
Nanai: ulgi
Oroch: uggukǟ
Udighe: ugǯixi
Comments: ТМС 2,258.
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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *bǝsǝ ( ~ -ua)
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: otter
Russian meaning: выдра
Middle Japanese: woso
Tokyo: uso
Comments: JLTT 512.
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *pùl-
Meaning : tiger
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Proto-South Dravidian: *pŭl-i
Proto-Telugu : *pul-
Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *pul-
Proto-Gondi-Kui : *pul-
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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *pŭl-i
Meaning : tiger
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : puli, pul
Tamil meaning : tiger
Malayalam : puli
Malayalam meaning : tiger
Kannada : puli
Kannada meaning : tiger
Tulu : pili
Tulu meaning : tiger
Proto-Nilgiri : *pul_-ĭ
Miscellaneous : KOR (M, T) hili tiger
Number in DED : 4307
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Nilgiri etymology :

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Proto-Nilgiri : *pul_-ĭ
Meaning : tiger
South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology
Kota : puj
Toda : püs_y, üly (< Badaga huli)
Number in DED : 4307
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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *pul-
Meaning : tiger
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : puli
Dialectal forms (1) : pedda puli
Dialectal forms (2) : bebbuli
Additional forms : Also cir_uta puli leopard, cheetah
Number in DED : 4307
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Kolami-Gadba etymology :

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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *pul-
Meaning : tiger
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kolami : pul (Haig, Hislop)
Kinwat Kolami : pul, perpul
Kolami (Setumadhava Rao) : perpul
Naikri : pul
Naiki : pul(a)
Ollari Gadba : berpul
Salur Gadba : pullu (pl. pulkul), berbullū (pl. berbulkul)
Kondekor Gadba : pulu
Number in DED : 4307
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Gondwan etymology :

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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *pul-
Meaning : tiger
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Proto-Gondi : *pul-
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Gondi etymology :

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Proto-Gondi : *pul-
Meaning : tiger
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Betul Gondi : pullī (pl. pulk)
Mandla Gondi (Williamson) : puliyāl
Mandla Gondi (Phailbus) : puliyāl
Maria Gondi : pul
Adilabad Gondi : puli (SR)
Number in DED : 4307
Number in CVOTGD : 2313
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