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Nostratic etymology :
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Eurasiatic: *ʔur(H)V
Meaning: road
References: ND 77 *ʔu/orVqV 'path, way' (but Turk. has to be kept apart). Dolg. compares also Sem. *ʔuraχ- 'road'; cf. also PEC *ħarχi 'trip, march' ?; ND 2531a *wAŕV 'way, road' (Drav. *vaṛ- + SH); 2602a *χArV 'tracks, road' - at least two roots, but difficult to sort out. nostret-meaning,nostret-prnum,nostret-ura,nostret-kart,nostret-drav,nostret-reference,
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Uralic etymology :
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Number: 1688
Proto: *ura
English meaning: way, path
German meaning: Weg, Pfad
Finnish: ura 'Weg, Pfad, Bahn' ?
Saam (Lapp): (oarre (N) 'porus, foramen' - rejected by Redei)
Mordovian: ur-kškä (M) 'schmaler Fußsteig' ? (Redei lists also uraza (M) 'gestreift (von Schweinen)' - ?? - SAS)
uralet-proto,uralet-prnum,uralet-meaning,uralet-germmean,uralet-fin,uralet-saa,uralet-mrd,
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Kartvelian etymology :
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Proto-Kartvelian: *xer-
Russian meaning: вести, прокладывать путь
English meaning: to lead, to make way
Georgian: m-xer-v-al- 'leading', sa-xer-v-el- 'rudder, steering oar'
Megrel: xar-
Megrel meaning (Rus.): прокладывать след на снегу
Megrel meaning (Eng.): to make way in the snow
Laz: xar-
Laz meaning (Rus.): шаг
Laz meaning (Eng.): step
Notes and references: EWK 547.
kartet-prnum,kartet-rusmean,kartet-meaning,kartet-gru,kartet-meg,kartet-mgmean,kartet-emgmean,kartet-laz,kartet-lzmean,kartet-elzmean,kartet-notes,
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Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-Dravidian : *oẓ-uŋk-
Meaning : lane, path
dravet-meaning,dravet-prnum,dravet-sdr,
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South Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-South Dravidian : *oẓ-uŋk-
Meaning : lane, path
Tamil : oẓuŋkai
Tamil meaning : lane, alley
Kannada : orŋku
Kannada meaning : (Hav.) narrow path between two walls in a garden (< Tu.)
Tulu : orŋku, orụŋkụ
Tulu meaning : lane, footpath
Number in DED : 1014
sdret-meaning,sdret-prnum,sdret-tam,sdret-tammean,sdret-kan,sdret-kanmean,sdret-tul,sdret-tulmean,sdret-dednum,
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Long-range etymologies :
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Borean (approx.) : HVRV
Meaning : road
Sino-Caucasian : PEC *ħarχi 'trip, march' (or *Hrēm(x)q̇_ĭ 'road'?)
Reference : ND 77, 2531a, 2602a. globet-meaning,globet-nostr,globet-afas,globet-scc,globet-reference,
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Afroasiatic etymology :
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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *(ʔa-)wVr-
Meaning: road
afaset-meaning,afaset-prnum,afaset-sem,afaset-egy,afaset-wch,afaset-ech,afaset-hec,afaset-scu,afaset-omo,
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Semitic etymology :
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Number: 462
Proto-Semitic: *ʔurim- (<*ʔury-am-?)
Meaning: 'a big stone indicating a road in the desert' 1, 'road' 2
Arabic: ʔirm- 1 'grosse pierre destinée à indiquer le chemin dans le desert'
Mehri: wōrem, def. pl. ḥ-āyrēm 2
Jibbali: ʔɔrm, def. pl. ḥ-āyrēm 2
Harsusi: ḥ-ōrǝm, pl. ḥ-áyrɛ́m 2
Soqotri: ʔórim 2 LS 75
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-ara,semet-mhr,semet-jib,semet-hss,semet-soq,
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Egyptian etymology :
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Old Egyptian: wꜣ(y).t (< *wVry-?)
Meaning: 'road; side; street'
Coptic: *wāʔiy-at Vyc 231
Notes: Unless <*waʔ-.
egyet-prnum,egyet-meaning,egyet-cpt,egyet-notes,
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West Chadic etymology :
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Proto-WChadic: *ʔaraw- ~ *war-
Meaning: 'road'
Mupun: ár(è) [FrM]
Sura: ár [JgS]
Angas: ar [Fl]
Ankwe=Goemai: war [Fp]
Kulere: ʔáṛaw [JgR]
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-gwn,wchet-sur,wchet-ang,wchet-ank,wchet-klr,
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East Chadic etymology :
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Proto-EChadic: *ʔVwr-
Meaning: 'road'
Bidiya: ʔóorà [JBid]
echet-prnum,echet-meaning,echet-bid,
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High East Cushitic etymology :
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Proto-High East Cushitic: *ʔor-
Meaning: 'road'
Darasa (Gedeo): ora
hecet-prnum,hecet-meaning,hecet-dar,
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South Cushitic etymology :
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Proto-South Cushitic: *ʔuruw-
Meaning: 'path, way'
Alagwa (Wasi): Gor uruwa
scuet-prnum,scuet-meaning,scuet-alg,
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Omotic etymology :
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Proto-Omotic: *wor-at-
Meaning: 'road'
Mocha: worato
omoet-prnum,omoet-meaning,omoet-mch,
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