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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *bVrq̇wV
Meaning: fruit
Borean: Borean
Indo-European: *bhrūg-
Kartvelian: *berq̇en-
Dravidian: *piṛi-k-, -l-
References: ND 257 *b[i]ŕ(uw)q̇a 'edible fruit'.
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Indo-European etymology :

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Kartvelian etymology :

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Proto-Kartvelian: *berq̇en-
Nostratic: Nostratic
Russian meaning: лесная груша
English meaning: wild pear
Georgian: berq̇ena
Svan: barq̇wen-, bärq̇en
Svan meaning (Rus.): лесная слива
Svan meaning (Eng.): wild plum
Notes and references: ЭСКЯ 54, EWK 51. Интересно сопоставить ПСК *pĭrq_wĂ 'вид фрукта (абрикос, персик)', см. NCED 873.
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *piẓi-k-, -l-
Meaning : mango fruit
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Proto-Gondi-Kui : *piṛi-k-, *piṛi-l-
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Gondwan etymology :

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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *piṛi-k-, *piṛi-l-
Meaning : ripe mango
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Konda : piṛika, pṛīka
Proto-Pengo-Manda : *pṛīl-a
Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *pṛi-[l]-
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Konda etymology :

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Konda : piṛika, pṛīka
Meaning: green mango
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Konda (Burrow/Bhattacharya) : piṛka
Number in DED : 4184
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Pengo-Manda etymology :

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Proto-Pengo-Manda : *pṛīl-a
Meaning : green mango
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Pengo : pṛīla
Manda : pṛīla
Number in DED : 4184
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Kui-Kuwi etymology :

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Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *pṛi-[l]-
Meaning : unripe mango
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Kui : pṛia
Kuwi (Mahanti) : pṛilā
Notes : The -l- is indeed confirmed by external data, although as a suffix. Therefore, the word may go back to *piṛ-la > Kui *piṛ-ɣa > *pṛi-ɣa > *pṛi-a.
Number in DED : 4184
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Long-range etymologies :

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Borean (approx.) : PVRKV
Meaning : fruit
Eurasiatic : *bVrq̇wV
Sino-Caucasian : *pĭ́rqwĂ
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Sino-Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *pĕ́rqwĂ
Meaning: a k. of fruit
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
North Caucasian: *pĭrq_wĂ
Burushaski: *phaqís
Comments and references : -
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North Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-North Caucasian: *pĭrq_wĂ
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: a k. of fruit
Proto-Nakh: *ʁam-maʁa
Proto-Avaro-Andian: *pirq:i
Proto-Lak: piq
Proto-West Caucasian: *pǝqʷV
Notes: The Nakh form is an obvious compound; the first part of it goes back to PEC *ɣōnʡV 'pear, fruit' q.v.; thus *ʁam-maʁa < *ʁan-paʁa with assimilation. The Lak. form can also be a loan from Avar (especially considering its meaning), but the rest of the forms correspond to each other quite regularly and must be genuinely related.
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Nakh etymology :

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Proto-Nakh: *ʁam-maʁa
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 peach 2 apricot
Chechen: ʁammaʁa 1
Ingush: ʁamaʁa 2
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Avar-Andian etymology :

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Protoform: *pirq:i
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 apricot 2 fruit
Avar: piq: 2
Karata: biq:e 1
Godoberi: perq:i 2
Comments: Reasons for voicing in Kar. (cf. also Kar. Tok. beq:i) are not quite clear.
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Lak etymology :

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Lak root: piq
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: bad fruits
Lak form: piq
Comments: Gen. pl. piqurdil (pointing to -q-).
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Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :

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Proto-West-Caucasian: *pǝqʷV
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 plum 2 peach 3 fruit
Abkhaz: a-pħʷá/bħʷá 1
Adyghe: pχa- 1,3
Kabardian: pχa- 1,3
Ubykh: pqǝ 3
Comments: The PAK root *pχV- / *pχʷV- is present in several compounds: *pχa-gʷǝʎǝ 'wild plum' (Ad., Kab. pχagʷǝʎ), *pχa-śħamǝśħa 'fruit'. With labialisation cf. Shaps. pχʷǝ-śʷṭa 'plum', pχʷǝ-ca 'peach'. The PAK form *q:ǝ-ṗc̣á 'plum' (Ad., Kab. q:ǝṗc̣a) is probably a modification of *pχ(ʷ)ǝ-ṗc̣a under influence of PAK *q:ǝcá 'peach' which has a separate etymology (q.v.).

    In Ub. the root means 'a k. of big plum'.

    The WC languages have yet another root with close meaning, but without the initial labial: cf. Abaz. ħʷa-sá, Abkh. a-ħʷa-sá 'wild plum' (in Bzyb. we have a-pħʷaśá / a-bħʷaśá - obviously, a result of merging *pǝħʷa 'plum' and *ħʷaśa 'wild plum'); *-śa is a frequent component in names of plants. We could compare also Bzhed. χǝrc 'peach' (as opposed to other terms with *q:- or *pχʷ-, see above). Although we can not absolutely exclude the possibility of a secondary loss of the initial labial in these forms (see Shagirov 2, 229), it is still possible to reconstruct a separate PWC root *χ(ʷ)V (or *χ́(ʷ)V, *χI(ʷ)V ) 'wild plum' opposed to *pǝqʷV plum. This root (but not Abkh. a-pħʷá, pace Lomtatidze 1961, 116-117) could be compared to PL *χʷen: 'plum, wild plum' (Lezg. χʷat, dial. χʷad, Tab. χut, dial. χud, Ag. χut, dial. χur, χud, Rut. χäd, Tsakh. χon, Kryz. χed, Bud. χed).

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Burushaski etymology :

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Common Burushaski: *phaqís
Sino-Caucasian Etymology: Sino-Caucasian Etymology
Meaning: a k. of apricot
Hunza: phaqís
Nagar: phaqís
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