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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *HelV
Meaning: leaf, branch
Borean: Borean
Uralic: *elV
Dravidian: *Ìl-ai
References: ND 803a *.el̄V 'sprout, twig'. [Cf. IE *alis-, *elus- 'alder', Georg. alva 'poplar' - united in ND 824 *ħäl̄u 'a tree (poplar or sim.).]
nostret-meaning,nostret-prnum,nostret-ura,nostret-drav,nostret-reference,

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Uralic etymology :

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Number: 1240
Proto: *elV
> Nostratic: > Nostratic
English meaning: branch
German meaning: Ast, Zweig
Mordovian: iĺej, iĺij (E (Paas.: MSFOu. 22:32)) , (ERS) iĺev, M (Paas.: a.a.O.) iĺi 'Rute, (MoRS) 'ветка'
Udmurt (Votyak): ul (S KG) 'Knospe; Baumknoten; Sprosse, Sprößling (S K); Ast (G)'
Nenets (Yurak): ul (ulj-) (S), P uv (uvj-), PO ul 'Ast, Zweig'.
K. Redei's notes: Mord. E ej, ij, ev und M i ( < *ij) sind denom. Nominalsuffixe.
References: Redei: NyK 67:338; ESK.
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *Ìl-ai
Meaning : leaf
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Proto-South Dravidian: *Il-ai
Notes : A good SDR root.
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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *Il-ai
Meaning : leaf
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : ilai
Tamil meaning : leaf, petal
Tamil derivates : (-pp-, -tt-) to become green
Malayalam : ila
Malayalam meaning : leaf
Malayalam derivates : ilaccal foliage; ilakku, elakku a single leaflet of a palm
Kannada : ele, ela
Kannada meaning : leaf
Kodagu : elakaṇḍa
Kodagu meaning : leaf
Tulu : elè, irè
Tulu meaning : leaf
Proto-Nilgiri : *el[ä]
Number in DED : 0497
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Nilgiri etymology :

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Proto-Nilgiri : *el[ä]
Meaning : leaf
South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology
Kota : el
Toda : es_
Number in DED : 497
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Long-range etymologies :

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Borean (approx.) : HVLV
Meaning : branch, stick
Eurasiatic : *HelV
Afroasiatic : *ʔal-/ʔul- (also *ʕal- )
Sino-Caucasian : *jʡV̆́ɫV
Austric : PAA *lɛ 'bamboo', PAN *seli 'young shoot'
Reference : ND 803a. NDR 30 (*ʔ[o]LV or *ʔoyil̄V 'bough, hook') compares PSH with Alt. *i̯ōĺe 'hang on smth.' for which see rather PN *HUlV. Cf. also SDr *ōl- 'leaf', *ʕVlVy- (or *ɣ-) 'leaf' - see Dolg. ND 131a *ʡ/Gol[Vy]V 'leaf'.
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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ʒaw- (?)
Meaning: stick
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
Egyptian: zꜣw (LM) 'twig'
Western Chadic: *ʒaw- 'stick'
Central Chadic: *ʒaw- 'stick'
Notes: Scarce data.
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Egyptian etymology :

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Old Egyptian: zꜣw (LM)
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'twig'
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West Chadic etymology :

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Proto-WChadic: *ʒaw-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'stick'
Ngizim: záwâ
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Central Chadic etymology :

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Proto-CChadic: *ʒaw-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'stick'
Chibak: zuẁ [Kr: 64]
Kilba: zúwà [Kr: 94]
Ngwaxi: zuwǝ̀ʔ [Kr: 84]
Margi: ɨzùwà [Kr: 123]
Wamdiu: zùwà [Kr: 114]
Hildi=Margi Mbazuwa: zuwa [Kr: 104]
Logone: záwa [LLog]
Notes: cp. Log zá 'aufstechen' [LLog]
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Sino-Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *jʡV̆́ɫV
Meaning: branch
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
North Caucasian: *ʡăɫV
Sino-Tibetan: *jǝ̄l (/-r)
Yenisseian: *ʔuʔlan ( ~ x-, j-)
Basque: *(H)aro
Comments and references : HGC 30, WFR 31.
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North Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-North Caucasian: *ʡăɫV
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: branch
Proto-Avaro-Andian: *ħala ( ~ o)
Proto-Tsezian: *ʔalV
Notes: An And.-Tsez. isogloss. There are no certain parallels in other languages. However, there is an interesting possibility of comparing PL *ʔala 'weed', possibly represented in Tsakh. ala id. The Tsakh. word seems to be, at first sight (together with Kryz. alaʁ and Khin. alaʁ id.) an Azerb. loan (Azerb. alaG 'weed'); however, within Turkic the root is purely Azeri (it is not attested even in Turkish), so it may itself be a Caucasian loanword.
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Avar-Andian etymology :

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Protoform: *ħala ( ~ o)
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: branch
Akhvakh: hala
Chamalal: hala
Tindi: hala
Karata: hala
Godoberi: hala
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Tsezian etymology :

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Proto-Tsezian: *ʔalV
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: branch
Tsezi: ara
Ginukh: ali
Khvarshi: ala
Inkhokvari: ala
Bezhta: äle (Khosh.)
Gunzib: ale
Comments: PTsKh *ʔaRa; PGB *ʔale.
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *jǝ̄l (/-r)
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: sprout, branch
Chinese: *lhǝ̄j sprout, shoot.
Tibetan: jal-ga branch, bough.
Lushai: zār a bough, a branch.
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Chinese characters :

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Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading: tí
Preclassic Old Chinese: lhǝ̄j
Classic Old Chinese: lhǝ̄j
Western Han Chinese: lhǝ̄j
Eastern Han Chinese: lhǝ̄j
Early Postclassic Chinese: dhǝ̄j
Middle Postclassic Chinese: dhǝ̄j
Late Postclassic Chinese: dhǝ̄j
Middle Chinese: diej
English meaning : a shoot
Comments: For *lh- cf. Fuzhou thä2.
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Radical: 0
Four-angle index: 0
Karlgren code: 0551 k
Shijing occurrences: 42.3_, 57.2_
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Yenisseian etymology :

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Proto-Yenisseian: *ʔuʔlan (~x-)
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: rod, twig
Ket: ulan5, pl. ulanǝŋ5
Yug: ulan5, pl. ulanǝŋ5 [Werner 2, 329: úĺĺan / úllan]
Comments: ССЕ 200. Werner 2, 329 *ullan.
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Basque etymology :

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Proto-Basque: *(H)aro
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 knot of tree 2 *stick, pole
Bizkaian: ara-ka 1
Roncalese: ara-kaldi 2
Comments: RNC arakaldi is glossed as 'tanda de palos / volée de coups de bāton', implying underlying *(H)aro 'stick, pole': for formation cf. besa-ka (BNV) 'rama(s) de un árbol' < *beśo 'arm'.
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Austric etymology :

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Proto-Austric: *lV
Meaning: bamboo, shoot
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
Proto-Austroasiatic: *lɛ; also *lej / *lɛj / *laj bamboo, lVw bamboo, lVh bamboo
Austroasiatic meaning: bamboo
Miao-Yao parallels: MY *hlau.B > Yao lhau.1
Proto-Austronesian: *seli; PChamic *ʔalɛ "medium bamboo" (TH-309; Mal buluh, Ache bulAh
Austronesian meaning: young shoot
Proto-Thai: lao.A Clf. for bamboo
References: Peiros 1998, 158.
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Austro-Asiatic etymology :

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Proto-Austro-Asiatic: lVh
Meaning: bamboo
Austric etymology: Austric etymology
Proto-Katuic: HK bǝluh
Proto-Bahnaric: NB *luh
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Bahnar etymology :

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Proto-Bahnaric: *luh
Meaning: bamboo
Austro-Asiatic etymology: Austro-Asiatic etymology
Bahnar: hǝmluh (not in D)
Bahnar meaning: sp. of bamboo
Proto-South Bahnaric: *leh, kǝ-/tǝ-
References: SBS-756
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North Bahnaric etymology :

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Proto-North-Bahnaric:
Meaning: woodpecker
Bahnaric etymology: Bahnaric etymology
Rengao form: tǝleh.T
Rengao meaning: woodpecker
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South Bahnaric etymology :

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Proto-South Bahnaric: *leh, kǝ-/tǝ-
Meaning: woodpecker
Bahnaric etymology: Bahnaric etymology
Chrau form: tǝleh
Chrau meaning: woodpecker
Stieng form: klɛh
Stieng meaning: woodpecker
References: SBS-756
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