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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *mVǯHV
Meaning: fist
Borean: Borean
Indo-European: *must-
Uralic: *mučkV
Kartvelian: *mǯiɣ- (*mʒ́iɣ-?); ? + *mźɣw- 723 'to trample, collapse'
References: ND 1519 *muʒ(V)ɣV 'fist, squeeze with a fist', 1366 *muč̣V 'cupped/clenched fist' (hardly different - some confusion with *mUc̣V q.v.).
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *must-
Meaning: fist
Tokharian: B maśce
Old Indian: muṣṭí- m.f. `fist'
Avestan: mušti-
Russ. meaning: кулак
References: Adams 443.
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Uralic etymology :

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Number: 1436
Proto: *mučkV
> Nostratic: > Nostratic
English meaning: fist
German meaning: Faust
Mordovian: mokšna (E), mokšenda (M) 'Faust'
Mari (Cheremis): mǝ̑škǝ̑ndǝ̑ (KB), muškǝ̑ndo (U), muškǝ̑ndo, muškundo (B)
Udmurt (Votyak): mi̮ži̮g (S), mị̑žị̑k (G)
Komi (Zyrian): mi̮ži̮k (VU) 'удар кулаком, тумак' ( > Khanty Trj. DN mĕčǝk, O mȧ̆sǝk 'Faust')
Sammalahti's version: *mukšV
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Kartvelian etymology :

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Proto-Kartvelian: *mǯiɣ-
Nostratic: Nostratic
Russian meaning: кулак, горсть
English meaning: fist, fistful
Georgian: mǯiɣ- (Old Georg. mǯiɣ-, Middle Georg. mǯiɣ-, mʒiɣ-)
Megrel: ǯix-
Laz: mǯix-, nǯix-
Notes and references: EWK 257, ЭСКЯ 142 (*mʒ́iɣ-).
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Long-range etymologies :

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Borean (approx.) : MVCV
Meaning : fist; ? squeeze with a fist, crumple
Eurasiatic : *mVǯHV
Afroasiatic : ? *mVʒVH- (Berb. *-mVẓ- 'fist, cupped hand', Sem. *mzʕ 'squeeze, pick with fingers'; Cush. - dubious)
Reference : ND 1366, 1519.
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