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Nostratic etymology :
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Eurasiatic: *ṭülV
Meaning: to burn
References: МССНЯ 341, 352, ОСНЯ 1, 221-222; ND 2354a *ṭUl̄V 'kindle, fire' (Alt., Ur. + Arab.). nostret-meaning,nostret-prnum,nostret-alt,nostret-ura,nostret-kart,nostret-drav,nostret-reference,
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Altaic etymology :
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Proto-Altaic: *t`ulV (~ -o-, -ĺ-)
Meaning: to burn
Russian meaning: жечь
Comments: Manchu may be borrowed from Mong. (despite vocalic differences), thus the Proto-Altaic antiquity of the root is dubious; see, however, a Nostratic etymology in МССНЯ 341. altet-prnum,altet-meaning,altet-rusmean,altet-mong,altet-tung,altet-reference,
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Mongolian etymology :
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Proto-Mongolian: *tüle-
Meaning: to burn
Russian meaning: жечь
Written Mongolian: tüle- (L 852) Middle Mongolian: tulɛ- (IM), tulä- (MA), tulē- (SH), tūle- (Lig.VMI) Khalkha: tüle-
Buriat: tüli-, tüle-
Kalmuck: tül-
Ordos: tüle-, tüli-
Dongxian: tulie-
Baoan: tule-
Shary-Yoghur: telee-
Mogol: tülēn 'firewood'; ZM tulän (19-2a) id. Comments: KW 414, MGCD 658. Mong. > Oyr. tül- etc. (Лексика 364). monget-prnum,monget-meaning,monget-rusmean,monget-wmo,monget-mmo,monget-hal,monget-bur,monget-kal,monget-ord,monget-dun,monget-bao,monget-dag,monget-yuy,monget-mgr,monget-mogh,monget-reference,
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Tungus etymology :
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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *tola-
Meaning: to kindle (a torch)
Russian meaning: зажигать (факел)
Literary Manchu: tolo-
tunget-prnum,tunget-meaning,tunget-rusmean,tunget-man,tunget-reference,
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Uralic etymology :
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Number: 1087
Proto: *tule
English meaning: fire
German meaning: Feuer
Finnish: tuli (gen. tulen) 'Feuer'
Estonian: tuli (gen. tule)
Saam (Lapp): dǫllâ -l- (N), tållå (L), toll (Kld. Not. A)
Mordovian: tol (E M) 'Feuer; Funke'
Mari (Cheremis): tǝ̑l (KB), tul (U B)
Udmurt (Votyak): ti̮l (S), tǝ̑l (K), tị̑l (G)
Komi (Zyrian): ti̮l-ke̮rt (S) 'Feuerstahl', ti̮la (S) 'Neubruch'
Nenets (Yurak): tū (O) 'Feuer'
Enets (Yen): tū (c̣ɦ.), tu (B)
Nganasan (Tawgi): tui
Selkup: tyy (Ta. Ke.), tý (N), tǖ (Tur.)
Kamass: šш
Janhunen's version: (52) *tuli6
Sammalahti's version: *tuli6
Addenda: Koib. siü, siu; Mot. tue-k; Karag. dui; Taig. tui
uralet-proto,uralet-prnum,uralet-meaning,uralet-germmean,uralet-fin,uralet-est,uralet-saa,uralet-mrd,uralet-mar,uralet-udm,uralet-kom,uralet-nen,uralet-enc,uralet-nga,uralet-slk,uralet-kam,uralet-janh,uralet-samm2,uralet-add,
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Kartvelian etymology :
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Proto-Kartvelian: *ṭwr-
Russian meaning: зажигать свечку
English meaning: to light a candle
Svan: ṭwr-
Notes and references: Сванская основа в МССHЯ 341 сравнивается с монг. *tüle- 'жечь'.
kartet-prnum,kartet-rusmean,kartet-meaning,kartet-sva,kartet-notes,
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Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-Dravidian : *tuḷ-
Meaning : to shine
Notes : Nostratic parallels.
dravet-meaning,dravet-prnum,dravet-sdr,dravet-tel,dravet-notes,
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South Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-South Dravidian : *tuḷ-
Meaning : to shine
Tamil : tuḷaŋku (tuḷaŋki-)
Tamil meaning : to shine, be bright, luminous, radiate
Tamil derivates : tuḷakkam brightness, splendour; tuḷakku (tuḷakki-) to polish; tuḷumpu (tuḷumpi-) to sparkle, glitter, shine; tulaŋku (tulaŋki-) to shine, glitter, be bright, be polished, be clear; tulakku (tulakki-) to polish, burnish, cause to shine, illumine, make clear, sharpen; n. lustre, polish; tulakkam lustre, brightness, splendour, polish, gloss, clearness
Malayalam : tuḷaŋŋuka
Malayalam meaning : to glitter
Malayalam derivates : tuḷakkuka to burnish; tuḷakkam splendour; tiḷaŋŋuka, teḷaŋŋuka to shine, glitter; tiḷakkam, teḷakkam splendour
Kannada : toḷagu
Kannada meaning : to shine, be full of splendour; n. shine, splendour
Kannada derivates : toḷapu shine, lustre
Number in DED : 3360
sdret-meaning,sdret-prnum,sdret-tam,sdret-tammean,sdret-tamder,sdret-mal,sdret-malmean,sdret-malder,sdret-kan,sdret-kanmean,sdret-kander,sdret-dednum,
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Telugu etymology :
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Proto-Telugu : *tul-
Meaning : to shine, rejoice
Telugu : tulakincu
Telugu (Krishnamurti) : tolãku "to shine, be splendid"
Additional forms : Also tulakimpu shining, rejoicing
Number in DED : 3360
telet-meaning,telet-prnum,telet-tel_1,telet-tel_kr,telet-addition,telet-dednum,
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Long-range etymologies :
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Borean (approx.) : TVLV
Meaning : burn, fire
Sino-Caucasian : Cf. ST *thūr (~dh-,-ō-) 'shine, burn'
globet-meaning,globet-nostr,globet-scc,
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