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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *sVrV
Meaning: black, night
Borean: Borean
Kartvelian: *ser-
Dravidian: *śir-
References: ND 2112 *śi[h]rV (Drav., Kartv. + dub. IE + Cush.).
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Kartvelian etymology :

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Proto-Kartvelian: *ser-
Nostratic: Nostratic
Russian meaning: ночь, вечер
English meaning: night, evening
Georgian: ser-
Georgian meaning (Rus.): ужин
Georgian meaning (Engl.): supper
Megrel: ser-
Megrel meaning (Rus.): ночь, o-sar-e 'рубашка' (*'ночная рубашка')
Megrel meaning (Eng.): night; o-sar-e 'shirt' (*'nightshirt')
Laz: ser-
Laz meaning (Rus.): ночь
Laz meaning (Eng.): night
Notes and references: EWK 297. Ср. ПСК...
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *śir-
Meaning : 1 black 2 charcoal 3 night
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Proto-South Dravidian: *ir-
Proto-Telugu : *irV-
Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *Sir-ŋ-
Proto-Gondi-Kui : *siriŋ-/*sirk-
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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *ir-
Meaning : night
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : iravu, ira, irā, rā
Tamil meaning : night
Tamil derivates : iru black; iruṭci, iruṭṭu, iruṇmai, irumai darkness; iruḷ darkness, dark colour, ignorance; (iruḷv-, iruṇṭ-) to become dark, dim, obscure, be black in colour, be darkened (as the mind); iruḷan_ Irula (member of a tribe in the Nilgiris); iruntai, iruntu, iruntil charcoal
Malayalam : iravu, irā, rā
Malayalam meaning : night
Malayalam derivates : iru to be dark; iruṭṭu, iriṭṭu, iruḷ darkness; iruḷka to grow dark; iruḷar a caste of jungle dwellers; irunnal charcoal; ikkari soot, grime
Kannada : iruḷ, iraḷu, iraṭu, irḷu
Kannada meaning : night
Kannada derivates : iddal, ijjalu charcoal; (eastern dialects) iglu, (western dialects) ijlu coal (LSB)
Kodagu : irɨ
Kodagu meaning : night
Kodagu derivates : irɨlɨ night-time; irɨṭɨ darkness
Tulu : irkụ
Tulu meaning : night
Tulu derivates : irlụ, irḷụ dusk, darkness, night
Proto-Nilgiri : *irǝl
Miscellaneous : IRU rāvu, rāpodu, rāvepodu night
Number in DED : 2552
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Nilgiri etymology :

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Proto-Nilgiri : *irǝl
Meaning : night
South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology
Kota : irl
Toda : īɫ̣
Additional forms : Also Kota iḷmārm night, the whole night; Toda iṣɵās_ night-time; erl Irula; fem. erč (Sak. erɫ̣, erɫ̣č); ? ermoḷn sand (obl. ermoḷt-)
Number in DED : 2552
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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *irV-
Meaning : darkness, shades, shadows
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : irulu
Additional forms : Also irulu konu to become dark or obscure; rēyi (in cpds. rē-) night
Number in DED : 2552
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Kolami-Gadba etymology :

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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *Sir-ŋ-
Meaning : black, dark
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kinwat Kolami : cirum "very dark"
Parji : ciruŋ "charcoal"
Ollari Gadba : siriŋg "black"
Salur Gadba : sirŋgaṭi "black"
Poya Gadba : siriŋ (pl. sirŋil) "charcoal, cinders"
Kondekor Gadba : sirriŋ "soot, ashes"
Additional forms : Also Kolami_Kin sindi soot; Ollari sirŋaṭ black, rusty; Ollari sirtal evening
Notes : Impossible to determine the initial consonant because of irregular correspondences.
Number in DED : 2552
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Gondwan etymology :

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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *siriŋ-/*sirk-
Meaning : charcoal, soot
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Proto-Gondi : *sirk-i
Konda : siruki
Proto-Pengo-Manda : *rīk-/*rīŋ-
Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *sri-ŋ-
Notes : Bisyllabic root.
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Gondi etymology :

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Proto-Gondi : *sirk-i
Meaning : charcoal
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Muria Gondi : hirk
Maria Gondi : irk
Seoni Gondi : hirki
Koya Gondi : irk
Maria Gondi (Mitchell) : hiṛki, irki
Number in DED : 2552
Number in CVOTGD : 3551
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Konda etymology :

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Konda : siruki
Meaning: coal
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Konda (Burrow/Bhattacharya) : sirik "charcoal"
Number in DED : 2552
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Pengo-Manda etymology :

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Proto-Pengo-Manda : *rīk-/*rīŋ-
Meaning : charcoal
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Pengo : rīka, rīŋga
Manda : rīŋgaŋ "(pl.) charcoal"
Number in DED : 2552
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Kui-Kuwi etymology :

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Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *sri-ŋ-
Meaning : soot, charcoal
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Kui : srīva "soot"
Kuwi (Schulze) : rīngla "charcoal"
Sunkarametta Kuwi : rīŋga "charcoal"
Parja Kuwi : rīŋga "charcoal"
Additional forms : Also Kui sīnga charcoal
Notes : In Kui *siri-a > *srī-a > srī-va; *siri-ŋga > *sir-ŋga > *sīŋga.
Number in DED : 2552
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Long-range etymologies :

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Borean (approx.) : CVRV
Meaning : evening
Eurasiatic : *sVrV
Sino-Caucasian : *śwĔrV́
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Sino-Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *śwĔrV́
Meaning: evening
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
North Caucasian: *śwĔrV
Burushaski: *dur
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North Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-North Caucasian: *śwĔrV
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: evening
Proto-Nakh: *psarV
Proto-Avaro-Andian: *šVr-dV
Proto-West Caucasian: *š́ʷǝ- (~*śʷ-)
Notes: Cf. also HU: Hurr. šērǝ 'evening; west' (see Diakonoff-Starostin 1986, 37). Correspondences are regular. It is interesting to note that the word is also present in Kartvelian: Megr., Laz. ser- 'night', Georg. ser-oba 'supper'.
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Nakh etymology :

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Proto-Nakh: *psarV
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 evening 2 yesterday 3 in the evening
Chechen: süjrē 1,sara-ħ3
Ingush: sajra1,sara-ħa3
Batsbi: psara 1, psare2
Comments: The Nakh forms reflect different locatives and derivates from the root *psar(V)- (not attested without suffixes). The root is also used in Bacb. si-psre(ħ) 'the day before yesterday' = Chech. sīsara, Ing. sijsara id. (etymology of the first part, PN *si-, is not quite clear - perhaps a dissimilation < *ši- 'two', lit. 'two evenings (ago)').
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Avar-Andian etymology :

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Protoform: *šVr-dV
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: night
Avar: sordó
Chadakolob: šordo
Comments: Paradigm B ( sardí-l, sardá-l). -do is historically a suffix.
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Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :

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Proto-West-Caucasian: *š́ʷǝ-Łʷa (~*śʷ-)
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 night 2 evening
Adyghe: -śħ 2
Kabardian: -śħa 2
Ubykh: šʷǝwá 1
Comments: The AK root is attested within the compound *pćǝħá-śħa 'evening' (Ad. pč́ǝħā-śħ, Kab. pśǝħa-śħa), where the first component by itself means probably 'dusk; sunset/sunrise' (see *bǝćʷǝ). Despite Shagirov (2, 27) the component śħa here means 'evening' by itself and has nothing to do with PAK *śħa 'head'.

    The correspondence PAK *śħa = Ub. šʷǝwá is exact and points unambiguously to PWC *śʷǝ-Łʷa. This stem itself is probably an old compound, with probable external parallels for both parts).

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Burushaski etymology :

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Common Burushaski: *dur
Sino-Caucasian Etymology: Sino-Caucasian Etymology
Meaning: sleep
Hunza: dur
Nagar: dur
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