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Nostratic etymology :
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Eurasiatic: *dVbV
Meaning: appropriate
References: ND 2316 *ṭabV (IE + differ. Alt. + Sem.). nostret-meaning,nostret-ier,nostret-alt,nostret-reference,
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Indo-European etymology :
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Proto-IE: *dhAbh-
Meaning: appropriate, good
Russ. meaning: уместный, подходящий, хороший
References: WP I 824 f
piet-meaning,piet-slav,piet-balt,piet-germ,piet-rusmean,piet-refer,
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Vasmer's dictionary :
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Word: до́брый,
Near etymology: добр, добра́, добро́, укр. до́брий, др.-русск., ст.-слав. добръ ἀγαθός, καλός (Клоц., Супр.), болг. добъ́р, сербохорв. до̏бар, ж. до̀бра, словен. dóbǝr, чеш., слвц. dobrý, польск. dobry, в.-луж., н.-луж. dobry.
Further etymology: Родственно лат. faber "ремесленник, художник", арм. darbin "кузнец" (из *dhabhro-); см. Мейе, MSL 8, 165; 13, 215; BSL 27, 31; Хюбшман 438; Бернекер 1, 204; Траутман, BSW 43; далее, к до́ба, до́блесть. Наряду с *dhabh- существует *dhab- в д.-в.-н. tapfar, нов.-в.-н. tapfer "храбрый, сильный, крепкий, плотный", др.-исл. dapr "косный, унылый"; см. дебе́лый; иначе см. Педерсен, IF 5, 56; против см. Вальде -- Гофм. 1, 436 и сл.; Бецценбергер, GGA, 1898, стр. 554.
Pages: 1,520-521
vasmer-general,vasmer-origin,vasmer-pages,
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Baltic etymology :
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Proto-Baltic: *dab-ā̂ f., *dāb-ā̂, -a- c., *dab-n-u- adj.
Meaning: nature
Lithuanian: dabà 'Natur, Art und Weise, Charakter'; dial. dōba, dōba-s 'dass.'; dabìnti `schmücken', dabnù- `zierlich, hübsch, nett'
Lettish: daba 'Art, Weise, natürliche Beschaffenheit, Eigenschaft, Gewohnheit; Natur'
baltet-meaning,baltet-prnum,baltet-lith,baltet-lett,
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Germanic etymology :
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Proto-Germanic: *daban- vb.; *dafti-z
Meaning: pass, happen
Gothic: ga-daban st. `happen'; *ga-dōf-s (-b-) `it is suitable, fitting'
Old Norse: dafna wk. `gedeihen, an Kraft zunehmen'
Old English: gedēfe `passend, mild', gedafen ` geziemend', gedafenian `passend, schick lich sein'; gedäfte `passend, mild'; ge-däfte `passend, vriendelijk'; gedafen `geziemend'
English: deft
Middle Dutch: ondaft `onbetamelijk gedrag', ondeeft `heel veel'; onghedoef `ruw, woest'
Dutch: deftig
germet-meaning,germet-prnum,germet-got,germet-onord,germet-oengl,germet-engl,germet-mdutch,germet-dutch,
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Altaic etymology :
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Proto-Altaic: *dubi ( ~ t-)
Meaning: skilled, accustomed
Russian meaning: умелый, привычный
Comments: A Mong.-Tung. isogloss.
altet-prnum,altet-meaning,altet-rusmean,altet-mong,altet-tung,altet-reference,
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Mongolian etymology :
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Proto-Mongolian: *düj
Meaning: 1 skill, dexterity 2 to be right or correct
Russian meaning: 1 умение, сноровка 2 быть верным, правильным
Written Mongolian: düi 1, düi- 2 (L 279) Khalkha: düj 1, düj- 2
Buriat: düj 1
Comments: Despite Lessing ibid., düji- is hardly < Chinese.
monget-prnum,monget-meaning,monget-rusmean,monget-wmo,monget-hal,monget-bur,monget-reference,
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Tungus etymology :
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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *dub-
Meaning: to get accustomed
Russian meaning: привыкать, приучаться
Evenki: dū-
Even: dụ̄-
Literary Manchu: dubi-
Jurchen: tu-bi-ba tei-bew 'fixed habits' (784)
Comments: ТМС 1, 217-218. tunget-prnum,tunget-meaning,tunget-rusmean,tunget-evk,tunget-evn,tunget-man,tunget-chu,tunget-reference,
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