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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *sVm(p)V
Meaning: a k. of fish
Altaic: *sámV
Uralic: *śampe
Dravidian: *Samb-
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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *sámV
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: a k. of fish
Korean: *sam-
Japanese: *sámpá
Comments: Martin 236. Basically a Kor.-Jpn. isogloss, and the precise reconstruction is not quite clear (if *-mp- is to be reconstructed, cf. Man. sampa 'crayfish, crab'?). From other languages one could link a quite isolated Turkish form semek 'fish' (used as a synonym for balɨq).
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Korean etymology :

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Proto-Korean: *sam-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: mackerel
Russian meaning: макрель
Modern Korean: sam-čhi
Comments: KED 905.
koret-prnum,koret-meaning,koret-rusmean,koret-phn,koret-reference,

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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *sámpá
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: mackerel
Russian meaning: макрель
Old Japanese: saba
Middle Japanese: sábá
Tokyo: sàba
Kyoto: sábá
Kagoshima: sába
Comments: JLTT 515.
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Uralic etymology :

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Number: 945
Proto: *śampe
> Nostratic: > Nostratic
English meaning: sturgeon
German meaning: Stör; Acipenser sturio
Finnish: sampi (gen. sammen) 'Stör, Acipenser sturio; Dorsch, Gadus callarias' ?
Estonian: samb, samm (gen. samma, sammi) 'Stör, Acipenser sturio' ?
Mansi (Vogul): šupu (T), šupiŋ khul (LM) 'Dickfisch', šopǝj (KU), supiɣ (So.) 'Stör' ?
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *Samb-
Meaning : fish
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Proto-South Dravidian: *Samb-ai
Notes : An interesting Tamil-Malayalam form with external parallels.
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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *Samb-ai
Meaning : a k. of fish
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : campai
Tamil meaning : fish
Malayalam : campa
Malayalam meaning : a fish, boat-load of fishes
Number in DED : 2348
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