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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *ḳVdV
Meaning: to injure, destroy
Indo-European: *kad-
Altaic: *k`àd[ú]
Dravidian: *kād-
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *kad-
Meaning: to injure, to harm
Old Indian: kadana- n.`destruction, killing, slaughter'; cakāda kadanam `to kill or hurt'
Old Greek: hom. kekadṓn `beraubend', ft. kekadḗsei̯ `er wird berauben', aor. kekadē̂sai̯ `вредить etc. (`blápsai, kakō̂sai, phéisasthai, sterē̂sai', Hsch.); hüpò ... kekádonto `sie wichen zurück' Hom.), ekekǟ́dei̯ (Konjektur) = hüpe<ke>khōrḗkei' Hsch., {apokadéō = asthenéō Hsch. - wanted!}; {kǟ́dō `verletze, schädige' -wanted!}
Latin: calamitās, -tis f. `Schaden; Hagelschlag, Kornbrand, Misswachs; Unheil, Verderben'; incolumis, -e `unversehrt, heil'; cadamitās (Mar. Victorin. gr. VI 8:15) = calamitās
Russ. meaning: вредить
References: WP I 341
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 802
Root: kā̆d-
English meaning: to harm, rob, chase
German meaning: `schädigen, berauben, verfolgen'
Material: Ai. kadana- n. `Vernichtung', cakāda (unsicher, ob nicht cakāra?) kadanam `habe eine Vernichtung angerichtet';

    gr. hom. κεκαδών `beraubend', Fut. κεκαδήσει `wird berauben', κεκαδη̃σαι βλάψαι, κακω̃σαι, στερη̃σαι Hes., in medial-pass. Bed. hom. κεκάδονto `sie wichen', ἐκεκήδει (Konjektur) ὑπε(κε)χωρήκει Hes., ἀποκαδέω ἀσθενέω Hes.; κάδυρος κάπρος ἄνορχις Hes.

References: WP. I 341, WH. I 128; vgl. unten k̂ād-.
Pages: 516
PIE database: PIE database
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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *k`àd[ú]
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: to be worn out, destroyed
Russian meaning: изнашиваться, разрушаться
Turkic: *KAdu-
Mongolian: *kidu-
Tungus-Manchu: *xadü-
Japanese: *kùntù-ra-
Comments: The root is rather difficult to distinguish from *k`et[o] q. v.; contaminations may explain partial vocalic irregularities. Mong. *kidu- is usually compared with Turk. *Kɨd- 'to destroy' (thus KW 244, VEWT 261, TMN 1, 487-488), but this form probably does not exist: in OT (8th c.) there is a dubious Hap. leg. qɨdmaz 'did not spare (?)', but all other sources (starting with MK) have only *Kɨj- and its reflexes (see EDT 595) - which is quite a different root, see *gijo.
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Turkic etymology :

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Proto-Turkic: *KAdu-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 to stick in 2 sting 3 to sew
Russian meaning: 1 втыкать 2 жало 3 сшивать строчкой, оторачивать, вышивать
Karakhanid: qaδu- (MK) 3
Tatar: qajɨ- 3, Sib. qajal- 'to be piqued'
Turkmen: Gaja- 3
Khakassian: xaza- 1
Kirghiz: qajɨ- 1
Kazakh: qajɨ- 3
Noghai: qajɨ- 3
Bashkir: qaj- 3, qajaw 2
Karakalpak: qajɨ- 3
Kumyk: qajɨ- 3
Comments: EDT 596, ЭСТЯ 5, 180-181. The root should be distinguished from *Kāta- 'to stick in, nail' (v. sub *kā́jta).
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *kidu-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to slaughter, destroy
Russian meaning: убивать, разрушать
Written Mongolian: kidu- (L 464)
Middle Mongolian: kidu- (SH)
Khalkha: x́ada-
Ordos: xudu-
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *xadü-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to be worn out, become thin, fragile
Russian meaning: изнашиваться, истончаться, становиться хрупким
Evenki: adīŋ- 'to diminish'
Even: ad-
Orok: xadụ-
Comments: ТМС 1, 16.
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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *kùntù-ra-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to be destroyed, break down
Russian meaning: разрушаться, ломаться
Old Japanese: kudu-ra-
Middle Japanese: kùdù-ra-
Tokyo: kuzuré-
Kyoto: kúzúré-
Kagoshima: kùzùrè-
Comments: JLTT 718.
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *kād-
Meaning : to fight, kill
Proto-South Dravidian: *kād-
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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *kād-
Meaning : to fight, kill
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : kātu (kāti-)
Tamil meaning : to kill, murder, cut, divide; n. murder
Tamil derivates : kātal killing, fighting, cutting, breaking
Kannada : kādu
Kannada meaning : to war, fight, contend with
Kannada derivates : kāduha fighting
Tulu : kāduni
Tulu meaning : to quarrel, fight, wrestle
Tulu derivates : kādāḍuni to fight; kādāṭa a fight, war, battle
Number in DED : 1447
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