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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *HVbV
Meaning: to hurry
Indo-European: *abh-
Altaic: *ḗjba
References: Suggested by V. Glumov.
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *abh-
Meaning: right away
Old Indian: ahnāya `instantly, speedily'
Old Greek: áphar `sofort, sogleich', áphnō `jählings, plötzlich'
Slavic: *ābьje
Russ. meaning: сразу же
References: WP I 52
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Vasmer's dictionary :

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Word: абие
Near etymology: -- нареч. "тотчас", цслав., др.-русск., ст.-слав. абие -- то же.
Further etymology: По Шмидту (Pluralb. 216) -- к др.-инд. ahnāya (из *abhnāya) "тотчас", греч. ἄφαρ "тотчас", ἄφνω(ς) "внезапно", ирл. obann "внезапно". Иначе, предполагая удлинение начального гласного, объяснял из *obьje "об эту пору" Бернекер (Э. Сл. I, 23; см. Jagić-Festschrift 597). Последнее невероятно, поскольку для этого предлога удлинение в других случаях не засвидетельствовано и скорее нужно было бы ожидать *ob-. См. о, об.
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 4
Root: abh-
English meaning: quick, abrupt
German meaning: `rasch, heftig'
General comments: alter r/n-St.
Material: Gr. ἄφαρ `sogleich' (altes Abstraktum `Schnelligkeit'), wozu doch wohl zunächst ἄφνω, ἄφνως `plötzlich'.

    Hierher allenfalls aksl. abьje `sogleich, alsbald', aber unsicher ai. ahnāya `alsbald, sogleich' (eher zu áhar, áhan- `Tag' S. 7).

References: WP. I 177, Feist 1 b f., 579 a., W. Schulze KZ. 52, 311 = Kl. Schr. 398.
See also: abhro-
Pages: 2
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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *ḗjba
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: to hurry
Russian meaning: спешить
Turkic: *ēb-
Mongolian: *(h)abad
Tungus-Manchu: *ebV-
Japanese: *áwá-tá-
Comments: Ozawa 8, Дыбо 12. Medial *-j- has to be reconstructed to account for lack of spirantization in Mong. and for -w- (not -p-) in Jpn. Note a similar dental suffixation in Mong. and Jpn.
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Turkic etymology :

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Proto-Turkic: *ēb-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 to hurry 2 quick
Russian meaning: 1 спешить 2 быстрый
Old Turkic: evük (OUygh.) 2
Karakhanid: ev- (KB) 1, evek 2 (MK, KB)
Turkish: ev- 1
Middle Turkic: ev- (MA, IM, Qutb., Houts.)
Turkmen: ǟv- 1
Khakassian: ibek 2
Shor: ibek 2
Chuvash: avaš- 1; avъk 'moment; quick'
Comments: EDT 4, 8-9, VEWT 34, Егоров 19 (Федотов 1, 25-26 - differently).
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *(h)abad
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: at once, instantly
Russian meaning: сразу, мгновенно
Written Mongolian: abad (L 2)
Khalkha: avd
Buriat: abahār
Ordos: awun
Comments: Despite Mostaert awun cannot be connected with ab- 'to take'.
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *ebV-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 to surpass 2 hurriedly, quickly
Russian meaning: 1 перегонять 2 быстро, торопливо
Literary Manchu: ebuxu sabuχu 2
Jurchen: ewu-ro (362) 2
Orok: ebessun- 1
Nanai: ebe-saba 2
Comments: ТМС 2, 433. The Orok and Nan. form may be < Manchu (or influenced by Manchu), judging from the preservation of -b-.
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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *áwá-tá-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to hurry, scurry
Russian meaning: спешить, суетиться
Middle Japanese: awata-, RJ áfátú
Tokyo: àwate-
Kyoto: áwáté-
Kagoshima: awaté-
Comments: JLTT 679.
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