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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ʕirVw-
Meaning: settlement; gate, door
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
Semitic: *ʕir- 'town'
Berber: *Hur- 'door'
Egyptian: ʕrw.t (pyr) 'gate'
Central Chadic: *HirVw- 'village'
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Semitic etymology :

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Number: 650
Proto-Semitic: *ʕir-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'town'
Hebrew: ʕīr
Epigraphic South Arabian: ʕr 'mountain, citadel, hill-town'
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Berber etymology :

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Proto-Berber: *Hur-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'door'
Ghadames: ta-b_b_ur-t
Ghat: tă-wur-t
Ahaggar (Tahaggart): tă-hor-t
Qabyle (Ayt Mangellat): ta-bbur-t (<*-wwur-)
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Egyptian etymology :

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Old Egyptian: ʕrw.t (pyr)
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'gate'
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Central Chadic etymology :

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Proto-CChadic: *HirVw-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'village'
Gisiga: hirwi [LGis ?]
Notes: Sukur ír 'hut' [CLR: 203] may originate from *ʔit-, cp. Daba ita id [CLR]
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Long-range etymologies :

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Borean (approx.) : HVRV
Meaning : door
Afroasiatic : *ʕirVw-
Sino-Caucasian : *ʡwĕ́ŕV
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Sino-Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ʡwĕ́ŕV
Meaning: door
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
North Caucasian: *rĕʡwV ~ *ʡwĕrV (~ -ä-,-ɨ-)
Yenisseian: *ʔeʔŕ- ( ~ h-)
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North Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-North Caucasian: *rĕʡwV ~ *ʡwĕrV (~ -ä-,-ɨ-)
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: door-fold, door
Proto-Avaro-Andian: *riħV
Proto-Lezghian: *ʔʷer- (~ɨ,o,ʔu-)
Notes: An Av.-And.-Lezg. isogloss. Despite the metathesis, the comparison seems rather likely.
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Avar-Andian etymology :

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Protoform: *riħV
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 door, door-pass 2 entrance
Avar: ráhu 1
Akhvakh: rihi 2 (Tseg.)
Chamalal: jeh 1,2
Tindi: riha 1
Comments: Av. paradigm A (ráh-dul, ráha-bi). Cf. also Cham. Gig. rehi 'door, shed above the entrance'.
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Lezghian etymology :

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Proto-Lezghian: *ʔʷer- (~ɨ,o,ʔu-)
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: door- or gate-fold
Tabasaran: urin
Comment: Tab. -in is a rather productive suffix (cf. rak:-in 'door' etc.); without it cf. ur-ar (a former plural form) 'gate'. The root is attested only in Tab., but has rather probable Andian parallels.
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Yenisseian etymology :

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Proto-Yenisseian: *ʔeŕk-
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: door (of the birchbark tent)
Ket: ɛllǝ5, pl. ɛllán ( < ɛlla:n3); South. ɛla5, pl. ɛlɨn5
Yug: ɛrfɔx5, pl. ɛrfɔxn5
Pumpokol: élxan (Сл.), elxan (Срсл.) "door"
Comments: ССЕ 187. Yug probably reflects a metathesis: ɛrfɔx < *ɛrxɔp < *erk-op. The word is probably a compound, but details are not quite clear. Werner 1, 230 <*ɛʎphǝq>.
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