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Uralic etymology :

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Number: 440
Proto: *kuttV
> Nostratic: > Nostratic
English meaning: back
German meaning: Rücken
Khanty (Ostyak): kutǝл (J) 'im Schutz von... (e.g. des Baumes), kutsa 'unter den... (e.g. Baum)'
Mansi (Vogul): χūtǝj (KU), kūtǝɣ (P) 'im Schatten, im Schutz', χūtäi̊ (N) 'hinter'
Hungarian: hát 'Rücken, Rückseite', hátra 'zurück, rückwärts'
Selkup: qottä, qott (Ta.) 'навзничь'
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *ḳudV
Meaning: tail
Borean: Borean
Indo-European: *kaud-
Altaic: *k`i̯údo(rgV)
Uralic: *kuttV 'back' ?
Kartvelian: *ḳwad-
Comments: The Ur. form is compared in ND 1233 (*ḳü(y)t(V)P_V) with SH *kVtVp- 'shoulder' (Sem., Cush., Chad.).
References: МССНЯ 371, ОСНЯ 1, 327-328; ND 1010 *ḳudV 'tail' ( + Chad. and very dub. Berb.).
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Indo-European etymology :

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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *k`i̯údo(rgV)
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: tail
Russian meaning: хвост
Turkic: *Kudruk
Mongolian: *kudurga
Tungus-Manchu: *xürgü
Korean: *s-kòrí
Comments: Владимирцов 322, Poppe 18, 52, Цинциус 1984а, 113, ОСНЯ 1, 327-328, АПиПЯЯ 53, 284, Дыбо 9, Лексика 145. Mong. is hardly < Turk. (although it is possible, see Щербак 1997, 142). In Korean we have a case of *s-prefixation in body parts (see also under *i̯op`érV, *p`èjńé); note that MKor. kòtằrkái 'tail strap' < Mong. Cf. also Turk. *Kuduskan 'tail strap' (ЭСТЯ 6, 182-183) = WMong. qudusqa (VEWT 297, KW 195, Лексика 554); *Kudu-muč / -mčak 'tail bone' (ЭСТЯ 6, 215-216).
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Turkic etymology :

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Proto-Turkic: *Kudruk
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: tail
Russian meaning: хвост
Old Turkic: qudruq (OUygh.)
Karakhanid: quδruq (MK)
Turkish: kujruk
Tatar: qojrɨq
Middle Turkic: qujruq, qujruɣ (Pav. C., MA)
Uzbek: qujruq
Uighur: qujruq
Sary-Yughur: Guzuruq
Azerbaidzhan: GujruG
Turkmen: Gujruq
Khakassian: xuzurux
Shor: quzuruq
Oyrat: qujruq
Halaj: qurduq
Chuvash: xüre
Yakut: kuturuk
Dolgan: kuturuk
Tuva: quduruq
Tofalar: quduruq
Kirghiz: qujruq
Kazakh: qu_jrɨq
Noghai: qujrɨq
Bashkir: qojroq
Balkar: qujruq
Gagauz: qujruq
Karaim: qurjux
Karakalpak: qujrɨq
Salar: Guruχ
Kumyk: qujruq
Comments: VEWT 296b, EDT 604, Лексика 145, ЭСТЯ 6, 114-117, Stachowski 163. Cf. also MK quδurɣun 'tail strap' (Лексика 553).
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *kudurga
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: tail strap
Russian meaning: подхвостник
Written Mongolian: qudurɣa(n) (L 980)
Middle Mongolian: qudurqa (SH), qudorɣa (IM), qodorɣa (LH)
Khalkha: xudraga
Buriat: xudarga
Kalmuck: xudrɣǝ
Ordos: xudurGa
Dagur: xodurugu (Тод. Даг. 179: xudurga)
Shary-Yoghur: GudurGa
Monguor: GudarGa
Comments: KW 195, MGCD 385. Mong. > Evk. kudurga, Man. qudarGan, see Doerfer MT 100, Rozycki 148; > MKor. kotărkái (Lee 1964, 191).
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *xürgü
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: tail
Russian meaning: хвост
Evenki: irgi
Even: irgъ
Negidal: īɣi / idgi
Spoken Manchu: unčixǝn, unč́ux́un, iunč́ux́un (2291, 2607)
Literary Manchu: unčexen
Ulcha: xuǯu
Orok: xudu
Nanai: xuigu
Oroch: iggi
Udighe: igi
Solon: iggi, irgi
Comments: ТМС 1, 325.
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Korean etymology :

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Proto-Korean: *s-kòrí
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: tail
Russian meaning: хвост
Modern Korean: k:ori
Middle Korean: skòrí
Comments: Nam 50, KED 140.
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Kartvelian etymology :

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Proto-Kartvelian: *ḳwad- (*ḳud-)
Nostratic: Nostratic
Russian meaning: хвост
English meaning: tail
Georgian: ḳud-
Megrel: ḳud-el-
Svan: haḳwäd-, aḳwed-, häḳed-
Notes and references: ЭСКЯ 117, EWK 192. В ОСНЯ 1, 327 сравнивается с алт. *k`udu-rgi 'хвост' (и, с вопросом, с лат. cauda id.) < ностр. *ḳudi. Ту же этимологию повторяет Бомхард (1996, 232).
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Long-range etymologies :

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Borean (approx.) : KVTV
Meaning : tail
Eurasiatic : *ḳudV
Afroasiatic : Chad. *kVTVr- 'tail' (cf. also *kat- (?) 'back, hump)
Sino-Caucasian : ? PEC *kwĕṭV (~ -ŏ-,-ǝ-) 'lock, forelock; beard'
Austric : *kud
Amerind (misc.) : *ḳʷati 'tail' (R 724)
Reference : Peiros 1989, 128.
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Austric etymology :

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Proto-Austric: *kud
Meaning: back
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
Proto-Austroasiatic: *(Cǝ)kVt
Austroasiatic meaning: back, arse (Peiros 1989, 128)
Proto-Austronesian: *likud
Austronesian meaning: back (not in B)
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