Uralic etymology :

Number: 392

Proto: *kulta-

> Nostratic: > Nostratic

English meaning: to fish (?with a fishing net)

German meaning: fischen (?mit dem Zugnetz, Treibnetz)

Saam (Lapp): gǫl'de- -ld- (N) 'rummage about, dabble; deplenish a river of its fish', kåltē- (L) 'einen Gegenstand aus einer Flüssigkeit schöpfen', gǫldâ -l'dâg- 'linked drift-nets', kål'tå (L) 'ein Zugnetz' ( > Finn. dial. kulta-, kuulta- 'Fische fangen während der Laichzeit', kulle (gen. kulteen) 'Art Lachsnetz, Treibnetz', Kar. kuulta-, kuullatta- 'fischen während der Laichzeit'

Khanty (Ostyak): koл- (Trj.) 'Fische auf eine besondere Weise fangen', χǫлt- (Kaz.) 'mit einer schwimmenden Reuse fischen', kɔltǝ (Vʔ.) 'Art Treibnetz', χuttǝ (Kam.) 'Treibnetz', χolti (O) 'schwimmende Reuse, sackartiges Treibnetz'

Mansi (Vogul): khult- (LM) '(von der Gans) mit ihrem Schnabel suchen', χult- (LO) 'калыданом промышлять', χultne pon 'калыдан, Garnnetz'

Kamass: qoltɛi- (Ta.) 'schöpfen'

Sammalahti's version: FU *kulta-

Nostratic etymology :

Eurasiatic: *gVlV

Meaning: a k. of weapon, fish-hook

Altaic: *gòlí

Uralic: *kulta (cf. also *kältä, *koĺa)

Dravidian: *gāḷ-

Altaic etymology :

Proto-Altaic: *gòlí

Nostratic: Nostratic

Meaning: a k. of weapon for sea-hunting

Russian meaning: вид орудия для морской охоты

Mongolian: *gölmi

Tungus-Manchu: *goli

Japanese: *kùrúrí

Comments: A common Altaic cultural term.

Mongolian etymology :

Proto-Mongolian: *gölmi

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: net

Russian meaning: сеть

Written Mongolian: gölmi (L 386)

Middle Mongolian: golimi (HY 21), golmi (SH)

Khalkha: gölöm

Buriat: gülem, güĺme

Kalmuck: gölṃ

Monguor: gurma

Comments: KW 138.

Tungus etymology :

Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *goli

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: 1 a hook (in a needle for weaving nets) 2 net for large fish

Russian meaning: 1 язычок (в игле для вязания сетей) 2 сеть для ловли крупной рыбы

Evenki: goli 1

Nanai: Golĩ 2

Oroch: gōli 2

Comments: ТМС 1, 159.

Japanese etymology :

Proto-Japanese: *kùrúrí

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: an arrow for shooting sea-birds or for catching fish

Russian meaning: стрела для водоплавающей птицы или для ловли рыбы

Old Japanese: kururi

Middle Japanese: kùrúrí

Comments: JLTT 465.

Dravidian etymology :

Proto-Dravidian : *gāḷ-

Meaning : fish-hook

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Proto-South Dravidian: *gāḷ-am

Proto-Telugu : *gāl-

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *gāḷ

South Dravidian etymology :

Proto-South Dravidian : *gāḷ-am

Meaning : fish-hook

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Malayalam : kāḷam

Malayalam meaning : fishing hook to catch alligators

Kannada : gāḷa, gāṇa

Kannada meaning : hook, fish-hook, fishing tackle, an angle

Tulu : gāḷa

Tulu meaning : fish-hook

Number in DED : 1495

Telugu etymology :

Proto-Telugu : *gāl-

Meaning : fish-hook, an angle, a many-hooked instrument for finding and taking out anything fallen in a well

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : gālā̆mu

Number in DED : 1495

Kolami-Gadba etymology :

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *gāḷ

Meaning : fish-hook

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Naikri : gaḷ (pl. -śil)

Parji : gēlam "(S) fish-hook"

Number in DED : 1495

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