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Number: 2056
Root: tu̯er-1 : tur- und tu̯r̥-
English meaning: to turn, whirl
German meaning: `drehen, quirlen, wirbeln', auch von lebhafter Bewegung überhaupt
General comments: woraus z. T. tru-
Derivatives: turbā `Larm'
Material: A. Ai. tváratē, turáti `eilt', tū́ryatē ds., tūrṇa-, tū́rṇi- `eilig', turá- in der Bed. `rasch' (nicht zu turá- `stark', das zu tēu- `schwellen'), turáṇa- `eilend', turaṇyáti `eilt' (: ὀτρύ̄νω aus ὀ-τρυ-ν-ι̯ω), av. ɵwāša- (ar. *tvárta-) `eilig'; turaga- `Pferd' (`Renner');

    gr. ὀ-τρύ̄νω (ὀ Präfix) `treibe an', Med. `eile', ὀτραλέος (*τρα- = idg. tu̯r̥-), ὀτρηρός `hurtig, flink' (vgl. ohne Präfix τρηρόν ἐλαφρόν Hes.); τορύ̄νη `Rührkelle', τορύνω `rühre um' (*τυρυνᾱ);

    lat. trua f. `Schöpfkelle, auch zum Umrühren beim Kochen', trulla, truella `Schöpfkelle, Napf', trulleum `Becken, Waschbecken', wohl auch amptruō, -āre `bei den saliarischen Religionsfeiern tanzen und hüpfen';

    ahd. dweran st. V. `schnell herumdrehen, durcheinander rühren, mischen' (nhd. bair. zweren), ags. ðweran `rühren', ge-ðwer `Quark', schwed. tvära `umrühren'; aisl. þvara `Quirl', ags. ðwǣre, ðwēre f. `tudicula'; aisl. þyrill, ags. ðwirel, ahd. dwiril `Quirl, Rührstab'; mnd. dwarl, dwerl `Wirbel, Locke'; isl. þyrla `wirbeln', nhd. dorlen `sich drehen'; aisl. þori m. `Menge, Größe, Anteil', vom Schalleindruck einer durcheinanderwirbelnden Menge aus wohl auch aisl. þyrja `laufen, sausen', þurs, þors `Unhold, Riese', ags. ðyrs `Riese, Dämon', ahd. thuris, dur(i)s, turs ds.;

    B. mit b-Erweiter.: gr. σύρβη, att. τύρβη `Lärm, Verwirrung', Adv. σύρβᾰ, att. τύρβᾰ `durcheinander'; lat. turba f. `die lärmende Unordnung einer Menge, Verwirrung, Getümmel', turbō, -āre `verwirren, durcheinanderbringen', turbō, -inis m. `Wirbelwind, Wirbel, drehendeBewegung, Kreisel'; mir. torbaid `verwirrt', cymr. twrf m. `Lärm' (lat. Lw. torf f.), tyrfu `lärmen' (M. O'Brien Ériu 11, 91); aisl. þorp `Menschenhaufen', þyrpa `drängen'; vielleicht hitt. tarup(p)- `vereinigen, versammeln';

    C. mit m-Formans: lat. turma `Schar, Schwarm', aisl. þruma f., þrymr m. `Lärm, Krachen', ags. ðrymm m. `Schar, Menge, Macht, Herrlichkeit, Glanz', ðrymma `Krieger'; as. heru-thrum `verderbliche Gewalt des Schwertes'; mhd. nhd. dial. drumeln `sich im Wirbel drehen, taumeln', schweiz. drümmel `Schwindel', und mhd. *durm, turm `Wirbel, Taumel, Schwindel', mhd. nhd. dial. durmel, dürmel (t-) `Schwindel, Taumel, Wirbel', durmig (dürmig, dürmisch) `betäubt taumelnd, schwindlig; tobend, ungestüm, zornig';

    D. im Germ. eine bedeutungsgleiche Sippe mit anlaut. s- und den Ablautstufen germ. *stur- und *staur-: ahd. stōr(r)en (ga-, ar-, zi-) `stören, in Verwirrung bringen', nhd. stören `turbare' (stören `im Lande herumfahren, auf die stör gehen', zerstören, verstört, afries. tōstēra `zerstören' (vgl. lat. turbāre : disturbāre); ablaut. aisl. styrr, Gen. styrjar m. `Getümmel, Verwirrung, Geräusch', ags. styrian `bewegen, verwirren, aufrühren, erzählen', gestyr n. `Bewegung', ahd. irsturien, mhd. stürn `stochern, antreiben', nhd. stüren `in etwas herumstöbern oder wühlen'; aisl. sturla `in Unordnung bringen, stören', mhd. stürel `Werkzeug zum Stüren'; mitm-Suffix (s. o.) aisl. stormr `Sturm, Unruhe, Kampfessturm', ags. storm, ahd. sturm `Sturm', schweiz. sturm `schwindlig', stürmi `Schwindel'.

References: WP. I 749 f., WH. I 42, II 708 f., 718, 719, Mayrhofer 1, 514, 539, 569 f.
Pages: 1100-1101
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *(s)twer[e]-, *(s)trē-
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Meaning: to move quickly, to hurry
Old Indian: tvárate `to hurry, make haste', ptc. tūrṇa-, tūrta-; tū́rṇi- `quick'; turá- `quick, prompt'
Avestan: *ptc. ɵwāša- `eilig'
Old Greek: ? otrǖ́nō `antreiben, aufmuntern, auffordern, betreiben', otraléo-, otrēró- `hurtig, rasch'
Germanic: *ɵwir-a- vb., *ɵur-ja- vb., *ɵur-an- m.; *ɵwar-ōn- f., *ɵwar-an- m.; *ɵwir-il-a- m.; *staur-ē- vb., *stur-ja- m., *stur-jōn- f., *stur-m-a- m., etc.; *ɵr-um-ja- m., *ɵr-um-jōn- f., *ɵr-um-ōn- f.
Latin: amptruō / antruō, -āre `bei den saliarischen Religiosfeiern tanzend im Kreis hüpfen'; 3 pl. antruant `moventur' Paul. Fest. 9
Russ. meaning: двигаться (о Броуне)
References: WP I 749
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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *ɵwiran- vb., *ɵurjan- vb., *ɵurēn; *ɵwarōn, *ɵwarēn; *ɵwirila-z; *staurēn-, *sturja-z, *sturjōn, *sturma-z etc.; *ɵrumja-z, *ɵrumjōn, *ɵrumōn
Meaning: turn, mix
IE etymology: IE etymology
Old Norse: 1) ɵvara f. `Rührstab, Quirl'; ɵvari m. `Bohrer, Stock, Stange; Schwert, Speer'; ɵyril-l m. ON (Bergname), NIsl ɵüril-l `Rührstock'; ; ɵürja wk. `schnell fahren, sausen' (poet.); NIsl ɵori m. `Menge, Masse'; 2) stür-r m. `Tumult, Kampf', storm-r `Sturm, Kampf'; stürja f. `Tumult, Kampf' (poet.); storδ f. `Streit, Kampf' (ɵula); 3) ɵrüm-r m. `Lärm, Krachen', ɵrüma f. `Donner, Lärm', ɵruma f. `id.'
Norwegian: tvare `Bohrer'; tvorel, turull, tverel, tvirel; storm
Swedish: 1) dial. tvara, tvöra `umrühren', dial. türel, törel; storm
Danish: storm
Old English: 1) ā-ɵweran `rühren; ɵwǟre, ɵwēre f. `Stössel, Stampfe'; ɵwiril m. `Rührstab'; storm `Sturm'; 3) ɵrymm `Menge, lärmende Schar'; 2) styrian `bewegen'; gestyr `Bewegung'
English: stir; storm
Old Frisian: 2) stēra `verstrooien, vernietigen'
Old Saxon: far-sturian `subvertere'; storm `storm'
Middle Dutch: dwērelen `dwarrelen, draaien'; stōren, steuren `beroeen, kwellen, hinderen, storen, verwoesten'; stōren, Kil. stooren `storen, hinderen'; storm m. `onstuimige beweging, storm, heftige aanval'
Dutch: dwarrelen; dial. dweer `warrelwind'; storen, dial. steuren; storm m.
Middle Low German: 1) twerl, dwarl, dwerl `Wirbel, Kraushaar'; dwer, dwēre `warrelwind'; dwerl, dwarl `draai, krul'; stōren
Old High German: 1) thweran st. `mengen, drehen' (9.Jh.); thwiril (9.Jh.) `was sich schnell herumdreht, Rührstab'; 2) stōren, stōrren (ga-, ar-, zi-) `stören, in Verwirrung bringen'; ir-sturien `stöchern, antreiben'; sturm m. `heftige beweging; onstuimigheid, storm'
Middle High German: 1) twërn, dwërn st. `herumdrehen, durcheinanderrühren, mischen', frühnhd. (obd.) twir(e)l, (md.) quirrel, querel; 2) stürn wk., md. storen 'stochern; stacheln, antreiben'
German: 1) Quirl m.; schweiz. zweren; 2) stören `turbare', zer-, verstören; stüren `in etwas hertumstöbrn od. wühlen'; 3) Sturm; schweiz. sturm `schwindlig', stürmi `Schwindel'
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *ṭurV
Meaning: to turn round
Borean: Borean
Indo-European: *tere- (cf. also *tor[e]kʷ-, *trēkʷ-)
Altaic: *t`i̯órk`a ?
Dravidian: *tir-[i]- (cf. also *ter-[aḷ-] 1525)
References: ND 2427 *ṭurHE 'to bore, drill', 2429 *ṭir(y)V 'turn, bend, twist', 2440 *ṭuŕi 'to turn round, surround' (with much confusion).
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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *t`i̯árko
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: a k. of carriage
Russian meaning: вид повозки
Mongolian: *terge
Tungus-Manchu: *turki
Korean: *tằrkó
Comments: SKE 253.
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *terge
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: vehicle
Russian meaning: повозка
Written Mongolian: terge(n) (L 805)
Middle Mongolian: tergan (HY 17, SH), tirgän (MA), terge(n)
Khalkha: terge
Buriat: terge(n)
Kalmuck: tergṇ
Ordos: terge(n)
Dongxian: čiege
Dagur: terge, tereg (Тод. Даг. 167), terehe (MD 224)
Shary-Yoghur: tergen
Monguor: tērge (SM 417), tǝrge
Comments: KW 393, MGCD 634. Mong. > Uygh. tergän etc. (see Лексика 534); Evk. terge etc., see Doerfer MT 104, Rozycki 176, 207.
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *turki
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: sleigh, narta
Russian meaning: нарта
Evenki: turku
Even: tụrqị
Ulcha: tụčị
Orok: tụtčị
Nanai: tokị
Oroch: tukki
Udighe: tuxi
Comments: ТМС 2, 220. Evk. > Dolg. turku (Stachowski 232).
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Korean etymology :

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Proto-Korean: *tằrkó
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: light carriage
Russian meaning: легкая повозка
Modern Korean: talguǯi
Middle Korean: tằrkóčí
Comments: Nam 140, KED 402.
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *tir-[i]-
Meaning : to turn
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Proto-South Dravidian: *tir-i-
Proto-Telugu : *tir-
Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *tir-
Proto-Gondi-Kui : *tir[i]-
Proto-North Dravidian : *tīr-
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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *tir-i-
Meaning : to turn
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : tiri (-v-, -nt-)
Tamil meaning : to turn, revolve, be twisted, convolved, wander about, move, return, change, vary, change in quality, become sour as milk
Tamil derivates : (-pp-, -tt-) to turn (tr.), cause to revolve as a wheel, twist as yarn or rope, cause to return, change, alter, vary, translate; n. twisting, turning, roll or twist of cloth or thread for a wick, torch of twisted cloth; tirikai roaming, wandering, potter's wheel; tiripu change, alternation; tiriya again; tirivu change, alternation, variation, motion, ruin; tiruku (tiruki-) to twist, turn, wring, braid as hair; n. twist, wrench, bend, curve, thread of a screw, screw, swivel, crookedness of mind, prevarication; tirukku (tirukki-) to twist; n. a twist, bend, curve, crookedness of mind; tirumpu (tirumpi-) to turn, turn back, be changed, etc.; tiruppu (tiruppi-) to cause to return, send back, turn, deflect, twist, etc.; n. a turn; tiruppam turning, averting; tiruppi screw-driver; tirumu (tirumi-) to turn, return, rub hard; ? (PN) terumaru to roam about; ? (Koll.) tilupp- to turn (tr.); tilump- to be turned
Malayalam : tiri
Malayalam meaning : a turn, twist, wick
Malayalam derivates : tiriyuka to turn round, swing, turn, return, change (as wind); tirivu turning, returning, change, a turn, shift, quirk; tiriyē, tirikē again, back; tirikka to turn round, turn the course, change, alter, return; tiriccal turning, returning, change; tirippu turning, change; tirukuka to turn in as women their hair, screw in, twist, wind thread; tirukkal plaiting the hair; tirukku hem, border; tirukkuka to roll up clothes, tuck in; tirumpuka to turn round, wrest, squeeze, rub between the hands; tirippuka to wring, rub between the hands
Kannada : tiri
Kannada meaning : to turn round, wander, roam about, wander about in quest of alms, beg alms; n. turning, a turn, twist
Kannada derivates : tirike wandering about in quest of alms; tirigu, tiragu, tirugu to go round, turn, turn round, whirl, roll, turn or go back, change a shift as the wind, wander, roam about; tirigisu, tiragisu to make go or come round, turn, twist; tirigi again; tiricu to twist as a string, wring (the neck); tirupu, tiripu, tirihu, tiravu, tirivu, tirumpu to cause to go round or move about, turn; tiruguvike turning; tiruguha returning, restitution; tirupu that turns, a screw, a changing, transitory feeling or state; tiruvu to turn as the head, a key, screw, etc.; n. going around, turning; tiruhu to turn round; n. act of turning; tiragaṇi, tiragaṇe, tirugaṇi, tirugaṇe, tiruguṇi turning, that which turns, a wheel for raising water, windlass, roller; tirapa, etc., wandering for alms, alms
Kodagu : tir- (tiri-)
Kodagu meaning : to turn round (intr.)
Kodagu derivates : tiri a wick; tirɨg- (tirɨgi-) to go about, wander; tirɨk- (tirɨki-) to turn (tr.); tirɨgaṇi pulley; teraŋg- (teraŋgi-) (thing) moves, shifts, (man) shifts in his seat, (child) wriggles along on buttocks; terak- (teraki-) to shift (tr.) without lifting; tere- (terev-, terand-) to thresh about on ground (several men fighting, man in fit or possession by god, etc.); tera- (-p-, -t-) to make to thresh about on ground by holding him
Tulu : tirŋguni
Tulu meaning : to turn, revert, revolve, whirl, turn back, shift as the wind, move, wander, travel about
Tulu derivates : tirŋgāvuni to turn (tr.), whirl, make return, change, convert, gain over; tirŋgaṇè, tirgaṇè a pivot, hinge, swivel, screw; tirŋgamurŋga topsy-turvy, pell-mell; tirŋgāṭa excursion, walk, roaming, turning, change; tiri, siri wick of a lamp; tirupa, tirupè alms, charity; tirpu swivel; tirpuni to twirl round; tirduni to turn (intr.); tippili, (B-K also) tirpuḷi a kind of boring instrument; tereḍuni to roll down
Proto-Nilgiri : *tir-ĭ-
Number in DED : 3246
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Nilgiri etymology :

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Proto-Nilgiri : *tir-ĭ-
Meaning : to change, turn
South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology
Kota : tiry- (tirc-) "to change in nature for the worse (intr.)"
Toda : tɨry- (tɨrc-) "to twist (tr.)"
Additional forms : Also Kota tirc- (tirc-) to cause (calf) to change its smell so that another mother will suckle it; tirg- (tirgy-) to turn (intr.), return; tirk- (tirky-) to turn (tr.), utter a sound; tirk act of going and returning; branch of a path; tirgan wheel; Toda tɨrc- (tɨrč-) to translate; tɨry again; tɨrx- (tɨrxy-) to turn (intr.); tɨrk- (tɨrky-) id. (tr.); tɨrk turn in road; a time, turn; tɨrb- (tɨrby-) to twist (tr.; cane, bamboo); tɨrp- (tɨrpy-) to turn (key)
Number in DED : 3246
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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *tir-
Meaning : a twist, turn, braid of hair
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : tiri
Additional forms : Also tirika a twist or turn; tiripamu begging alms; tiripari beggar; tiripemu begging, alms; tiriyu to beg, ask alms, live by alms; [1] tirigi, [2] tiruga again; tirugã-baḍu to rebel, revolt, turn back or round, change, alter; [1] tirugali, [2] tirugalli a mill, handmill, gristmill; tirugu to roam, rove, wander, ramble, move about, turn, take a new direction, turn back, turn round, change, alter; n. a turn, change of direction, turning back, reversal, retraction, revocation; tiruguḍu turning, a turn, a screw, latch, catch; tirugudala a turning back; tir_i a twist of anything flexible; trikku a twist or turn; trippaṭa wandering; trippari a wanderer, rambler; trippu to turn, change the direction of; n. a turn; tipiri a turning, change; misfortune, ill-luck; trimmaṭa wandering; trimmaṭakā̃ḍu wanderer, rambler, rover, vagabond; trimmaru to wander, rove, ramble
Number in DED : 3246
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Kolami-Gadba etymology :

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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *tir-
Meaning : to turn
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kolami : tirg- (tirikt-) "to turn (intr.), wander"
Naikri : tirg- "to turn (intr.)"
Parji : tirk- "to writhe"
Additional forms : Also Kolami tirgip- (tirgipt-) to make to go round and round, twist; tirgal mortar, pestle; tip- (tipt-) to turn (tr.), make to go round; Naikri tipp- to turn (tr.)
Number in DED : 3246
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Gondwan etymology :

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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *tir[i]-
Meaning : to turn, twist
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Proto-Gondi : *tir-
Konda : tiri- (-t-)
Proto-Pengo-Manda : *trī-mb-
Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *tir- (-e-)
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Gondi etymology :

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Proto-Gondi : *tir-
Meaning : to revolve, turn over
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Betul Gondi : tirītānā "to revolve, turn round, of bullocks in an oil-mill or threshing; wander, make a detour"
Mandla Gondi (Williamson) : tiṛitānā "to wander"
Mandla Gondi (Phailbus) : tiritānā "to turn over (in sleep)"
Maria Gondi : tiri- "to revolve"
Seoni Gondi : tiri- "to wind round, revolve"
Yeotmal Gondi : tiri- "to revolve"
Maria Gondi (Mitchell) : tirhānā "to revolve (tr.)"
Chindwara Gondi : tiri- "to revolve"
Adilabad Gondi : tiri- "to revolve"
Additional forms : Also Gondi_Tr caus. tiruhtānā to make to revolve; tirīstānā to make to wander; Gondi_W tirahtānā to turn (tr.); Gondi_Ph caus. tirahtānā, tirisahtānā to cause to turn over; Gondi_S tirah-/tirh- to make to revolve
Number in DED : 3246
Number in CVOTGD : 1726
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Konda etymology :

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Konda : tiri- (-t-)
Meaning: to be twisted, twined (as thread)
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Additional forms : Also Konda tiris- (-t-) to twist, twine; tirvi- (-t-) to return, turn back, come round; tirp- (-t-) to turn round (tr.), take round
Number in DED : 3246
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Pengo-Manda etymology :

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Proto-Pengo-Manda : *trī-mb-
Meaning : to go round, revolve
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Manda : trīmba-
Number in DED : 3246
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Kui-Kuwi etymology :

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Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *tir- (-e-)
Meaning : to turn
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Kui : tihpa (tiht-) "to turn about, turn back, change round, alter, repent; n. act of turning about or back, repentance"
Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : tipali "to turn round"
Kuwi (Schulze) : tirwikīnai
Sunkarametta Kuwi : triv- (-it-) "to spin, revolve"
Kuwi (Israel) : rēvu "path (animal)"
Additional forms : Also Kui trehpa (treht-) to cause to wander, carry about, hawk for sale; trespa (trest-) to carry around; trēba (trēt-) to wander around, go for a walk; terpa (tert-) to twist, wind, wrap around; ? tija (tiji-) to turn back, return, retreat; n. act of turning back, etc.; Kuwi_F tiṛvali to turn oneself round; tṛīcali to twist; tēṛmbali to wallow; rejali to wander, roam; Kuwi_S termpinai to roll; treph'nai to involve, lap; rēnai to ramble, stroll; Kuwi_Su re'- (recc-) to wander, roam; Kuwi_Isr rēh- (-t-) to go about selling
Notes : All these numerous forms are descended from a single root *tir-, and although some of the derivatives can be traced to an even earlier period than PK (probably even PDR), it is still convenient to regard them as derivatives even in the limits of PK. Kuwi_F tipali is strange (*tirhali would be expected). It is either a borrowing from Telugu or else the form is extremely archaic, inherited from the period when *-rp- > *-pp-. In this case the comparison Kuwi_F tipali - Kui tihpa (possibly from <*tī-pa) is justified. As for other lexemes, the form *ter-v-/*tir-v- is archaic (we have, for example, Konda tirvi- 'to return'). Both the simple form (*tri-v-) and its causative (*tir-p- < *tri-v-p-) can be reconstructed for PK. Kui trehpa probably goes back not to *trespa, but to *trēpa, being thus a causative of *triva. The loss of initial *t- in several Kuwi forms is not clear (due to contamination with *re- 'to pull'?).
Number in DED : 3246
kuiet-meaning,kuiet-prnum,kuiet-kui,kuiet-kuwi_f,kuiet-kuwi_s,kuiet-kuwi_su,kuiet-kuwi_isr,kuiet-addition,kuiet-notes,kuiet-dednum,

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North Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-North-Dravidian : *tīr-
Meaning : to turn on one's heels over a few grains of scalded paddy to see if it has become sufficiently dry to husk, make pirouettes
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kurukh : tīrnā
Number in DED : 3246
ndret-meaning,ndret-prnum,ndret-kur,ndret-dednum,

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Long-range etymologies :

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Borean (approx.) : TVRV
Meaning : to turn round
Eurasiatic : *ṭurV
Afroasiatic : *tuwur- (also *ṭVwr-)
Sino-Caucasian : ? NC *tīrungV 'spindle'
Austric : PAN *putǝ[ḷ] (Peiros 1989, 129)
Reference : ND 2440; GE 25 *tur (+ NS).
globet-meaning,globet-nostr,globet-afas,globet-scc,globet-austr,globet-reference,

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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *tuwur-
Meaning: turn
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
Semitic: *tVwVr- 'turn'
Egyptian: tr 'time' (pyr)
Western Chadic: *tir- 'go round , in circles' 1, ''round' 2
Central Chadic: *tar- '(make) turn' 1, 'turning' 2
East Chadic: *tarir- 'turning around; giddiness'
afaset-meaning,afaset-prnum,afaset-sem,afaset-egy,afaset-wch,afaset-cch,afaset-ech,

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Semitic etymology :

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Number: 1503
Proto-Semitic: *tVwVr-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'turn'
Akkadian: târu
Arabic: twr [-u-]
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-akk,semet-ara,

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Egyptian etymology :

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Old Egyptian: tr
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'time'
egyet-prnum,egyet-meaning,

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West Chadic etymology :

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Proto-WChadic: *tir-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'go round , in circles' 1, ''round' 2
Kifri=Giwo: tir- 1 [St]
Kwami: tiri 2 [Lg]
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-krf,wchet-kwm,

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Central Chadic etymology :

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Proto-CChadic: *tar-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: '(make) turn' 1, 'turning' 2
Mofu-Gudur: -tátár- 1 [BMof]
Gude: tàrí 2 [Hs]
cchet-prnum,cchet-meaning,cchet-mof,cchet-gde,

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East Chadic etymology :

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Proto-EChadic: *tarir-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'turning around; giddiness'
Mokilko: tā̀rī́rì [JMkk]
echet-prnum,echet-meaning,echet-mkk,

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