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Proto-Altaic: "*siju" | Query method: Match substring
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Proto-Altaic: *sī́ju ( ~ -o)
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: to bite, break
Russian meaning: кусать, ломать
Turkic: *sɨ̄-
Mongolian: *süji-
Tungus-Manchu: *sia-
Comments: A Western isogloss. Mong. *süji- is a usual metathesis < *sijü-. Cf. also *siju 'ear-ring'.
Proto-Altaic: *siju
Meaning: ear-ring
Russian meaning: ушная серьга
Turkic: *sɨrga
Mongolian: *süji-ken
Tungus-Manchu: *sia-kan
Comments: A Western isogloss. It looks as if it were derived from *sī́ju 'bite, break' q. v. - lit. 'an ear-biter' (?).
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