Long-range etymologies : Query result

Borean (approx.) : MVKV ?

Meaning : burn

Eurasiatic : "Alt. "*mūga 'bonfire'

Amerind (misc.) : *maki 'cook; fire' (R 147) [+ A]

Borean (approx.) : MVLCV

Meaning : tongue, lick

Sino-Caucasian : *mĕ́lc̣ĭ

Austric : PAA *lɛ:t 'lick'

Amerind (misc.) : *lat (? *mVlat) 'tongue' (R 770)

African (misc.) : Cf. Bantu *-mèd- 'swallow'?

Borean (approx.) : MVLKV

Meaning : breast, udder

Eurasiatic : *mälgi

Afroasiatic : ? *mVl(Vg) (Ar. 'suck', ECush. 'to milk'; ? Eg. 'breast')

Sino-Caucasian : *[m]ħĕ́ƛ̣V

Amerind (misc.) : *maliq̇a 'swallow; throat' (R 721) [+ A]

Notes : May be a contamination of two roots (cf. also PEC *mVq̇_VɫV 'throat').

Reference : МССНЯ 338, ОСНЯ 2, 57-58; ND 1414; GE 67 *maliq̇a.

Borean (approx.) : MVLV

Meaning : mountain

Eurasiatic : *malV

Afroasiatic : *mVl- (Berb. Mz., Chad. Kwan, Eg.) 'mountain, bank' (?)

Sino-Caucasian : *muɦa[ɫ]V

Reference : ND 1411.

Borean (approx.) : MVLV

Meaning : a k. of horned animal

Eurasiatic : *mula

Afroasiatic : *mal- (more data in ND 1408)

Sino-Caucasian : ? Cf. PEC *bHēmƛ_ɨ̆ ( perhaps *wHēmƛ_ɨ̆?) 'deer, mountain goat'

African (misc.) : Cf. Bantu *-búdị̀ 'goat'.

Reference : ND 1408.

Borean (approx.) : MVLV

Meaning : lizard, worm

Eurasiatic : *mVxlV ( ~ *mVlxV)

Afroasiatic : *mVlVH- 'worm, lizard' (Cush., Chad., ?Berb.; Sem. *χulmaṭ-); cf. also *ḫVmVl- 2871

Sino-Caucasian : *mHiɫaxGwV́

Austric : PAA *mǝ:l / *mǝl 'larva, worm', PAN *timel (*qatimela) 'flea, louse, bug'

Amerind (misc.) : *mulu 'fly; mosquito' ? (R 285)

Reference : ND 1411, 1417, 2580.

Borean (approx.) : MVLV

Meaning : face, head

Eurasiatic : *mVĺV

Sino-Caucasian : *hwVmVlĭ (~-ĕ)

Borean (approx.) : MVLV

Meaning : liver, intestines

Eurasiatic : *mVLV blood, marrow?

Afroasiatic : *wVylim-

Borean (approx.) : MVLV

Meaning : full

Eurasiatic : *malV

Afroasiatic : *mVʔVl-

Borean (approx.) : MVLV

Meaning : foot, hoof

Sino-Caucasian : *mɦǟƛá̆

Notes : Attested only in NC and Tib.

Borean (approx.) : MVLV

Meaning : shine, burn

Eurasiatic : *mVlV

Sino-Caucasian : ST *mējH 'fire', ?Nakh. *mɦal- 'warm' (if separated from Darg. and Tab. forms)

Austric : ? PAN *D₂amaR torch, ZhT *hmai burn

Amerind (misc.) : *moɫok 'burn' (R 102) [+ A]

African (misc.) : Cf. Bantu *-mùdì 'torch'.

Reference : Sag. 56 (Chin. -AN).

Borean (approx.) : MVLV

Meaning : get in pairs, pair > two

Eurasiatic : *malV

Afroasiatic : *liʔam- get together ( > 'two' in Cush. and Omot.)

Sino-Caucasian : *ƛä̆mV armful, measure

Notes : ?

Borean (approx.) : MVLV

Meaning : to say, pray

Eurasiatic : *mVlV

Afroasiatic : *mVl- (ND 1409 *mVl- 'think' (Cush., Sem.))

Amerind (misc.) : *mali 'talk' (R 730)

Reference : ND 1409 *me(y)l̄V 'mind, be clever' (Ur. - SH).

Borean (approx.) : MVNCV

Meaning : luminary

Eurasiatic : *mVnʒ́V

Afroasiatic : ? Chad. *mVš- 'morning', 2d part of Sem. *ŝVmVš- 'sun'?

Sino-Caucasian : *wǝ̆́mc̣ŏ

Austric : ? PAA *mɔŋ(s) ( > OC *maŋs) 'moon, month'

Amerind (misc.) : *meca 'star' (R 689) [+ K] (cf. also Uto-Azt. *meca 'moon, month' R 710)

African (misc.) : Banto *-mụ̀nik- 'shine'.

Reference : ND 1520 (SH-Kartv.).

Borean (approx.) : MVNCV

Meaning : animal hair

Eurasiatic : *mVńCV

Sino-Caucasian : *mǝ̆č̣ú

Borean (approx.) : MVNKV

Meaning : pain, wound

Eurasiatic : *mVnḳV

Sino-Caucasian : *ŋwVQV

Austric : PAN *nuka 'sore, wound'

Borean (approx.) : MVNV

Meaning : many

Eurasiatic : *m[o]nV

Afroasiatic : *man-

Sino-Caucasian : ST *māŋ 'great, much'

Amerind (misc.) : *moni 'many' (R 462) [P C Pa]

Reference : МССНЯ 348; ND 1418.

Borean (approx.) : MVNV

Meaning : brain

Eurasiatic : *mVŋV

Afroasiatic : *mVn- 'forehead' (East Cush., ? Central Chad.)

Sino-Caucasian : *mV́̆ɦnū ~ *nV́̆ɦmū

African (misc.) : Cf. Bantu *-bòŋgó 'brain'?

Reference : ND 1425 (partially).

Borean (approx.) : MVNV

Meaning : to think

Eurasiatic : *manu

Afroasiatic : *man-

Sino-Caucasian : ST *ńV̄̆m 'mind, think'

Austric : PAA *mɨŋ 'hear' ( > PST *mVn?), PAN *maŋmaŋ 'stare, look', *nemnem 'think'

Amerind (misc.) : *ma(n) 'know, see' (R 412 *ma(k)); *muni 'see, look' (R 610) [+ A]; *mena 'wish' (R 859) [+ A K]

African (misc.) : Bantu *-màn- 'know'.

Reference : МССНЯ 339, ОСНЯ 2, 42-43, Peiros 1989, 1998, 223; GE 9 *mena (+ ?Khois., NiC, Kord., NS; dubious SC).

Borean (approx.) : MVNV

Meaning : man

Eurasiatic : *mänV

Afroasiatic : *ma/in-

Sino-Caucasian : *mV̄nxV̄́

Austric : PAA *mań / *meń 'person'.

Amerind (misc.) : ? *man 'child' (R 124) [+ A]; *mano 'husband' (R 384)

African (misc.) : Bantu *-méné 'self'.

Reference : ОСНЯ 2, 58-59; Peiros 1989, 127; GE 36 *mano (? + NC, NS, IP, Nahali).