Altaic etymology : Query result

Proto-Altaic: *negre ( ~ -i)

Meaning: a k. of deer

Russian meaning: вид оленя

Tungus-Manchu: *ne(r)gdi

Korean: *nɨrǝ-

Comments: The Evk. form most probably reflects a suffixed *ner-gdi; less probable is a specific development of the cluster *-gr-. Cf. *ĺóre.

Proto-Altaic: *neji

Nostratic: Nostratic

Meaning: louse, nit

Russian meaning: вошь, гнида

Mongolian: *ni-sa-

Tungus-Manchu: *nej(l)e-

Korean: *ní

Comments: SKE 165, EAS 76, АПиПЯЯ 296. The Mong. form presupposes an earlier *ni-(su) 'louse'.

Proto-Altaic: *néji

Meaning: even, equal

Russian meaning: ровный, равный

Mongolian: *nej

Tungus-Manchu: *neje-

Japanese: *ní-

Comments: A good Mong.-TM-Jpn. parallel.

Proto-Altaic: *ńĕka ( ~ -o, -u)

Nostratic: Nostratic

Meaning: place on the back of an animal

Russian meaning: место на спине животного

Turkic: *jAgɨr

Mongolian: *ǯagal

Tungus-Manchu: *ńegde

Comments: A Western isogloss.

Proto-Altaic: *nĕ̀ko

Nostratic: Nostratic

Meaning: to leave, put aside

Russian meaning: оставлять, откладывать

Mongolian: *nögü-ɣe

Tungus-Manchu: *neku-

Korean: *nòh-

Japanese: *nǝ̀k-

Comments: Martin 239. Korean has the verbal low tone. The Mong. form is somewhat questionable: it can belong here if 'other' < 'the one left'; on the other hand, it may be a historical derivative < *nige-ɣü where *nige- = *nige- 'one' (see *ni̯ŏŋe).

Proto-Altaic: *neku

Nostratic: Nostratic

Meaning: lowland, water meadow

Russian meaning: низина, заливной луг

Mongolian: *nigu

Tungus-Manchu: *nekte

Comments: A Mong.-Tung. isogloss.

Proto-Altaic: *nek`u

Nostratic: Nostratic

Meaning: to weave

Russian meaning: ткать

Mongolian: *neke-

Japanese: *nuki

Comments: A Mong.-Jpn. isogloss.

Proto-Altaic: *nek`V

Nostratic: Nostratic

Meaning: friend, relative

Russian meaning: друг, родственник

Mongolian: *nökör

Tungus-Manchu: *neku-

Comments: A Mong.-Tung. isogloss. The root seems to be different from *nī̀k`e and *ńi̯ṑge, although there may have been some natural confusion. It is interesting to note Jpn. naka(ma) 'friend' - perhaps a secondary contamination with naka 'middle'?

Proto-Altaic: *nèĺbù ( ~ -p-)

Nostratic: Nostratic

Meaning: fringe

Russian meaning: бахрома

Tungus-Manchu: *nelbi

Japanese: *nùsà

Comments: A Tung.-Jpn. isogloss; cf. perhaps also Karakh. (MK) jɨšɨɣ 'thread, string, cord' (although the vocalism is not clear).

Proto-Altaic: *nelk`V

Meaning: new-born; spring

Russian meaning: новорожденный; весна

Mongolian: *nilka

Tungus-Manchu: *nelki

Comments: Владимирцов 369. A Mong.-Tung. isogloss.

Proto-Altaic: *nelmu

Meaning: a k. of cloth, coat

Russian meaning: вид ткани, верхней одежды

Turkic: *jAlma

Mongolian: *nolom

Tungus-Manchu: *nelme-

Comments: Дыбо 15, ТМС 1, 635. A Western isogloss; vocalism is not quite clear. Note also MJpn. (late attested) nume 'a k. of silk' (if not < numa- 'to be slippery, smooth')?

Proto-Altaic: *nema

Nostratic: Nostratic

Meaning: to add, exceed

Russian meaning: добавлять, превосходить

Turkic: *jem-

Mongolian: *neme-

Korean: *nǝ̄m-

Comments: EAS 76, Владимирцов 369, SKE 163, Poppe 38, 68. Manchu forms (nem-sele- 'to add, increase' etc.) may be borrowed < Mong. (see ТМС 1, 622, TMN 1, 519, Doerfer MT 103, Rozycki 162). MKor. has also a synonymous nàm-. Despite TMN 1, 520 borrowing in Kor. < Mong. is quite improbable.

Proto-Altaic: *nĕ́mè

Meaning: to patch

Russian meaning: латать, штопать

Turkic: *jama-

Mongolian: *nem-

Tungus-Manchu: *neme- / *nama-

Japanese: *nǝ́mì

Comments: Poppe 68. Despite Doerfer's (TMN 4, 194) criticism the Turk.-Tung. match appears quite satisfactory.

Proto-Altaic: *ńéŋńi

Nostratic: Nostratic

Meaning: East or South (wind), warm season

Russian meaning: восток или юг, южный ветер, теплый сезон

Mongolian: *ǯeɣü-n

Tungus-Manchu: *ńeŋńe

Japanese: *mínámí

Comments: Дыбо 1995b. In Jpn. cf. perhaps also *minki 'right' ( < *'East' as opposed to *pìntárí 'left' < 'West', see *p`i̯ṑrí).

Proto-Altaic: *nĕ́ŋu

Nostratic: Nostratic

Meaning: female relative (sister or brother's wife)

Russian meaning: родственница (сестра или жена брата)

Turkic: *jeŋe

Mongolian: *nagaču

Tungus-Manchu: *neŋu-

Korean: *nù'ɨ̀i

Comments: EAS 76; TMN 4, 207 ("kaum annehmbar... Lallwort").

Proto-Altaic: *nĕ̀p`é

Nostratic: Nostratic

Meaning: to spread, cover

Russian meaning: стелить, покрывать

Turkic: *jap-

Mongolian: *nebseji-

Tungus-Manchu: *nep-te-

Korean: *nìp-

Japanese: *nǝ̀mpú- (~-ua-)

Comments: ТМС 1, 624. Verbal low tone in Korean.

Proto-Altaic: *nep`V(ĺV)

Nostratic: Nostratic

Meaning: a k. of insect, butterfly

Russian meaning: вид насекомого, бабочка

Turkic: *japɨĺgak

Mongolian: *naɣalinkaj

Tungus-Manchu: *nelbige (?)

Korean: *nàpắi

Comments: A common derivative *nep`V-ĺV is reflected in PT *japɨĺ-(gak), PM *naɣali-(nkaj) and probably Evk. nelbiɣe < *nepli-ge. The root must have denoted a small flying insect, with a further development > 'small biting insect' in Turkic. It may well be that the initial consonant was *l- (since the only TM reflex is the isolated Evk. dialectal form nelbiɣe); cf. perhaps also a wider spread Evk. name of the caterpillar - lepurēgdi, lepčerēgdi (ТМС 518), although it is usually derived from PTM *lepu- 'fluffy'.

Proto-Altaic: *nèra

Nostratic: Nostratic

Meaning: thin, flat

Russian meaning: тонкий, плоский

Turkic: *jAr-

Mongolian: *nari-n

Tungus-Manchu: *ner- / *nar-

Korean: *jǝ̄rp- ( < *njǝ̄r-p- ?)

Japanese: *nàràs-

Comments: If the Korean form is related here, it must be one of the irregular cases of *n- lost in front of -j-, -i- already in Middle Korean; however, since the -jǝ- diphthong is also not quite regular, the Korean match is rather questionable.

Proto-Altaic: *ńĕra

Meaning: earth, floor

Russian meaning: земля, пол

Turkic: *jẹr

Mongolian: *ǯir-

Tungus-Manchu: *ńerke

Comments: ТМС 1, 355. A Western isogloss.

Proto-Altaic: *nèra ( ~ -ŕ-)

Meaning: a k. of big tree

Russian meaning: вид большого дерева

Mongolian: *nara-su

Tungus-Manchu: *ner- ( ~ ń-)

Japanese: *nàrà

Comments: The Mong.-Jpn. match appears certain; the Even parallel is isolated and less reliable.