Proto-Altaic: *séjra ( ~ z-)
Meaning: three, a three-part object
Russian meaning: три, трехчастный предмет
Comments: SKE 225, PKE 171. Medial *-j- is reconstructed to account for loss of *-r- in Kor. Cf. perhaps also Man. sertej 'three-lipped, having a harelip'; MKor. sǝ̀hɨ̀rǝ̀i, mod. s:ǝre 'rake, harrow' ( = Mong. *sereɣe). altet-prnum,altet-meaning,altet-rusmean,altet-mong,altet-kor,altet-jap,altet-reference,
