Proto-Altaic: *t`ák`ù ( ~ -k-) (?)
Meaning: salt, to pickle
Russian meaning: соль, квасить
Comments: A somewhat dubious Tung.-Jpn. isogloss: the comparison is possible only if Jpn. *túká- 'pickle' is distinct from *túká- 'soak' (see *t`ékù). {Cf. PE *taʁju- (*taʁǝRu- ?) 'salt'.}