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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *dṓn(e)k`V
Meaning: withers, back
Russian meaning: холка, спина
Turkic: *jōnak
Mongolian: *döŋ(ge)
Tungus-Manchu: *doŋka
Korean: *tɨ̀ŋ
Comments: The Kor. word is alternatively compared with Mong. tüŋke 'muscles of the back' (SKE 268, EAS 49, 120) - but we were unable to find the word in available sources.
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Proto-Turkic: *jōnak
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: saddleblanket
Russian meaning: потник
Karakhanid: jonaq (MK)
Middle Turkic: jona, juna (Houts., Pav. C.)
Sary-Yughur: junaq
Turkmen: jōna
Oyrat: jonoq
Tuva: čonaq
Kazakh: žona (dial.)
Karakalpak: žona
Comments: VEWT 206, 211, EDT 949, ЭСТЯ 4, 222-223, Лексика 543.
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *döŋ(ge)
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 neck cangue 2 prop, support
Russian meaning: 1 шейная колодка 2 подпорка
Written Mongolian: döŋge 1, döŋ 2 (L 267, 268)
Khalkha: döngö 1
Buriat: dünge 1
Kalmuck: döŋ 2
Ordos: döŋgö 1
Dagur: duŋgu (MGCD 229)
Comments: KW 99.
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *doŋka
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: saddle (for children or horses)
Russian meaning: седло (детское; конское)
Evenki: doŋqa
Comments: ТМС 1, 216. Attested only in Evk. and rather problematic. It matches phonetically Evn. dōŋqъ̣n, Nan. dōŋqo (On.) 'place where wild birds roost', derived in ТМС 1, 211 from *dō- 'to sit down'. Let us note, however, that the verb means exclusively 'sit down (of birds), roost', so the meaning 'saddle' is hardly derivable from it. We may well be dealing with a secondary semantic contamination in Nan. and Evn.
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Korean etymology :

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Proto-Korean: *tɨ̀ŋ
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: back
Russian meaning: спина
Modern Korean: tɨŋ
Middle Korean: tɨ̀ŋ
Comments: Liu 255, KED 546.
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