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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *eŕmu
Meaning: a k. of grass, wormwood
Russian meaning: вид травы, полынь
Turkic: *eŕen
Mongolian: *erme
Korean: *òrmí
Comments: The root denotes wormwood, artemisia in Turkic and Mongolian; in Korean the meaning is not quite certain (probably some sort of shepherd's purse, Capsella bursa-pastoris). The phonetic match is precise, anyway, and the reconstruction seems reliable.
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Turkic etymology :

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Proto-Turkic: *eŕen
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: wormwood
Russian meaning: полынь
Chuvash: arъm
Kazakh: izen (R)
Comments: VEWT 48, Егоров 346, Федотов 1, 57-58. Turk. (Bulg.) > Hung. üröm, see Gombocz 1912.
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *erme
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: wormwood (Artemisia Sieversiana, Artemisia macrocephala)
Russian meaning: полынь
Written Mongolian: erme (L 331)
Khalkha: erem
Buriat: ürmehe(n), ürmedehe(n)
Kalmuck: erṃ
Ordos: ?? ērme 'artemisia glauca Pall., d`apres Potanin'
Dagur: erem
Comments: Mong. > Tat. ärǝm etc., see KW 126, 127, Лексика 132-133. Cf. also (as Mong. loanwords): Man. eremu 'wormwood', Khak. irben 'богородская трава', Yak. erbesin 'названия грубых сортов трав'.
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Korean etymology :

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Proto-Korean: *òrmí
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: a k. of grass
Russian meaning: вид травы
Modern Korean: olmi-phul
Middle Korean: òrmí
Comments: Liu 580.
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