Altaic etymology :

Proto-Altaic: *kúńe

Nostratic: Nostratic

Meaning: moth, worm

Russian meaning: моль, червь

Turkic: *güńe / *guńa

Tungus-Manchu: *kuńī-kta

Korean: *kǝ̀ńúi

Japanese: *ká

Comments: Räsänen 1955, 18:3, 19 (Turk.-Tung.), ОСНЯ 1, 298-299, Лексика 186, Robbeets 2000, 108; TMN 3, 660 ("...der ev. Vergleich zweifelhaft..."). The Japanese form goes back to a suffixed *kuńe-gV (cf. the TM and Kor. forms); the vowel, however, is quite irregular - which may be due to contraction (cf. a very similar case in PJ *ka 'day' < PA *gi̯òjńu).

Turkic etymology :

Proto-Turkic: *güńe / *guńa

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: moth

Russian meaning: моль

Karakhanid: küjä (MK)

Turkish: güve

Tatar: köjɛ

Uzbek: kuja

Azerbaidzhan: güvä

Turkmen: güje

Khakassian: kǖ

Shor: quja 'Kellerwurm'

Oyrat: küje, quja

Chuvash: kǝʷve

Yakut: köj̃ür, küjür

Kazakh: küje

Noghai: küje

Bashkir: köjä

Balkar: küje

Karakalpak: küje

Comments: VEWT 297, ЭСТЯ 3, 94, Лексика 186. Kirgh. kübö is rather < Mong. kibe id.

Tungus etymology :

Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *kuńī-kta

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: 1 larva of a gad-fly 2 butterfly

Russian meaning: 1 личинка овода 2 бабочка

Evenki: kujīkta, dial. kuńukta 1

Even: köjit 1

Negidal: kujikte 1

Ulcha: koači 2

Orok: kūńikte 1

Oroch: kōńi(ka(n)) 2

Udighe: koańa` 2 (Корм. 249)

Comments: ТМС 1, 410, 424. Evk. > Dolg. künükte, küńükte (Stachowski 165).

Korean etymology :

Proto-Korean: *kǝ̀ńúi

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: 1 earth-worm 2 intestinal worm, ascarid

Russian meaning: 1 земляной червь 2 глист

Modern Korean: kǝwi 2

Middle Korean: kǝ̀ńúi 1

Comments: Nam 34, KED 87.

Japanese etymology :

Proto-Japanese: *ká

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: mosquito

Russian meaning: комар

Old Japanese: ka

Middle Japanese: ka

Tokyo: kà

Kyoto: kā́

Kagoshima: ká

Comments: JLTT 430.

Nostratic etymology :

Eurasiatic: *kuńV ?

Meaning: moth

Borean: Borean

Altaic: *kúńe

Uralic: *koje ~ *koja (cf. also *kije ~ *küje 'snake')

Kartvelian: *kinkL-

References: МССНЯ 349, ОСНЯ 1, 298-299; ND 971 *kU[ʕ]yV 'larva, worm' (Alt., Ur. + very dubious IE and Afar).

Uralic etymology :

Number: 334

Proto: *koje ~ *koja

> Nostratic: > Nostratic

English meaning: moth, worm

German meaning: Motte, Wurm

Finnish: koi, koja, koisa, koisi (gen. koiden), koisio, koihka 'Motte; Made, Milbe, Fingerwurm, Kornwurm'

Estonian: koi 'Motte'

Saam (Lapp): kuαi̯j^e, kŭαjĕ, kŭăì̯ja (Ko. Not.) 'Käferraupe, die Kleider und Speisen benagt', kuø_iχ, kuøjχ (Kld.) 'Motte'

Mordovian: ki (E) 'Kleidermotte'

Mari (Cheremis): kije (M) 'Motte'

Udmurt (Votyak): kej (G), ke̮j (S), kȯj (K)

Komi (Zyrian): ke̮j (VO) 'мелкий, белый, твердый червяк (в мясе)'

Khanty (Ostyak): kej (V) 'Motte'

Mansi (Vogul): kij (TJ), käj (TČ) 'Motte'

Kartvelian etymology :

Proto-Kartvelian: *kinkL-

Nostratic: Nostratic

Russian meaning: мошка

English meaning: gnat

Georgian: kinkla

Georgian meaning (Rus.): мошка

Georgian meaning (Engl.): gnat

Megrel: kinkil

Megrel meaning (Rus.): мошка (куpиная)

Megrel meaning (Eng.): a k. of gnat

Notes and references: Кл. Редуплицированная основа; ср. алт. *kuńV 'моль, мошка, червь' (в ОСНЯ 1, 298-299 ошибочно алт. *kuja; урал. *koja может относиться сюда только если *koja = *końa).

Long-range etymologies :

Borean (approx.) : KVJV (HVKVJV)

Meaning : worm

Eurasiatic : *kuńV (if < *kuj-nV?)

Afroasiatic : *hakay-

Sino-Caucasian : *gVHV

Austric : PAA *kuaj 'lizard', Tai *hau louse ?

Amerind (misc.) : *waki 'fish' (R 272) ? [+ A]

Notes : Here also Ainu ki 'louse' (or to HVMKV?)?

Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *hakay-

Meaning: snake

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Egyptian: hky (pyr)

Central Chadic: *hakaw-

East Chadic: *Hakay-

Notes: Scarce data.

Egyptian etymology :

Old Egyptian: hky (pyr)

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'snake'

Central Chadic etymology :

Proto-CChadic: *hakaw-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'snake'

Gisiga: (ha)kaw

East Chadic etymology :

Proto-EChadic: *Hakay-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'viper'

Kera: akay

Sino-Caucasian etymology :

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *gVHV

Meaning: worm

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Sino-Tibetan: *khʷɨ̆ (~qhʷ-)

Yenisseian: *kVj

Comments and references : NSC 55 *gwVjV.

Sino-Tibetan etymology :

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *khʷɨ̆ (~qhʷ-)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: a k. of worm or lizard

Chinese: 蚯 *khʷǝ earthworm.

Burmese: khu hairy caterpillar.

Kachin: siŋku³ a water-lizard, (H) siŋgu id.

Chinese characters :

Character: 蚯

Modern (Beijing) reading: qiū

Preclassic Old Chinese: khu

Classic Old Chinese: khu

Western Han Chinese: khǝw

Eastern Han Chinese: khǝw

Early Postclassic Chinese: khiw

Middle Postclassic Chinese: khǝw

Late Postclassic Chinese: khǝw

Middle Chinese: khǝw

English meaning : earthworm

Russian meaning[s]: земляной червь (Perichaeta communissima)

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Radical: 142

Four-angle index: 496

Yenisseian etymology :

Proto-Yenisseian: *kVj

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: worm

Ket: kīń

Yug: kin "an agglomeration of worms"

Kottish: hoi, pl. hon

Comments: ССЕ 242-243. Ket and Yug have lexicalized the original plural form (cf. Kott. hon). Werner 1, 436.

Austric etymology :

Proto-Austric: *KUj (*KVw)

Meaning: biting insect, worm (?)

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Proto-Austroasiatic: *kuaj lizard, bloodsucking lizard

Proto-Thai: *hau

Thai meaning: louse

Austro-Asiatic etymology :

Proto-Austro-Asiatic: *kuaj

Meaning: lizard

Austric etymology: Austric etymology

Proto-Katuic: *kuoj

Proto-Bahnaric: *kVj

Khmer: pǝŋkuǝj

Proto-Monic: M khakuj, thakuj, daku

Proto-Palaungic: *ko:j, C- CHE

References: Sid

Katuic etymology :

Proto-Katuic: *kuoj

Meaning: chameleon, lizard

Presyllable: #/ Cǝ-

Austro-Asiatic etymology: Austro-Asiatic etymology

Proto-West Katuic: *ko:j

Proto-East Katuic: *kuaj / *kuoj

References: P-217; TK2.9

West Katuic etymology :

Proto-West Katuic: *ko:j

Meaning: chameleon, lizard

Presyllable: # / ʔǝ-

Katuic etymology: Katuic etymology

Bru Van Keu: koj.T

Bru Van Keu meaning: lizard, chameleon

So: ko:j.N

So meaning: small tree lizard

Bru: kɔ:j.N

Bru meaning: chameleon

Kui: ʔǝkâ:j.N

Kui meaning: chameleon

East Katuic etymology :

Proto-East Katuic: *kuaj / *kuoj

Meaning: chameleon, lizard

Presyllable: #/ Cǝ-

Katuic etymology: Katuic etymology

Pakoh: kuaj.T

Pakoh meaning: lizard (finned)

Taojh: kuaj.T

Taojh meaning: lizard (PT-165)

Lao Katu: kuaj

Lao Katu meaning: a lizard

Ngeq: ko:j

Ngeq meaning: lizard, chameleon

Kri: kuaj

Chatong: kuǝj

Kantu dialects: ʔakɔ:j

Triw: kuǝj

Dakkan dialects (1): kuǝj

Katu dialects (2): ŋkuoj

Katu dialects (3): cɛkɔ:j

Bahnar etymology :

Proto-Bahnaric: *kVj

Meaning: lizard

Presyllable: #/CǝN-

Austro-Asiatic etymology: Austro-Asiatic etymology

Bahnar: mǝkuej

Bahnar meaning: lizard like iguana

Proto-North Bahnaric: SED tǝkoa.L V?

Proto-South Bahnaric: *kuǝj, CǝN-

Proto-West Bahnaric: *kuaj V?

Proto-Northwest-Bahnaric: *kuaj, sǝN-

References: SBS-694, TB2.4

North Bahnaric etymology :

Proto-North-Bahnaric:

Meaning: lizard

Bahnaric etymology: Bahnaric etymology

Jeh form: tǝge:j.L E?

Jeh meaning: wild lizard

Sedang form: tǝkoa.L

Sedang meaning: long lizard

South Bahnaric etymology :

Proto-South Bahnaric: *kuǝj, CǝN-

Meaning: lizard

Bahnaric etymology: Bahnaric etymology

Chrau form: nkuǝj

Chrau meaning: wild lizard

References: SBS-694

West Bahnaric etymology :

Proto-West- Bahnaric: *kuaj

Meaning: lizard

Bahnaric etymology: Bahnaric etymology

Jaru form: kuǝj

Lavi: ŋkɔ:j

Juk: ko:j V?

Nhaheung form: kuaj

Nhaheung meaning: lizard

References: JS-426

North-West Bahnaric etymology :

Proto-North-West- Bahnaric: *kuaj, sǝN-

Meaning: chameleon

Bahnaric etymology: Bahnaric etymology

Tariang: kuaj

Kaseng: kuǝj

Yaeh: ŋkuǝj

Khmer etymology :

Khmer: pǝŋkuǝj

Meaning: kind of lizard

Austro-Asiatic etymology: Austro-Asiatic etymology

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