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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *mŏk`V
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: dirt
Russian meaning: грязь
Turkic: *bok
Mongolian: *moki-
Tungus-Manchu: {*mux-}
Korean: *muk
Comments: Дыбо 10.
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Turkic etymology :

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Proto-Turkic: *bok
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: dirt, dung
Russian meaning: грязь, навоз
Old Turkic: boq 'ярь' (OUygh.)
Karakhanid: boq 'mildew on bread' (MK), 'dung' (IM)
Turkish: bok
Middle Turkic: (OKypch.) boq (AH, Houts.)
Azerbaidzhan: poχ
Turkmen: boq
Khakassian: pox
Oyrat: boq
Chuvash: pъʷx
Tuva: boq
Tofalar: moq
Kirghiz: boq
Noghai: boq
Balkar: boq
Gagauz: boq
Karaim: boq
Karakalpak: boq
Comments: VEWT 79, EDT 311, ЭСТЯ 2, 183. Turk. > WMong. boɣ, Kalm. bog (KW 48-49; see TMN 2, 349, Щербак 1997, 108).
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *moki-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: gum, clay, sulphur
Russian meaning: смола, глина, сера
Written Mongolian: mokin (L 542: moki)
Buriat: moxi(n)
Kalmuck: mokṇ
Comments: KW 264. Despite Аникин 111, 388, not connected with *boki 'нагар в курительной трубке'.
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *mux-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 to fart 2 bad smell
Russian meaning: 1 портить воздух 2 вонь
Evenki: mukē- 1, mukēn 2
Even: mukē- 2
Negidal: muke- 1
Nanai: moxan mońi 'elder' (Bik.) ("stinking tree", cf. Mong. ömgij xovol) (Сем 143)
Oroch: moki 2
Udighe: muakta- 1
Comments: ТМС 1, 552.
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Korean etymology :

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Proto-Korean: *muk
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 jelly 2 coarse flour (left in the sieve)
Russian meaning: 1 желе 2 грубая мука (остающаяся в сите)
Modern Korean: muk 1, mugǝri 2
Comments: KED 652, 668.
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *mUḳV
Meaning: dirt, mould
Indo-European: *mūk-
Altaic: *mŏk`V
Eskimo-Aleut: *m(a)qu-
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *mūk-
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Meaning: mould, humidity
Old Greek: mǘssomai̯, ft. mǘksomai̯ `sich schneuzen, schnauben', apo-mǘssō `schneuzen, einem die Nase schnauben, abwischen'; müktḗr `Nasenloch, Nüster; Verhöhner, Hohn'; mǘksa f. `Schleim, Rotz; Nasenloch, Schnauze, Tülle der Lampe'
Slavic: *mūkljīvъ
Baltic: *muk-l= adj., *muk- vb. intr.
Germanic: *mūg=, *mug-l-iōn f., *mugg-ōn- f.
Latin: mūcus, -ī m. `Schleim, Rotz', mūcor, -ōris m. `Schimmel, Kahm, feuchtigkeit'; ē-mungō, -ere, -mūnxī, -mūnctum `auschneuzen'; mūgil, -is m. ` Schleimfisch'
Celtic: *mūkino- > Cymr mign `Scimmel, coenum, lutum'
Russ. meaning: плесень, мокрядь
References: WP II 253 f
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Baltic etymology :

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Proto-Baltic: *muk-l= adj., *muk- vb. intr.
Meaning: wet, soak
Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology
Lettish: muklaîns, muklãjs 'sumpfig, durchschiesig, einschüssig bis zum Einsinken', m[u]kls `caliginosus, nebulosus, nubilis', mukt (mūku, muku) `einsinken, einschiessen'
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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *mūg=, *mugliōn, *muggōn
Meaning: mould
IE etymology: IE etymology
Old Norse: mügla f. `Schimmel'; mügla wk. `schimmeln'; mugga f. `feiner Regen'
Norwegian: mügla sbs.; mugga sbs.; mugg `Schimmel; Nebelregen'
Swedish: mögel; dial. mugg `Schimmel, Feuchtigkeit'
Old Danish: mul `Schimmel'; mu(g)en `feucht, schwül'
Danish: mug `Schimmel'
Middle English: mugen `nebelig w.'
East Frisian: smūgen `neblig sein, fein regnen'
German: { dial. maugel `nebelig, bewölkt, dämmerig' }
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 1313
Root: meug-2, meuk-
English meaning: to slide, slip
German meaning: A. `schlüpfen, schlüpfrig', daraus `schleimig, Schleim'; andererseits B. `darüber streichen, gleiten, entgleiten'
General comments: auch mit anlaut. s-
Derivatives: muk-to- `weich', muk-ti- `Entgleiten'
Material: A. Lat. mūcus `Schleim', mūcor `Schimmel', ē-mungō, -ere `ausschneuzen' (übertragen `um Geld prellen'); mūgil m. `Schleimfisch';

    gr. ἀπο-μύσσω `schneuze; betrüge', ἀπό-μυξις `das Schneuzen' (: lat. ē-munctiō), μυκτήρ `Nase, Nüstern', μύξα `Schleim, Nase' (beruht auf *μυκ-σ-ός `schleimig', wie auch:) μύξος, μυξι̃νος, μύξων `Schleimfisch' (auch σμύξων mit anl. s-, wie bei Hes. auch σμύσσεται, σμυκτήρ), μύσκος μίασμα Hes. (*μυκ-σ-κος), ἀμυσχρός, ἀμυχνός `unbefleckt, rein, heilig'; μύκης, -ητος `Pilz';

    cymr. mign (*mūkino-) `Sumpf'; mit anl. s- gael. smùc, smug `Rotz' (expressiv); mir. mocht `weich', cymr. mwyth ds. (*muk-to-);

    aisl. mygla f. `Schimmel', mugga `feiner Regen', mengl. mugen `nebelig werden', nhd. dial. maugel `nebelig, bewölkt, dämmerig', ags. for-mogod `verfault'; mit idg. g: aisl. mykr und myki f. (*mukī) `Dünger', mhd. mucheln, mücheln `schimmelig riechen', aisl. mjūkr (daraus engl. meek) `weich', ablautend got. mūka-mōdei `Sanftmut', mnl. muik `weich', nhd. dial. maukig `verfault', schweiz. mauch `morsch, matt, hungrig' (wie schweiz. mucht `matt, hungrig'); mhd. mūche `Pferdefußkrankheit', got. *maukō in prov. mauca `Gedärm';

    lett. mukls, muklaîns `paludōsus', mùku (*munku), mukt `in einen Sumpf einsinken';

    skr. mukljiv `feucht'.

    B. Ai. *munákti, muñcáti, mucáti `befreit, läßt los' (`*streift ab'), múkti- `Lösung, Befreiung, Aufgeben'; av. fra-muxti- `Losbinden'; vgl. ai. muṇṭhate `flieht', apers. amu(n)ɵa `er floh' aus *mu-n-eth-mi;

    lit. munkù, mùkti `entwischen' = lett. mùku, mukt `sich losmachen, fliehen' (und `in einen Sumpf einsinken' s. oben); lit. (s)maũkti `gleitend streifen', lett. maukt `abstreifen', lit. (s)munkù, (s)mùkti `gleitend sinken, entgleiten';

    slav. *(s)mъknǫti `(ent)gleiten' in čech. smeknouti `abziehen', aksl. Refl. smyčǫ, smykati sę `kriechen' (modern slav. auch `schlüpfen, gleiten, abstreifen'), russ.-ksl. mъknuti sja `transire', aksl. mъčati (mъkē-) `jactare', usw.

    Eine Wurzelf. meukh- mit der spez. Bed. `hineinschlüpfen' wohl in arm. mxem (*muxam) `stecke hinein, tauche ein, bade', mux `tinctura', mxim `enrare, insinuarsi, ingolfarsi', zunächst zu gr.μυχός m. `innerster Winkel' (etwa `*Schlupfwinkel'), μύχιος `innerst'.

    Auf (s)meugh- beruht die germ. Sippe von:

    aisl. smjūga `hinein- oder durchkriechen', ags. smūgan `schlüpfen, kriechen', mhd. smiegen `sich ducken', nhd. schmiegen, Kaus. aisl. smeygia `schmiegen, anziehen', mhd. sich smougen `sich ducken', ags. smēag `klug, scharfsinnig', smēagan `denken, suchen', sméagol `eng, schmal', aisl. smuga f. `Schlupfloch', ferner schwed. i mjugg, norw. i mugg `verstohlen', mit s- dän. norw. i smug, ndl. ter smuig (und ter smuik) ds., dän. norw. smughandel `Schleichhandel', ndd. smuggeln, nhd. (daraus) schmuggeln (mit kl ndl. smokkelen ds.); wohl auch nhd. mogeln, nd. mogelen, muggelen `heimliches, betrügerisches Spiel treiben'; mit germ. k(k): norw. dial. smokla, smukla `lauern, sich vorwärts schleichen', schweiz. schmauchen `heimlich entwenden, naschen'; in der Bed. `schmiegen, hineinschliefen' mhd. smuck `das Anschmiegen, Schmuck' (ursprüngl. anstreifbarer), smücken, mnd. smucken `anschmiegen, kleiden, schmücken', ahd. smocco; ags. smock `Hemd', aisl.smokkr m. `Frauenbrustlatz', mnd. smuk (-ck-) `geschmeidig, schmuck', mhd. gesmücket `schlank';

    -g- oder -gh- in lett. smaugs `schlank', lit. smáugti `erdrosseln', lett. smudži, smūdzi `Mücken, kleine Fliegen', poln. smug, smuga (neben smuk) `Engpaß, schmaler Streifen'.

References: WP. II 253 ff., WH. I 402 f., Trautmann 189 f., 271, Kuiper Nasalpräs. 124 f., 129.
Pages: 744-745
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Eskimo etymology :

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Proto-Eskimo: *m(a)qu-
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Meaning: disgusting, loathing, body waste, pus
Russian meaning: омерзительный, человеческие выделения, гной
Proto-Yupik: *maqu-, *mǝqu-
Proto-Inupik: *maq(u)-
Comments: May actually be *maqru- as is indicated by the longitude in Chaplino.
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 192
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Yupik etymology :

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Proto-Yupik: *maqu-, *mǝqu-
Eskimo etymology: Eskimo etymology
Meaning: to drain away from infected ear 1, dirty, mess 2, oozy, sludgy 3
Russian Meaning: прочищать ухо 1, грязный 2, илистый 3
Chaplino: māqutáquq, māqǝstáqā, maqǝ́taqā 1, 'to squeeze away', māqutǝ́ɫǝχ-túqa 3, mǝqǝ́taqā 'to drain off (liquid from motor), to milk'
Naukan: //maqusuɣniq 'unpleasant smell' [Av.]
Alutiiq Alaskan Yupik: maquxtǝ- 1, mǝqu- 2
Egegik (Peripheral): Y mǝquq 'human excrement'
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 193
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Inupik etymology :

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Proto-Inupik: *maq(u)-
Eskimo etymology: Eskimo etymology
Meaning: to suppurate 1, pus 2, disgusted, loathing 3
Russian meaning: гноиться 1, гной 2, омерзительный, отвратительный 3
Seward Peninsula Inupik: maʁusunit- 'to smell moldy'
North Alaskan Inupik: maqquq (ʁ) 'body waste', maqu- 'to become spoiled, to deteriorate, to defecate, to urinate'
Western Canadian Inupik: maqi- 1, maqiniq, maʁniq 2
Eastern Canadian Inupik: maqi- 1, maqiniq, maʁniq 2, maqujuk-, maqujunna(q)- 3
Greenlandic Inupik: maqi- 'to open wound, abscess', maʁniq (ʁ) 2, mājuɣ(i)- (maujug-*) 3
GRI Dialects: NG maujuihuk- 3
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 192, 193
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