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Proto-Altaic: *p`erV
Meaning: thumb
Russian meaning: большой палец
Turkic: *erŋek
Mongolian: *herekei
Tungus-Manchu: *peru-
Comments: EAS 54, KW 125, Владимирцов 285, Poppe 11, 79, ОСНЯ 3, 73-76, Цинциус 1984, 71, ЭСТЯ 1, 299, Дыбо 318-321, Мудрак Дисс. 194, Лексика 253-255, Rozycki 76. A Western isogloss. Assumption of Mong. < Turk. (Щербак 1997, 116) is impossible. Cf. also Mong. (h)arba- 'to spread (of fingers)'. It is also interesting to note the equation (see Lee 1958, 109) of Manchu fereχe siŋguri (lit. 'fingered mouse') 'bat' = MKor. pā̆rk-čúi id. (čui 'mouse'). This may be a trace of the root in Korean; however, also possible is a local merger (in Korean and Manchu) of this root with PA *p`ore 'feather, wing' - in that case the compounds would mean rather 'winged mouse'.
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Turkic etymology :

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Proto-Turkic: *erŋek
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: finger, thumb
Russian meaning: палец, большой палец
Old Turkic: erŋek (Orkh., OUygh.)
Karakhanid: erŋek, dial. ernek (MK)
Middle Turkic: ernek (Pav. C.)
Khakassian: irgek
Oyrat: ergek
Yakut: erbex
Dolgan: erbek 'peg'
Tuva: ergek
Comments: EDT 234, ЭСТЯ 1, 299, Лексика 253-255, Stachowski 47.
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *herekei
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: thumb
Russian meaning: большой палец
Written Mongolian: erekei (L 322)
Middle Mongolian: xeregai (SH), hǝrǝkejin (gen.) (LH)
Khalkha: erxij
Buriat: erxɨ
Kalmuck: erkɛ̄ (Dörbet)
Ordos: ereχī
Dagur: xereg, (Тод. Даг. 175) xergī; herehe (MD 161)
Shary-Yoghur: hermegči
Comments: KW 125, MGCD 271.
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *peru-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: thumb
Russian meaning: большой палец
Evenki: huruɣučēn
Even: hörъɣъn
Negidal: xöjeŋen
Literary Manchu: ferxe
Ulcha: poro(n)
Orok: poro(n), pero(n)
Nanai: perxe
Oroch: xōŋo(n)
Udighe: xue
Solon: orogun, urɣun
Comments: ТМС 2, 354. Doerfer MT 68-69 regards Manchu ferxe and Nan. perxe as borrowed from Mong., separating them from the rest of TM forms (derived ibid. from *puru- 'to crush' - ?). This all is clearly unacceptable, because in fact we are dealing with a very clear case of e/u alternation after a labial.
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