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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *ni̯ā̀da ( ~ -i̯o-)
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: to suffer, pine, tarry
Russian meaning: страдать, изнывать
Turkic: *jAdna-
Mongolian: *naǯa- ( < *naǯi-)
Tungus-Manchu: *ńāda
Japanese: *nàjàm-
Comments: One of common Altaic verbs of emotion. The original meaning was probably something like 'languish', which would explain all the individual semantic developments.
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Turkic etymology :

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Proto-Turkic: *jAdna- ( ~ -j-)
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to long for
Russian meaning: желать, стремиться
Turkmen: jajna- dial. 'to suffer, worry'
Shor: čajna-
Oyrat: jajna-, d́ajna- 'to pine'
Comments: VEWT 179, ЭСТЯ 4, 80. The stem seems to be distinct from the homonymous *jadna- ( ~ *jajna-) 'to be spread; be wide open (eyes)' which may be derived from *jĀd- 'spread' q. v. sub *ǯādV (see ЭСТЯ 4, 79); let us note, however, that many of the reflexes of the latter may actually reflect our *jadna- 'to long for, miss' (cf. especially Kirgh. ǯajna- 'to stare with envy and hope', Tur. jajna- 'to live in prosperity' etc.).
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *naǯa- ( < *naǯi-)
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to be slow, hesitant, careless
Russian meaning: медлить, сомневаться, быть неосторожным
Written Mongolian: naǯaɣai (adj.), naǯaɣaida- (L 567)
Khalkha: naʒgaj, naʒgajda-
Buriat: nazgaj, nazgajr-
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *ńāda
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 late 2 to tarry
Russian meaning: 1 поздний 2 медлить
Evenki: ńāda 1, ńādụ- 2
Literary Manchu: ńada 1
Nanai: ńādoala- 2
Comments: ТМС 1, 627.
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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *nàjàm-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to suffer, be troubled
Russian meaning: страдать, мучиться
Old Japanese: najam-
Middle Japanese: nàjàm-
Tokyo: nayám-
Kyoto: náyám-
Kagoshima: nàyàm-
Comments: JLTT 733.
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *nVjTV
Meaning: to threaten, conjure
Indo-European: *nīt-
Altaic: *ni̯ā̀da ( ~ -i̯o-)
Uralic: *nojta
References: Suggested by V. Glumov.
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *nēyt-, *nyēt-
Meaning: to be hostile, to attack
Tokharian: A ñātse, B ñyātse 'danger, plague, distress' (Adams 273 < *ni̯ēti̯o-)
Germanic: *nī́ɵ-a- n., m.; *nī́ɵ-ia- vb., *nī́ɵ-ō- vb., *nī́ɵ-an- m.
Celtic: *nīt- > OIr nīth `Kampf, Schlacht, Not'
Russ. meaning: намеревать зло, нападать
References: WP II 336
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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *nī́ɵa-n, -z; *nī́ɵian-, *nī́ɵōn- vb., *nī́ɵēn
Meaning: envy, anger
IE etymology: IE etymology
Gothic: *nīɵ n. (a) `envy, spite', *anda-nīɵa m. (n) `contrary, hostile, opposed'
Old Norse: nīδ n. `Schmähung, Verhöhnung', nīδa wk. `schmähen'
Norwegian: nid; nida vb.
Old Swedish: nidh `Neid, Schande'
Swedish: dial. nida vb.
Old Danish: nid
Old English: nīɵ m. `Streben, Feinselichkeit'
Old Frisian: nīth n. `haat, nijd'
Old Saxon: nīth m. `haat, toorn, nijd, vijandschap, inspanning'
Middle Dutch: nijt m. `drift, haat, hartstocht, wrok, strijdlust, kwaadaardigheid, nijd, afgunst'
Dutch: nijd m.
Old High German: nīd (8.Jh.) m. `Kampfesgrimm, Groll, Hass, Neid, Bosheit'; { nīden }, nīdōn 'neidisch sein, hassen' (8.Jh.)
Middle High German: nīt (gen. nīdes) 'feindselige Stimmung, Kampfesgrimm, Groll, Eifer, Arg'; nīden st. (/wk.) 'neiden'
German: Neid m.; neiden
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Uralic etymology :

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Number: 602
Proto: *niδe (*nüδe)
> Nostratic: > Nostratic
English meaning: handle, shaft
German meaning: Griff, Stiel, Schaft
Finnish: nysi (gen. nyden), lysi (gen. lyden) 'Griff, Handhabe am Sensenstiel (für die rechte Hand), Sensenstiel', nyttö 'Handgriff od. Knauf am Sensenstiel'
Estonian: lüsi (gen. löe) 'Griff, Handhabe am Sensenstiel; Schwertgriff'
Saam (Lapp): nâđđâ -đ- (N) 'handle, shaft', nahta (L) 'Stiel, Griff (eines Messers, einer Axt)', nøtt (Kld.), nødd (Not.) 'Schaft, Stiel, Haft'
Mordovian: ńed́, ńäd́ (E), ńed́ (M) 'Stiel, Schaft'
Khanty (Ostyak): nö̆l (V), nĕt (DN), nȧ̆l (O) 'Schaft, Griff, Stiel'
Mansi (Vogul): näl (TJ KU), nǟl (P), nal (So.) 'Stiel'
Hungarian: nyél (acc. nyelet) 'Griff, Stiel, Haft, Schaft'
Nenets (Yurak): nirʔ (O) 'Messergriff'
Enets (Yen): ńīʔ (ɣɛŋ. ńīδoʔ) 'Messerschaft'
Nganasan (Tawgi): ńir
Selkup: nir (Ta. Ke.) 'Schaft (am Messer, Axt)', ner (Ty.)
Kamass: ńirže 'Schaft'
Janhunen's version: (59) *nüdi
Sammalahti's version: *nüdi
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