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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *si̯ŏ́su
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: to scoop; to wash
Russian meaning: черпать; мыть
Turkic: *sus-
Tungus-Manchu: *sisa-
Korean: *sìs-, *sɨ́s-
Japanese: *súsú-k-
Comments: The Kor. reflex is irregular (we should expect *h-), perhaps due to the influence of the second -s-. It is alternatively possible to reconstruct *sisu with an irregular labialized reflex in PT (instead of *sɨs-), on analogy with *sub < *sɨb 'water'. One should also keep in mind that Middle Korean has actually two forms (sìs- 'wash' and sɨ́s- 'cleanse, wipe off') that have merged in modern s:it-, so we may in fact be dealing with a confusion of two original roots.
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Turkic etymology :

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Proto-Turkic: *sus-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 to scoop 2 bucket 3 scoop
Russian meaning: 1 черпать 2 ведро 3 черпак
Karakhanid: susɨq 2, susɣaq 3 (MK)
Turkish: susak 'jar, jug'
Tatar: sŭs- 1, sŭsqaq 3
Uighur: us-
Turkmen: sus-
Khakassian: sus-
Shor: sus-
Oyrat: sus-
Chuvash: ъʷs- (ăs-)
Yakut: usājax 3
Tuva: us-
Kirghiz: suz-
Bashkir: hŭs-
Gagauz: susaq 3
Karaim: sus-
Comments: EDT 856, VEWT 434, ЭСТЯ 7.
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *sisa-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to scrape, grub, rummage, pick out
Russian meaning: скоблить, рыться
Literary Manchu: siša-
Ulcha: sịsa-
Comments: ТМС 2, 98.
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Korean etymology :

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Proto-Korean: *sìs-, *sɨ́s-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 to wash 2 to cleanse, wipe off
Russian meaning: 1 мыть 2 чистить, стирать
Modern Korean: s:it- [s:is-] 1, 2
Middle Korean: sìs- 1, sɨ́s- 2
Comments: Nam 322, 328, KED 1065.
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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *súsú-k-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to wash
Russian meaning: мыть
Old Japanese: susu-k-
Middle Japanese: súsú-k-
Tokyo: sùsugu
Kyoto: súsúgú
Kagoshima: susúg-
Comments: JLTT 759.
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *sVCV
Meaning: to wash, clean
Altaic: *si̯ŏ́su
Uralic: *sićV (*süćV) (cf. also *sOsV, *sOćV )
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Uralic etymology :

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Number: 907
Proto: *sićV (*süćV)
> Nostratic: > Nostratic
English meaning: clean
German meaning: rein
Udmurt (Votyak): śuǯ́al- (S), śu̇źal- (K), śuźal- (G) 'reinigen, putzen'
Komi (Zyrian): se̮ʒ́ (S P), sȯʒ́ (PO) 'klar, rein' ( > Mansi śuś vit 'lebendiges, frisches, reines Wasser'), se̮ʒ́- (S P), sȯ.ʒ́- (PO) 'klar werden, sich abklären'
Mansi (Vogul): śɔ̄̈ś (KU) 'Sohn, Junge (beim Anreden), śė̄ś (oåj) 'Jungfer') (LM) ?
Hungarian: szűz (acc. szüzet) 'jungfräulich, keusch, Jungfrau, (altung.) rein, unvermischt' ?
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