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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *s[i̯ú]ŋu
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: to sink
Russian meaning: погружаться
Turkic: *siŋ-
Mongolian: *siŋge-
Tungus-Manchu: *suŋta
Japanese: *síntúm-
Comments: KW 359, Владимирцов 173, Poppe 31, 72, 116 (Turk.-Mong.), Мудрак Дисс. 43. Mong. siŋge- may be borrowed from Turk. (see Щербак 1997, 144), but cf. also WMong. suŋɣu-, šuŋɣa-, Kalm. suŋgǝ-, šuŋgǝ- 'to dive', Dag. šungu- (KW 337, 368, MGCD 726; Mong. > Kirgh. süŋgü- etc., see ЭСТЯ 7) < *siŋV-kV. The Jpn. form fits here rather well (*síntú- = TM *suŋ-ta), but we would rather expect *-u-.
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Turkic etymology :

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Proto-Turkic: *siŋ-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to sink, submerge
Russian meaning: уходить в землю, погружаться
Old Turkic: siŋ- (OUygh.)
Karakhanid: siŋ- (MK)
Turkish: sin-
Tatar: sĭŋ-
Middle Turkic: siŋ- (AH, Pav. C.)
Uzbek: siŋ-
Uighur: siŋ-
Sary-Yughur: sɨŋ-
Azerbaidzhan: sin-
Turkmen: siŋ-
Khakassian: sɨŋ- 'to fit into'
Shor: sɨŋ- 'to fit into'
Chuvash: šъnъś-
Yakut: iŋ-
Tuva: siŋ-; sɨŋ- 'to fit into'
Kirghiz: siŋ-
Kazakh: siŋ-
Noghai: siŋ-
Bashkir: hĭŋ-
Balkar: siŋ-
Gagauz: sin-
Karaim: sin-
Karakalpak: siŋ-
Salar: siŋ-
Kumyk: siŋ-
Comments: EDT 833-834, Мудрак Дисс. 43, ЭСТЯ 7. The Khak., Shor and Tuva forms may have been influenced by *sɨg- 'to fit into' (v. sub *sĭ́gú).
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *siŋge-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to soak, dissolve
Russian meaning: впитываться, растворяться
Written Mongolian: siŋge- (L 711)
Khalkha: šinge-
Buriat: šenge-
Kalmuck: šiŋgǝ-
Ordos: šiŋge-
Baoan: šǝŋgǝ-
Dagur: šingē- (Тод. Даг. 184: šiŋge-, šiŋgē-)
Shary-Yoghur: šeŋgē-
Monguor: šǝŋgē- (SM 377), śingē-
Comments: KW 359, MGCD 718. Mong. > Man. siŋge- (Doerfer MT 136, Rozycki 183).
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *suŋta
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: deep
Russian meaning: глубокий
Evenki: suŋta
Even: hụ̄ntъ
Negidal: soŋta
Ulcha: sụŋta
Orok: sụqta
Nanai: soŋta
Oroch: suŋta
Udighe: suŋta
Solon: sụ̄nta
Comments: ТМС 2, 128.
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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *síntúm-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to sink
Russian meaning: погружаться
Old Japanese: sidum-
Middle Japanese: sídúm-
Tokyo: shìzum-
Kyoto: shízúm-
Kagoshima: shìzùm-
Comments: JLTT 754.
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *sUŋV
Meaning: enter, sink
Indo-European: *sengʷ-
Altaic: *s[i̯ú]ŋu (+ *šŏŋe ( ~ -i) deep, hollow)
Uralic: *soŋe (+ soŋV 'untertauchen')
Dravidian: ?? KG *sōŋ- (DED 184)
References: МССНЯ 357; ND 2071 *s[o]m(V)GE ~ *s[o]GmE 'enter, penetrate' (Ur. + Alt. + Arab. and scattered Cush., Chad.); 2093 *s̄iŋkU 'sink, fall' (IE+Alt+ Eg.).
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *sengʷ-
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Meaning: to sink, to drown
Tokharian: ? A ṣunk, B ṣankw (PT *ṣänkw) 'throat, fauces' (Adams 646)
Armenian: ankanim `falle, weiche, nehme an'
Germanic: *sinkw-a- vb., *sankw-ia- vb., *sankw-i- c.
Russ. meaning: погружать(ся)
References: WP II 495 f
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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *sinkwan-, vb. *sankwian- vb., *sankwi-z
Meaning: sink
IE etymology: IE etymology
Gothic: *siŋkʷan st. `sink'; *saŋ(g)kʷjan wk. `cause to sink'; *saŋgkʷ-s `setting, west'
Old Norse: sökkva, sɔkkva st. `sinken'; sökkva wk. `versenken'; sökk-r m. `Sinken, gesunkene Lage'
Norwegian: sökka vb.; sökkja vb.; sökk `Senkung'
Swedish: sjunka vb.; sänka vb.
Danish: sünke vb.; sänke vb.
Old English: sincan st.
English: sink
Old Frisian: senza vb.
Old Saxon: sinkan st.
Middle Dutch: sinken st.
Dutch: zinken st.
Middle Low German: sinken st.
Old High German: sinkan st. (9.Jh.)
Middle High German: sinken st. 'sinken, sich senken, versinken, untersinken, verschwinden', caus. sɛnken wk.
German: sinken, senken
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 1687
Root: sengʷ-
English meaning: to fall, sink
German meaning: `fallen, sinken'
Material: Arm. ankanim `falle, weiche, nehme ab'; gr. ἑάφθη `sank' (ἀσπίς);

    germ. *sinkwan in: got. sigqan, aisl. søkkva, ags. sincan, as. ahd. sinkan sinken, Intens. dän.-norw. sakka, ndl. zakken, nhd. sacken `sinken'; Adj. *sinhti- in ags. sīhte `sumpfig', mhd. sīht(e), nhd. seicht, alem. sīcht `sehr feucht' (von Wiesen).

References: WP. II 495 f.
Pages: 906
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Uralic etymology :

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Number: 917
Proto: *soŋe
> Nostratic: > Nostratic
English meaning: to come in
German meaning: hineingehen, eindringen
Saam (Lapp): suogne- (Lind.) 'intrare', sougŋa- (N) 'clam subrepere', suodnjâ- -nj- 'creep into', suotnja-, suokŋa- (L) 'durch eine Öffnung hindurchpassieren; in das Leder eindringen, sich einsaugen', soañña- (T), soaññe- (Kld.), sŭaŋŋa- (Ko. Not.) 'eintreten' ?
Mordovian: sova- (E), suva.- (E M) 'eintreten, hereinkommen, hineingehen'
Mari (Cheremis): (šuŋɣalta- (B) 'tauchen' - rejected by Redei)
Udmurt (Votyak): (zum- (S) 'tauchen, untertauchen' - rejected by Redei)
Komi (Zyrian): (sun- (S) 'tauchen, untertauchen' - rejected by Redei)
Khanty (Ostyak): lăŋa- (V), jăŋa- (Vj.), tăŋ- (DN), lăŋ- (O) 'eintreten, hineingehen'
Mansi (Vogul): tō- (TJ), juw-tū- (KU), tū- (P) 'hineingehen'
Hungarian: av- (altung.) 'eindringen, einwachsen', avat- 'einweihen, einsegnen, (altung.) tränken, eindringen lassen, einpropfen, impfen'
Nenets (Yurak): t́ū- (O) 'hineingehen'
Enets (Yen): t́u- 'заходить'
Nganasan (Tawgi): t́īd́i
Kamass: šш- 'eintreten, hineinkommen'
Sammalahti's version: FU *sooŋi-
Yukaghir parallels: šog-, šogu-, šon- (S) 'hineingehen, eintreten'
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