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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *ti̯ṓĺì
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: stone
Russian meaning: камень
Turkic: *diāĺ
Mongolian: *čilaɣu
Tungus-Manchu: *ǯola
Korean: *tōrh
Japanese: *(d)ísì
Comments: EAS 49, 108, KW 444, Владимирцов 145, Poppe 15, 77, Poppe 1974, 133-134, Martin 243, Miller 1970, 129, Street 1980, 301, 1985, 646, АПиПЯЯ 37-38, 71, 92, 277, Дыбо 11, Мудрак Дисс. 196. Certainly not borrowed in Mong. from Turk., despite Щербак 1997, 154. Counterarguments against the etymology by Doerfer (TMN 2, 437-438) are not convincing.
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Turkic etymology :

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Proto-Turkic: *diāĺ
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: stone
Russian meaning: камень
Old Turkic: taš (Orkh., OUygh.)
Karakhanid: taš (MK)
Turkish: taš
Tatar: taš
Middle Turkic: taš (MA)
Uzbek: tɔš
Uighur: taš
Sary-Yughur: das
Azerbaidzhan: daš
Turkmen: dāš
Khakassian: tas
Shor: taš
Oyrat: taš
Halaj: tā̊š
Chuvash: čol
Yakut: tās
Dolgan: tās
Tuva: daš
Tofalar: taš, daš
Kirghiz: taš
Kazakh: tas
Noghai: tas
Bashkir: taš
Balkar: taš
Gagauz: taš
Karaim: taš
Karakalpak: tas
Salar: daš
Kumyk: taš
Comments: VEWT 466, TMN 2, 437-8, EDT 557, ЭСТЯ 3, 167-168, Егоров 326, Федотов 2, 421-422, Stachowski 219.
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *čilaɣu
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: stone
Russian meaning: камень
Written Mongolian: čilaɣu(n) (L 182)
Middle Mongolian: čila'un (HY 4, SH)
Khalkha: čulū
Buriat: šulū(n)
Kalmuck: čolūn
Ordos: čilū
Dagur: čolō (Тод. Даг. 182, MD 130)
Shary-Yoghur: čǝlū
Comments: KW 444, MGCD 582.
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *ǯola
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: stone
Russian meaning: камень
Evenki: ǯolo
Even: ǯol
Negidal: ǯolo
Ulcha: ǯolo
Orok: ǯolo
Nanai: ǯolo
Oroch: ǯolo
Udighe: ǯolo
Solon: ǯolo
Comments: ТМС 1, 263. Evk. > Dolg. ǯolo-ptin (see Stachowski 90).
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Korean etymology :

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Proto-Korean: *tōrh
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: stone
Russian meaning: камень
Modern Korean: tol
Middle Korean: tōr (tōrh-)
Comments: Nam 159, KED 478.
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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *(d)ísì
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: stone
Russian meaning: камень
Old Japanese: isi
Middle Japanese: ísì
Tokyo: ishí
Kyoto: íshi
Kagoshima: íshi
Nase: ìší
Shuri: íšì
Hateruma: ìšì
Comments: JLTT 426.
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *ṭ/aj/lV
Meaning: stone
Borean: Borean
Altaic: *ti̯ṓĺi
Kartvelian: *ṭal-
References: ND 2274 *ti/e(ʔa)ĺo 'stone, heap of stones' (?+ Drav. *ǯall- 'road metal').
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Kartvelian etymology :

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Proto-Kartvelian: *ṭal-
Nostratic: Nostratic
Russian meaning: кремень
English meaning: flint
Georgian: ṭal-
Svan: ṭol- ( < Megr. *ṭol-)
Notes and references: EWK 324. В МССHЯ 343 сопоставляется с алт. *tiōĺi 'камень'.
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Long-range etymologies :

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Borean (approx.) : TVLV
Meaning : stone
Eurasiatic : *ṭ/aj/lV
Afroasiatic : ? *tVlH- 'high ground, hill' (Ar., ECush.) (in ND 2275).
Sino-Caucasian : *ƛ̣ăɫŭ́
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Sino-Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ƛ̣ăɫŭ́
Meaning: rock, mountain slope
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
North Caucasian: *ƛ̣ăɫŭ
Burushaski: *talí
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North Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-North Caucasian: *ƛ̣ăɫŭ
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: stone
Proto-Avaro-Andian: *ƛ̣alV
Proto-Tsezian: *ƛ̣ɔlu
Proto-Lezghian: *ƛ̣Vl- ( ~ ḳ-)
Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. Although not widely represented, the etymology seems secure enough.
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Avar-Andian etymology :

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Protoform: *ƛ̣alV
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 rock, rocky plateau 2 layer 3 lid 4 (paper) leaf
Avar: ṭálu 1, ṭalá 2
Chadakolob: ṭalá 3
Andian language: lala 3
Akhvakh: ƛ̣ala 3
Tindi: ala 3,4
Karata: ƛ̣ala 4
Comments: Av. ṭalú has paradigm C (ṭalú-l, ṭála-bi); ṭalá - paradigm B (ṭalá-dul, ṭul-bí; Chad. ṭoló-l / ṭilí-l, ṭalá-l / ṭulá-l). Av. ṭalá has several meanings: "layer; bee-hive; chimney; floor, tier" (cf. also Kuyad. ala 'chimney' pointing to *ƛ̣ in Proto-Avar). The whole variety of meanings in Avar and Andian languages must be explained by the original semantics "flat stone, stone layer".
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Tsezian etymology :

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Proto-Tsezian: *ƛ̣[a]lu
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 stone 2 trap
Tsezi: ƛ̣ul-uq̇ 2
Ginukh: ƛ̣al 1
Khvarshi: ƛ̣ar 2
Bezhta: ƛ̣alo 1
Gunzib: ƛ̣ɔlu 1
Comments: PTsKh *ƛ̣aR (the semantic shift 'stone' > 'trap' /probably through 'stone plate, lid'/ is rather common, cf., e.g. the development of PEC *q̇wiɫV 'rock, stone' in Andian languages). PGB *ƛ̣ɔlu (-ɔ- is not quite clear: -a- would be normally expected).
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Lezghian etymology :

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Proto-Lezghian: *ƛ̣Vl- ( ~ ḳ-)
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: stone for fastening the roof
Agul: ḳele-ħan (Bursh.)
Comment: Attested only in Bursh., but having probable external parallels.
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Burushaski etymology :

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Common Burushaski: *tali
Sino-Caucasian Etymology: Sino-Caucasian Etymology
Meaning: slope (of a mountain)
Hunza: talí
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