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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *t`i̯ŭ́p`o
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: nail; hoof
Russian meaning: ноготь; копыто
Turkic: *tubńa-k
Mongolian: *tuwra, *turuɣu
Tungus-Manchu: *tüpa, *tüp-ken
Korean: *tòph
Japanese: *túmá-i
Comments: EAS 98, Владимирцов 293, Poppe 66 (Turk.-Mong.), Martin 228, АПиПЯЯ 96-97, 278, Лексика 147. Despite Doerfer's (TMN 2, 647-648) doubts, the Turk. form cannot be separated from the others, although it shows a somewhat peculiar phonetic development. PJ *túmá- < *túpá-n-: cf. also OJ tubunak(j)i 'ankle' ( = PT *tubńak, Evn. tuwnuke).
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Turkic etymology :

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Proto-Turkic: *tubńa-k
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: hoof
Russian meaning: копыто
Karakhanid: tujaɣ (MK), tujnaq (IM)
Turkish: dujnak
Tatar: tojaq
Middle Turkic: tuwaq (Sangl., Abush.), (MKypch.) tujaq (AH)
Uzbek: tujɔq
Uighur: tuwaq
Sary-Yughur: tujaɣ, tɨjɨɣ
Turkmen: tojnaq
Khakassian: tujɣax
Shor: tujɣaq
Oyrat: tujɣaq
Yakut: tuj̃ax
Dolgan: tuńak
Tuva: dujuɣ
Tofalar: duj̃uɣ (Рас. ФиЛ), tujuɣ
Kirghiz: tujaq
Kazakh: tujaq
Noghai: tujaq
Bashkir: tojaq
Balkar: tujaq
Karaim: tujaq
Karakalpak: tujaq, dojnaq (< Turkm.)
Salar: c'ɨnaɣ (ССЯ)
Kumyk: tujaq
Comments: VEWT 499-500, EDT 519, Лексика 147, Stachowski 230. Chag., Uygh. tuwaq point to a labial *-b- in the stem, while Yak. -j̃- and -j- in other languages - to *-ń-: these reflexes can only be reconciled if we accept a cluster like *-bń- in the protoform (perhaps a contraction < *tupi-nak or sim.).
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *tuwra, *turuɣu
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 hoof 2 lower hard part of hoof
Russian meaning: 1 копыто 2 нижний край копыта
Written Mongolian: turuɣu, taura, tuɣurai 1; tuɣur(a) 2 (L 839)
Middle Mongolian: turu'un (HY 15), tar (IM) 1, turwun (Lig.VMI), turu (MA)
Khalkha: tūr, tūraj, turū 1
Buriat: turū(n) 1
Kalmuck: turūn 1; tūr 2
Ordos: tūrǟ 1
Dagur: torō (Тод. Даг. 168) 1
Shary-Yoghur: turūn 1
Comments: KW 412, 413, MGCD 649. Cf. also tujila- 'to hit with hooves, feet (of a horse)'.
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *tüpa, *tüp-ken
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 nail, peg 2 (finger)nail
Russian meaning: 1 гвоздь, колышек 2 ноготь
Evenki: tipken 1
Even: tipkir, tipken 1
Negidal: tipkēn 1
Ulcha: tukpe(n) 1
Orok: tupke(n)/-kpen 1
Nanai: tukpẽ 1
Oroch: tipa 2, tippe 1
Udighe: tikpe(n) 1
Solon: tikkēsũ 1
Comments: ТМС 2,185-186. A suffixless form *tüpa is reflected in Oroch tipa 'fingernail'(vs. tippe 'nail, peg'). TM > Dag. tibke- 'to nail', tibkēs 'nail' (Тод. Даг. 167).
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Korean etymology :

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Proto-Korean: *tòph
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: finger-nail, toe-nail
Russian meaning: ноготь
Modern Korean: son-thop
Middle Korean: thòp
Comments: Nam 459, KED 1708.
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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *túmái
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: finger-nail, claw
Russian meaning: ноготь, коготь
Old Japanese: tume
Middle Japanese: túmé
Tokyo: tsùme
Kyoto: tsúmé
Kagoshima: tsúme
Nase: čìmɨ́
Shuri: čímì
Hateruma: sɨ_̀m_ì
Yonakuni: m̀mí
Comments: JLTT 555. Cf. also OJ tubu-busi ( ~ -p-) 'ankle'.
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *ṭUṗV
Meaning: hoof
Borean: Borean
Altaic: *t`i̯ŭ́p`o
Uralic: Sam. *topɔ 'hoof'
References: ND 2325 *ṭUbʡV 'hoof, nail, heel' (but SH 'heel' hardly here); 2404 *ṭVP_RV 'part of the foot' (Mong. + Berb.).
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Long-range etymologies :

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Borean (approx.) : TVPV
Meaning : hoof, finger(nail)
Eurasiatic : *ṭUṗV hoof
Afroasiatic : *ta/ibʕ-
Sino-Caucasian : *[ṭ]wǝbí finger
Amerind (misc.) : *tap 'hand; finger, arm' (R 355)
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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ta/ibʕ-
Meaning: foot, heel
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
Western Chadic: *tyab- 'footprint'
East Chadic: *taba(H)- 'foot'
Saho-Afar: *tibiʕ- 'foot, heel'
Low East Cushitic: *teb- 'foot'
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West Chadic etymology :

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Proto-WChadic: *tyab-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'footprint'
Tangale: tíobo [JgT]
Notes: Cp. also Bokkos tàmbà-i sây 'foot', tàmbà-i râ 'hand', the meaning of tamba is unknown.
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East Chadic etymology :

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Proto-EChadic: *taba(H)-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'foot'
Kabalai: tàbà́ [Cp]
Mobu (dial. Kwang): tàbá [??]
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Saho-Afar etymology :

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Proto-Saho-Afar: *tibiʕ-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'foot, heel'
Afar (Danakil): tibiʕ
Notes: Unexpected *-ʕ-
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Low East Cushitic etymology :

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Proto-Low East Cushitic: *teb-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'foot'
Arbore: teb
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Sino-Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *[ṭ]wǝbí
Meaning: finger
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
North Caucasian: *ṭwɨbi (~-ǝ-)
Sino-Tibetan: *TVp
Yenisseian: *tǝpalči
Basque: *(hac)-tapa-r̄
Comments and references : HGC 25.
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North Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-North Caucasian: *ṭwɨbi (~-ǝ-)
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: finger
Proto-Dargwa: *ṭuṗ
Proto-Lezghian: *ṭup:
Notes: A Darg.-Lezg. isogloss. Correspondences are regular (except for an assimilation *ṭub > *ṭuṗ in PD).
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Dargwa etymology :

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Proto-Dargwa: *ṭuṗ
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: finger
Akusha: ṭuṗ (Kait.)
Comments: Cf. also Kub. ṭuṗ id.
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Lezghian etymology :

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Proto-Lezghian: *ṭup:
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 finger 2 finger-ring
Lezghian: ṭub 1
Tabasaran: ṭub 1
Agul: ṭub 1
Rutul: ṭɨbǝʔǝl 2 (Shin.)
Tsakhur: ṭub 1
Comment: Cf. Lezg. erg. tuṗu; Lezg. Khl. ṭub, tṗa-; Tab. Düb. ṭuw; Ag. Bursh., Burk. ṭu (ṭuw-), Tsakh. Gelm. ṭɨb. Obl. base *ṭup:e- (cf. Tab. ṭuba-, Ag. ṭubu-, Burk. ṭuwi-, Tsakh. Gelm. ṭɨba-). Several languages have an old derivate from the same root meaning 'finger-ring', cf. Lezg. tuṗal, Tab. ṭublan, Ag. ṭubal, Rut. Khniukh., Shin. ṭɨbǝʔǝl (PL *ṭup:al).

    Cf. Бокарев 1961, 62; Лексика 1971, 120; Гигинейшвили 1977, 81; Талибов 1980, 284; Хайдаков 1973, 92.

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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *TVp
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: finger(s)
Tibetan: theb 'thumb'
Lepcha: tap 'fist'
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Yenisseian etymology :

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Proto-Yenisseian: *tǝpalči
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: thimble
Ket: tъ̄ĺt / tʌɣǝĺt6 (кур. tʌɣǝĺtǝ6), pl. tʌɣǝĺtǝŋ5
Yug: tʌfalči6, pl. tʌfaĺčaŋ5
Comments: ССЕ 284. Ket -ɣ- is obviously secondary (perhaps an unprecise recording - however, repeated in Werner 2, 301 as tʌ́ɣɔĺta / tǝ̄ĺt(a)), as seen from the Yug -f-. Werner 2, 301 reconstructs <*thǝqphǝlt'ǝ / *thǝphǝlt'ǝ>, connecting the word with *tǝʔq 'finger', but there is absolutely no trace of any -q- here.
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Basque etymology :

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Proto-Basque: *(hac)-tapa-r̄
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 finger 2 paw 3 claw (of bird), talon 4 (worker's) hand
Bizkaian: atzamar 1
Gipuzkoan: atzapar 3
High Navarrese: atzapar 3, (Esteribar) aztapar 2
Low Navarrese: aztapar 2
Lapurdian: atzapar 3
Baztanese: aztapar 2
Zuberoan: aztápar 2, 4
Roncalese: aztapar 2
Comments: Analyzed here as a compound of Bsq *hac 'finger' (q.v.) + PSC *[ṭ]wǝbí 'finger'. The difficult cluster /tst/ was simplified to /st/ in the East, /ts/ in the West, and in BZK folk etymology has changed the last two syllables to match *hamaṙ ‘ten’ (q.v.).
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