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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *zi̯ăbsa
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: lentil, pea
Russian meaning: чечевица, горох
Turkic: *jasɨ-muk
Mongolian: *sisi
Tungus-Manchu: *sibsV
Japanese: *sasa(n)kai
Comments: In Mong. and Tung. the root may have been confused with a local Wanderwort for 'sorgho', cf. Man. šušu 'holcus sorghum', Nan. sịso id. (cf. also Rozycki 196); Kor. susu id. The direction of borrowings here is difficult to establish, but note that Mong. *sisi violates the rule of dissimilation of fricatives - if it were genuine, we would rather expect *sisi > *isi. A possible scenario, therefore may presuppose a development of the meaning 'sorgho' (from 'lentils', 'peas') in the TM area, whence it penetrated into Mongolian and Korean. The root for 'lentil', 'pea' itself, preserved in Turkic, TM and Japanese, seems, however, common Altaic.
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Turkic etymology :

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Proto-Turkic: *jasɨ-muk
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: lentil
Russian meaning: чечевица
Old Turkic: jasɨmuq (OUygh.)
Turkish: jasmɨk
Tatar: jasmɨq
Middle Turkic: jasmuq (Pav. C.)
Uzbek: jɔsmiq
Uighur: jesimuq
Turkmen: jasmɨq (dial.)
Kirghiz: ǯasɨmɨq (dial.)
Kazakh: žasɨmɨq (dial.)
Bashkir: jaɵmɨq
Salar: jasmux
Comments: EDT 975, VEWT 191, ЭСТЯ 4, 154, Лексика 464-465.
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *sisi
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 maize 2 sorgho 3 bean(s)
Russian meaning: 1 кукуруза 2 гаолян, сорго 3 боб(ы)
Written Mongolian: sisi 2 (L 719)
Khalkha: šiš 2
Kalmuck: šiš 1, 3
Comments: KW 361.
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *sibsV
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: lentils
Russian meaning: чечевица
Literary Manchu: sisa
Ulcha: siusi
Nanai: siusi
Comments: ТМС 2, 98, 100.
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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *sasa(n)kai
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: Vigna Catiang Endl. var sinensis King.
Russian meaning: вигна, коровий горох
Old Japanese: sasage
Middle Japanese: sasage
Tokyo: sasage
Comments: JLTT 518.
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *[ž]awšV
Meaning: edible grain
Indo-European: *sas- 'cereals'
Altaic: *zi̯ăbsa 'lentil, pea'
Uralic: *čoše 'Gerste'
Comments: Expected *š- in Ur.: dissimilation?
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *sas-
Meaning: cereals
Old Indian: sasyá- `corn, grain, fruit', sasá- `herb, grass, corn'
Avestan: hahya- 'Getreide'
Celtic: Gaul acc. (s)asiam Roggen ("secale Taurini sub Alpibus asiam vocant" Plin. H.N.); Cymr haidd `hordeum', Bret heiz `orge'
Russ. meaning: растение (злаки)
References: WP II 454
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 1649
Root: sasi̯o-
English meaning: a k. of cereal
German meaning: `Feldfrucht'
Material: Ai. sasyá- n. `Feldfrucht'; jav. hahya- `Getreide'; gall. Akk. (s)asiam `Roggen' (`secale Taurini sub Alpibus asiam vocant' Plin. H. N.); cymr. haidd `hordeum', bret. heiz `orge'; vgl. auch ved. sasá- `Nahrung, Speise, Kraut, Gras, Saatfeld'.
References: WP. II 454, WH. I 72.
Pages: 880
PIE database: PIE database
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Uralic etymology :

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Number: 1237
Proto: *čoše
> Nostratic: > Nostratic
English meaning: barley
German meaning: Gerste
Mordovian: čuž, šuž (E M) 'Gerste'
Mari (Cheremis): šož (KB U B)
Udmurt (Votyak): čužjem (SK, (Wichm.: FUF6: 33) G), (Wied.) ćužjem 'Malz'
Komi (Zyrian): ćuž (S), Ud. čuž (ćuž-, ćužj-, čužj-), P čuž, PO ćuž 'Malz'
Sammalahti's version: čoša
K. Redei's notes: Wotj. em ist ein Ableitungssuffix. In den perm. Sprachen fand ein Bedeutungswandel 'Gerste' -> 'Malz' statt. Das von Wichmann (FUF 11:239) hier eingeordnete wog. KU šǟst-, P šäšt-, So. sast-'wachsen, entstehen' paßt weder lautlich noch semantisch zur oben genannten Wortfamilie.
References: Setälä: FUF 2:241; Wichmann: FUF 6:33, 11:239; Beke: CserNyt. 88; Toivonen: MSFOu. 58:233, Vir. 1953:32; Uotila: MSFOu. 65:421; Steinitz, FgrVok. 49; E. Itkonen: FUF 31:164, 195, 286; Lytkin, VokPerm. 212, CSIFU 1:327; ESK.
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