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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *gi̯òlo
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: to be unhappy, endure
Russian meaning: быть несчастным, терпеть
Turkic: *Kol-
Mongolian: *golu-
Tungus-Manchu: *gil-
Japanese: *kǝ̀rápá- (~-uo-)
Comments: KW 150.
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Turkic etymology :

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Proto-Turkic: *Kol-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to beg
Russian meaning: просить (милостыню), умолять
Old Turkic: qol- (Yen., OUygh.)
Karakhanid: qol- (MK)
Middle Turkic: qol- (Pav. C., Abush.), qol-či 'beggar'
Uzbek: qɔlčir 'Verleumder' (KW 183)
Sary-Yughur: qol-
Yakut: kulu 'give (imper.)'
Karaim: qol-
Comments: VEWT 277, EDT 616, ЭСТЯ 6, 36-37. Turk. > WMong. qolčir, KW xoĺčr 'verschwenderisch, leichtsinnig' (KW 183).
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *golu-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to be unhappy with smth., consider smth. bad
Russian meaning: презирать, не любить
Written Mongolian: ɣolu-, ɣol- (L 359)
Middle Mongolian: qolu- (HY 36)
Khalkha: golo-
Buriat: golo-
Kalmuck: ɣol-
Comments: KW 150.
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *gil-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 to be sore, ache (of heart, wounds) 2 to be sad, annoyed, indignant
Russian meaning: 1 ныть, болеть (о сердце, ране) 2 грустить, досадовать, негодовать
Evenki: gilka- 1
Even: gịlko- 1
Literary Manchu: gila-, giŋqa-, giŋGa-, gilaǯa-, gilača- 2
Ulcha: gil-, gē̂l- 1
Orok: gilči- 1
Nanai: Gịlkị̄- 1
Comments: ТМС 1, 151.
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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *kǝ̀rápá- (~-uo-)
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to endure
Russian meaning: терпеть, выносить
Middle Japanese: korafa-
Tokyo: koraé-
Kyoto: kòràè-
Kagoshima: kòràè-
Comments: JLTT 712.
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *gilV
Meaning: painful state, grief
Borean: Borean
Indo-European: *g'hal-
Altaic: *gi̯òlo
Uralic: ? *kolja
Kartvelian: *gl-
Dravidian: *gōḷ- 'grief' (+ *gil-i)
References: МССНЯ 331 (+337 Drav.-Kartv.), ОСНЯ 1, 229; ND 612 *giL[U] (or *giyoL[U]) 'illness, pain, distress' (Alt.-Kartv.-IE + Sem.); 625 *goḷ/ĺ[.]V 'to weep' (?). In Alt. cf. also PT *Kɨla-ɣu 'болезнь скота' (?).
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *g'hal-
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Meaning: wound, damage
Hittite: kallar `ungünstig, unheilvoll' (Tischler 464)
Slavic: *zolъkъ > Ukr золо́к die schmerzhafteste Stelle einer Wunde, *nāzolā, *nāzolъ > русск. диал. назо́ла
Baltic: *ǯal-ā̂ f., *ǯal-b-ā̂ f., *ǯel-b-ā f.
Germanic: *gal-ō(n-) f., *gall-an- m.
Celtic: OIr galar 'illness, trouble'; Cymr galar 'sorrowful complaints'
Russ. meaning: рана, ущерб
References: WP I 540
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Vasmer's dictionary :

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Word: назо́ла
Near etymology: ж., назо́л м. "тоска, досада, огорчение", нижегор., ряз., назо́лить "досадить", укр. дозо́лити -- то же.
Further etymology: Вероятно, родственно лит. žalà "вред", žalingas "злобный", лтш. zalba "ущерб; повреждение", др.-исл. galli "вред, ошибка", датск. galle "вред, боль"; см. Эндзелин, KZ 44, 66; М.--Э. 4, 683 и сл.; Хольтхаузен, Awn. Wb. 72. Ср. золо́к. Ошибочно сравнение с лтш. galuôt "убить, умертвить", вопреки Маценауэру (LF 11, 181), а также со злой, вопрекн Ильинскому (РФВ 61, 229).
Pages: 3,39
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Baltic etymology :

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Proto-Baltic: *ǯal-ā̂ f., *ǯal-b-ā̂ f., *ǯel-b-ā f.
Meaning: harm, damage
Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology
Lithuanian: žalà 'Schaden, Leid, Verletzung, erbärmlicher Zustand', undens (= vandeñs) žalà `Wassersucht (водянка); ein im Wasser schwimmender Pilz'
Lettish: zàlba2, zàlbe2 `Schaden, Verletzung am Körper, Wunde, Narbe; Brandmal, Schmerz, Beule; Unrecht', zęlba `Schaden, Verletzung am Körper; Brandmal'
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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *galō(n), *gallēn
Meaning: harm; abscess
IE etymology: IE etymology
Old Norse: galli m. `Fehler, Schaden'
Old Swedish: galle `Fehler, Schaden, Schmerz'
Danish: galle `Fehler, Schaden, Schmerz'
Old English: gealla, -an m. `gall, fretted place on the skin'
English: gall
Middle Dutch: gaele `Hautkrankheit'
Dutch: gal f. `gezwel bij paarden'
Middle Low German: gale `huiduitslag', galle `gal, gezwel'
Low German: galle `unfruchtbare Stelle im Acker'
Middle High German: galle wk. f. 'geschwulst über dem knie am hinterbeine des pferdes'
German: { Galle `Geschwulst, Fehler im Gestein, im Acker usw.' }
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 612
Root: ĝhal-, ĝhal-ar-
English meaning: flaw, defect
German meaning: `Schade, Gebrechen'
Material: Air. galar n. `Krankheit, Kummer', cymr. corn. galar `luctus, planctus';

    aisl. galli m. `Makel, Fehler, Schaden' (aber gealla m. `wundgeriebene Stelle beim Pferde', engl. gall ds., mnd. galle `beschädigte Stelle', mhd. galle `Geschwulst am Pferde, fehlerhafte Stelle im Gestein', nhd. galle `Geschwulst, Fehler im Gestein, im Acker usw.' sind mit Galle =Gall-apfel aus lat. galla entlehnt);

    lit. žalà `Schaden, Verletzung', žalìngas `bösartig, schädlich', lett. zalba, zolba `Schaden, Verletzung am Körper' (oder aus dem Russischen entlehnt? s. Endzelin KZ. 44, 66);

    vielleicht auch klruss. zolok `die schmerzhafteste Stelle einer Wunde', russ. nazóla `Gram, Kummer, Ärger'.

    Pedersen (Hitt. 46) vergleicht mit air. galar hitt. kal-la-ar (kallar) `schlecht'.

References: WP. I 540, WH. I 580.
Pages: 411
PIE database: PIE database
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Uralic etymology :

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Number: 343
Proto: *kolja
> Nostratic: > Nostratic
English meaning: evil spirit
German meaning: böser Geist
Finnish: kolja 'Riese', koljo 'Koloß, unförmige Gestalt, Ungetüm'
Estonian: koll (gen. kolli) 'Popanz'
Saam (Lapp): kal'ja (L) 'hohe, gerade Kiefer mit astfreiem Schaft' ?
Udmurt (Votyak): ki̮ĺ (S), kǝ̑ĺ (K) 'schwere Krankheit; ein böser Geist, der schwere Krankheiten verbreitet', kị̑ĺ (G) 'Fieber, Typhus; Krankheitsgeist'
Komi (Zyrian): kuĺ (SP V) 'Wassergeist, Teufel' ( > Khanty Mj. kŏḷ, DN kŏl, O kŏĺ 'Teufel; Wassergeist', Mansi küĺ (KU), kuĺ (So.) 'Teufel, böser Geist')
Mansi (Vogul): kooĺnɔ̄̈jǝr (KM) 'unreiner Geist', kuĺnājǝr (P) 'Richter der Unterwelt; Teufel', χuĺ-ɔ̄tǝr (So.) 'Herrscher der Unterwelt'
Hungarian: hagy-máz (dial.) 'hitziges Fieber, wobei man immer phantasiert; Typhus; (altung.) Fallsucht'
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Kartvelian etymology :

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Proto-Kartvelian: *gl-
Nostratic: Nostratic
Russian meaning: скорбить, оплакивать
English meaning: to weep, mourn
Georgian: gl-, glow-
Megrel: rg(w)-
Notes and references: ЭСКЯ 63 (*glo-), EWK 86. Иллич-Свитыч (МССHЯ 337) сравнивает с вопросом с драв. *gōḷ 'горе', но в (ОСНЯ 1, 229) - с ПИЕ *ǵhel- 'болезнь, ущерб' и ПТМ *gila- 'болеть, грустить' < ностр. *gilV.
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *gōḷ-
Meaning : grief
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Proto-South Dravidian: *gōḷ-/*gōẓ-
Proto-Telugu : *gōḍ-
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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *gōḷ-/*gōẓ-
Meaning : grief, lament
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kannada : gōḷ, gōẓ
Kannada meaning : sound of howling lamenting, wailing, or roaring
Kannada derivates : goḷō the sound produced in lamentation and weeping
Kodagu : gōḷɨ
Kodagu meaning : struggling, agony
Tulu : gōlu, gōḷu
Tulu meaning : grief, lamentation
Proto-Nilgiri : *gōḷ
Number in DED : 2252
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Nilgiri etymology :

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Proto-Nilgiri : *gōḷ
Meaning : sorrow
South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology
Kota : gōḷ, gōḷm
Additional forms : Also Kota gōḷō excl. used in songs; gȯ̇̇ in- (id_-) to lament
Number in DED : 2252
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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *gōḍ-
Meaning : grief, affliction, a long and sad story or account
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : gōḍu
Additional forms : Also gōla wailing, loud outcry, howl; gōlu loud noise or outcry; gōlugōlu onom. crying or lamentation
Number in DED : 2252
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Long-range etymologies :

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Borean (approx.) : KVLV
Meaning : painful state, grief
Eurasiatic : *gilV
Afroasiatic : *gVlal-
Sino-Caucasian : *Gwāɫħó
Notes : In Alt. cf. also PT *Kɨla-ɣu 'болезнь скота' (?). In Sem. cf. also SSem. glw-.
Reference : МССНЯ 331 (+337 Drav.-Kartv.), ОСНЯ 1, 229, ND 612.
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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *gVlal-
Meaning: be weak
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
Egyptian: gnn (AE) 'be weak'
East Chadic: *gyalal- 'weak' 1, 'old (person)' 2
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Egyptian etymology :

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Old Egyptian: gnn (AE)
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'be weak'
Notes: Note -n- < *-l-
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East Chadic etymology :

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Proto-EChadic: *gyalal-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'weak' 1, 'old (person)' 2
Gabri: gelāle 1 [Lk: 88]
Mokilko: góólè 2 [JMkk]
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Sino-Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *Gwāɫħó
Meaning: bad, angry; anger, quarrel
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
North Caucasian: *Gwāɫħo ( ~ -ǝ)
Sino-Tibetan: *Gǝ̄wH (/*Gh-)
Yenisseian: *qǝ(ʔ)r- (χ-)
Burushaski: *ɣul
Basque: *bur(a)ho
Comments and references : WFR 49; somewhat different in HGC 34. The Sym word may in fact also reflect *χwĭɫʔV q.v.
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North Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-North Caucasian: *Gwāɫħo ( ~ -ǝ)
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: gossip, rumour; offence, anger
Proto-Nakh: *qēl
Proto-Avaro-Andian: *ʁʷVlV
Proto-Lak: q:aI
Proto-Dargwa: *ʁʷaj ( ~ ʁ-)
Proto-Lezghian: *qIal(:)
Proto-Khinalug: qol
Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. Correspondences are regular.
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Nakh etymology :

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Proto-Nakh: *qēl
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 sentence, fate 2 custom 3 court, justice
Chechen: qel 1
Ingush: qel 1
Batsbi: qel 2,3
Comments: Obl. base *qēla- (Chech. qēla-, Ing. qelo). 4th class in all languages.
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Avar-Andian etymology :

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Protoform: *ʁʷVlV
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: gossip, rumour; abuse
Avar: ʁʷel
Comments: Av. paradigm B ~ C (gen. ʁʷalí-l).
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Lak etymology :

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Lak root: q:aI
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: gossip, rumour
Lak form: q:aI
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Dargwa etymology :

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Proto-Dargwa: *ʁʷaj ( ~ ʁ-)
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: rumour, news
Akusha: ʁaj
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Lezghian etymology :

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Proto-Lezghian: *qIal(:)
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: offence, anger
Lezghian: qel
Tabasaran: qIal
Agul: qIal
Rutul: qIal
Tsakhur: qIal (Mishl.)
Budukh: qele
Comment: Cf. also Lezg. Nüt. qIaIl. Obl. base *qIola- (Lezg. qile-, Tab. qIula-, Tsakh. /with vowel levelling/ qIalɨ-). 3d class in Rut. and Tsakh., 4th class in Bud.
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Khinalug etymology :

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Khinalug root: qol
North Caucasian etymology: 2107
Meaning: offence
Khinalug form: qol
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *Gǝ̄wH (/*Gh-)
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: scold, offend
Chinese: *kōʔ, *khōʔs revile, disgrace.
Tibetan: ãkhu-ba to offend, insult.
Burmese: khuʔ be angry.
Lushai: hau to scold, abuse.
Kiranti: *kúk
Comments: Coblin 98.
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Chinese characters :

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Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading: gòu
Preclassic Old Chinese: kōʔ
Classic Old Chinese: kṓ
Western Han Chinese: kwā́
Eastern Han Chinese: kwā́
Early Postclassic Chinese: kṓw
Middle Postclassic Chinese: kǝ̄̀w
Late Postclassic Chinese: kǝ̄̀w
Middle Chinese: kʌ́w
English meaning : revile, disgrace [LZ]
Russian meaning[s]: стыдить; поносить, ругать
Comments: Also read *khōʔ-s (MC khл̀w, Pek. kòu) and *xōʔ-s (MC xл̀w, Pek. hòu) id.
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Radical: 149
Four-angle index: 1137
Karlgren code: 0112 f
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Kiranti etymology :

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Proto-Kiranti: *kúk
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Meaning: scold
Tulung: kuk- scold, be angry with (also knock, bruise, thresh)
Kaling: 'kunä ('kuktu) revile, hurt with words
Yamphu: kakma (?)
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Yamphu dictionary :

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Entry: kakma I
Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology
Stem: <kag- ; kak->
Grammar: v.intr.
Meaning: to fight, to quarrel.
Nepali: jhagaḍā garnu
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Yenisseian etymology :

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Proto-Yenisseian: *qǝr- (χ-)
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: bad-tempered, angry
Yug: xʌrɨń5
Comments: ССЕ 259. Werner 2, 398 <*qǝʎǝn>.
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Burushaski etymology :

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Common Burushaski: *ɣul
Sino-Caucasian Etymology: Sino-Caucasian Etymology
Meaning: hate, enmity
Hunza: ɣul
Nagar: ɣul
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Basque etymology :

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Proto-Basque: *bur(a)ho
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: curse, blasphemy
Bizkaian: birao, birago
Gipuzkoan: birao, (Andoain) birago, (Gabiria, Itziar) irao
High Navarrese: buro, burro
Low Navarrese: (Aldude) burho
Lapurdian: burho, buro
Zuberoan: burhau
Comments: Cf. the similar phonetic development of *buɫhar̄ 'breast, chest' < *burha-r̄ < *Gwălɦē. Cf. also ZBR bürhói 'brusque, rude'; ? (with -l- preserved) (ZBR-arc) bilha-ka ‘fight, struggle’, bilha-kaide ‘fight, discord’; ‘hatred, enmity, quarrel, argument’. The relationship of RNC irago, idago 'cry, clamor' and GIP irao is unclear - a different etymon contaminated with *bur(a)ho?
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