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Proto-Turkic: *Kiab
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: tree fungus; dry grass
Russian meaning: древесный гриб; сухая трава
Old Turkic: qavaɣu (OUygh.)
Karakhanid: qav (MK)
Turkish: kav
Tatar: qaw, dial. qu
Middle Turkic: qov (Ettuhf.), qav (AH, Houts.)
Uzbek: qɔw
Azerbaidzhan: Gow
Turkmen: Gov
Khakassian: xabo
Shor: qabā
Oyrat:
Chuvash: Cf. jülege 'ряска', jüźǝ 'болото (т.е. нечто с ряской')'
Yakut: kɨa
Tuva: xaɣ
Kirghiz:
Kazakh: quw
Noghai: quw
Bashkir: qɨw
Kumyk: quw
Comments: EDT 579, 584, TMN 3, 532-533, ЭСТЯ 5, 169-170, 6, 8-9.
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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *k`i̯ŏbe
Meaning: touchwood, tree fungus
Russian meaning: гнилушка, древесный гриб
Turkic: *Kiab
Mongolian: *köbdü
Tungus-Manchu: *xub(u)te
Japanese: *kua
Comments: PTM and PM reflect a common derivative *k`i̯ŏbe-tV.
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *köb-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: moss
Russian meaning: мох
Written Mongolian: köbdü; (L 476) köbke
Khalkha: xövd
Buriat: xübxe(n)
Comments: Mong. > Yak. köppöx, Dolg. köppök 'moss' (Stachowski 156).
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *xub(u)te
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 touchwood 2 rotten, to rot
Russian meaning: 1 гнилушка, труха 2 гнить, гнилой
Evenki: upte 2
Even: ut- 2
Negidal: ukte 1, ukte-
Literary Manchu: ibte, ibete 1
Ulcha: xute 1
Orok: xūte 1
Nanai: xūte 1
Oroch: ūte 1
Udighe: ute 1
Solon: ūtelde 1
Comments: ТМС 2, 281.
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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *kua
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: mushroom
Russian meaning: гриб
Tokyo: kino-ko
Comments: JLTT 450. The word is usually analysed as "tree child"; this is obviously a folk etymology, in view of the external evidence.
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