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Turkic etymology :

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Proto-Turkic: *okɨ-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to call, read, recite
Russian meaning: звать, читать, декламировать
Old Turkic: oqɨ- (OUygh.)
Karakhanid: oqɨ- (MK)
Turkish: oku-
Tatar: uqɨ-
Middle Turkic: oqɨ- (AH), oqu- (Abush., Pav. C.)
Uzbek: ọqi-
Uighur: oqu-
Azerbaidzhan: oxu-
Turkmen: oqa-
Halaj: họqu-
Yakut: oguj-, uguj-
Kirghiz: oqu-
Kazakh: oqɨ-
Noghai: oqɨ-
Bashkir: uqɨ-
Balkar: oqu-
Gagauz: oqu-
Karaim: oxɨ-, oqu-, oxu-
Karakalpak: oqɨ-
Kumyk: oxu-
Comments: EDT 79, VEWT 359, ЭСТЯ 1, 439-441.
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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *oki
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: to sing, recite
Russian meaning: петь, декламировать
Turkic: *okɨ-
Mongolian: *üge
Tungus-Manchu: *(x)og- ~ *(x)ok-
Korean: *o'ăi-
Japanese: *uka-ip-
Comments: Despite poor representation in TM, the root is well preserved elsewhere and appears to be well reconstructable for PA.
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *üge
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: word
Russian meaning: слово
Written Mongolian: üge(n) (L 996)
Middle Mongolian: uge (HY 34, SH), ugule- 'say, speak' (SH, HYt), eule- (Lig.VMI)
Khalkha: üg
Buriat: üge
Kalmuck: ügǝ (КРС)
Ordos: üge
Monguor: uge (SM 467), ugo (Huzu), gule- 'parler' (SM 141)
Comments: MGCD 689.
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *(x)og- ~ *(x)ok-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to sing
Russian meaning: петь
Even: oɣъ̣t-
Comments: ТМС 2, 5. Attested only in Evn. (Evk. uɣun 'tale' is probably < Mong.), but having probable external parallels.
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Korean etymology :

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Proto-Korean: *o'ăi-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to recite
Russian meaning: декламировать
Modern Korean: wē-, weu-
Middle Korean: o'ăi- 'sailors' song'
Comments: Liu 577, KED 1221, 1223.
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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *uka-ip-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to pray to gods
Russian meaning: молиться богам
Old Japanese: ukep-
Middle Japanese: ukef-
Comments: JLTT 778.
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *wVḳV
Meaning: to say, call
Borean: Borean
Indo-European: *wekʷ-; cf. also *(e)wegʷhe-
Altaic: *oki
Uralic: FU *wakV 'call' (in ND 2465); cf. also *jukta-
Eskimo-Aleut: *uqa-
Comments: For Alt. cf. rather PIE *ēǵ- 'say, speak' (suggested by V. Glumov).
References: ND 2465 *wak(V)Xa 'shout', 2466 *waḲU 'call' (with some confusion also 2573 *XoḲU 'call out, incantations'.
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *wekʷ- (Gr w-)
Meaning: to say, to tell
Tokharian: A wak, B wek 'voice, noise' (PT *wek) (Adams 607); B weśeñña 'voice, sound' (610)
Old Indian: vakti, vívakti, ptc. uktá- `to speak, say, tell'; vácas- `speech, voice, word', vā́c- f. `speech, voice, word'
Avestan: vačah `Rede, Wort', vāx-s `Stimme, Rede, Wort'
Armenian: gočem `schreie, rufe, rufe zu mir, lade ein, nenne'
Old Greek: épos, el., kypr. wepos n. `Wort', pl. auch `Lied, episches Gedicht'; aor. ẹ̄̂pon, ep. éẹ̄pon, lesb. wéi̯pēn, ion. ẹ̄̂pa, inf. ẹ̄pẹ̄̂n, ẹ̄̂pai̯, kret. weipai `sagen, sprechen'; gen. opós, acc. ópa, dat. opí `Stimme, Laut, Wort', óssa, att. ótta f. `(vorbedeutende) Stimme, Gerücht' ; enopǟ́ f. `Geschrei, Schlachtgeschrei, Getöne, Stimme'
Slavic: *vetjь
Germanic: *wax-n-ia- vb., *wax-t-a- m., *wōx-m=, *wix-t-i- c., *wáx-a-/*wag-á- vb.
Latin: vōx, vōcis f. `Laut, Ton, Schall; Stimme; Wort, Rede, Spruch', vocāre `nennen, rufen; anrufen'
Other Italic: Umbr sub-ocau, -ocauu, -oco `anrufen, anbeten'
Celtic: MIr fūaimm `Lärm'
Russ. meaning: говорить
References: WP I 245 f
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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *waxnian- vb., *waxta-z, *wōxm=, *wixti-z, *wáxan-/*wagán- vb.
Meaning: to shout, to say; thing
IE etymology: IE etymology
Gothic: wɛht-s f. (i) `thing, matter'; ni ... wɛht [n.] `nothing'
Old Norse: vātt-r m. `Zeugne'; ōmun f. `Stimme, Laut', NIsl ōmun `id.', ōm-ur `Ton; Echo'; vǟtr n. `lebendes Wesen, Wicht; Ding; etwas' (poet.)', folk-vītr, hjālm-vītr f.; vǟtt-r, vētt-r f. `Wesen, Wicht; Geist; Ding, Sache'
Norwegian: dial. ōm `Widerhall'; vätte, vette
Swedish: dial. ōm `starker Laut'; vätte `Erdgeist, Wichtel-, Heinzelmann'
Danish: vette, vätte `Geisterwesen'
Old English: wōm, wōma m. `Larm, tumultus', wēman `tönen, hertbeilocken, verführen'; wiht f. `Wesen, Dämon, Ding', nai-, ni-wiht `nicht(s)'
English: wight
Old Saxon: wiht f. `ding, iets', pl. `geesten'
Middle Dutch: wicht, wecht n.; ghe-wāghen (ghe-woegh) `gewagen, vermelden, vertellen', ghe-wach n. `vermelding'
Dutch: wicht n. `wezen, kind'; gewagen
Middle Low German: gewāgen `vermelden', ge-wach n. `vermelding'; wicht, wucht n. `Sache, Ding'
Old High German: gi-wahan (giwuog), gi-wahanen (9.Jh.), { gi-wahinen } `erwähnen, gedenken'; giwaht `Erwähnung, Andenken, Meinung' (9.Jh.); wiht n., m. `(lebendes) Wesen, Dämon, Ding' (9.Jh.), neo-, nio-, ni-wiht `nichts, nicht'
Middle High German: gewähenen, -wɛhenen, -wahenen; -wehen, -eagen st. 'sagen, berichten, erwähnen, gedenken'; wüegen wk. `gedenken machen,in Erinnerung bringen', wiht st. m., n.'geschöpf, wesen, ding'; gewaht st. m. 'erwähnung'
German: Wicht m.; erwähnen, nicht(s)
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 2124
Root: u̯ekʷ-
English meaning: to speak
German meaning: `sprechen'
Derivatives: u̯ekʷos- n. `Wort', u̯ōkʷ-s, u̯okʷ-tlo-m ds.
Material: Ai. vákti, vívakti `sagt, redet, spricht', Aor. ávōcam (= εἶπον, s. u.), Partiz. uktá-, Kaus. vācayati, av. vak- `sprechen', ū̆xta-, ai. vacas- n. = av. vačah (= gr. ἔπος) `Rede, Wort', ai.vacaná- `redend, sagend', vāc-, Nom. Sg. vāk = av. vāxš (= lat. vōx) `Stimme, Rede, Wort', ai.vācālá- `geschwätzig', vākyam `Ausspruch, Rede'; vaktram `Mund';

    arm. gočem `schreie, rufe, rufe zu mir, lade ein, nenne' (?);

    gr. ἔπος, el. kypr. έπος n. `Wort', Aor. εἶπον `sprach', lesb. είπην usw. (= ai. ávōcam, idg. *e-u̯e-u̯kʷ-om mit Diss. von -ε- zu -ει-), ὄπα Akk. `Stimme' (auch wohl εὐρύοπα als `den weithin schallenden'), ὄσσα f. `Stimme', ἐνοπή `Ruf, Larm';

    lat. vox, vōcis `Stimme', vocō, -āre `rufen', umbr. sub-ocau, -ocanu, -oco `anrufen, anbeten';

    air. foccul `Wort' (= ai. vaktram `Mund') < *u̯okʷ-tlo-m = cymr. gwaethl `Streit'; fūaimm `Lärm' (*u̯okʷ-smn̥); gall. Vepo-litanos `breitgesichtig', cymr. gweb `Gesicht';

    ahd. giwahanen, -inen `erwähnen, gedenken' (*gawahnjan, Denom. eines *u̯okʷ-no-, vgl. ai. vacaná-; dazu trat in paradigmatische Verbindung das alte ō-stufige Pf.:) giwuog, mhd. wüegen `gedenken machen, in Erinnerung bringen', aisl. vāttr `Zeugnis' (*wahtaz, vgl. ahd. giwaht m. `Erwähnung, Ruhm'), vātta `bezeugen'; aisl. ōmun f. `Stimme', nisl. ōmur `Laut', ags. wōm(a) `Lärm' (*wōhm-);

    apr. wackītwei `locken', enwackēmai `wir rufen an';

    hitt. ḫuek-, ḫuk- `beschwören', toch. A wak f., В wek `Stimme'.

References: WP. I 245 f., WH. II 823 ff., Trautmann 339 f., Vasmer 1, 196, Bergin Ériu 12, 136 f.
Pages: 1135-1136
PIE database: PIE database
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Eskimo etymology :

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Proto-Eskimo: *uqa-
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Meaning: tongue, to speak
Russian meaning: язык, говорить
Proto-Inupik: *uqa-
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Inupik etymology :

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Proto-Inupik: *ųqa-
Eskimo etymology: Eskimo etymology
Meaning: tongue 1, to speak, to say 2
Russian meaning: язык (анатом.) 1, говорить, сказать 2
Seward Peninsula Inupik: uʁaq 1
SPI Dialects: W owaq*, uwaq* (owāk, oqqąt) 1
North Alaskan Inupik: uqaq 1, uqaq- 2, uqaluk 'word', uqausiq 'manner of speech, language, dialect, advice'
NAI Dialects: B, Ingl oqaq* 1
Western Canadian Inupik: uqaq 1, uqaq- 2, uqausiq 'manner of speech, language'
WCI Dialects: Cor, M oqaq* 1, Car, Net uqaluk- 2
Eastern Canadian Inupik: uqaq 1, uqaq- 2, uqausiq 'word, name of sth.'
ECI Dialects: Igl uqaluk- 2
Greenlandic Inupik: uqaq (oqaq*) 1, uqaʁ-, uqaluɣ- 2, uqami- 'to make remark', uqāsiq 'word', uqātsit pl. 'language'
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 377, 378
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Long-range etymologies :

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Borean (approx.) : WVKV
Meaning : say, call
Eurasiatic : *wVḳV
Afroasiatic : Sem. *wVkH- 'clamour, boast', Chad. *wVg- 'call'
Sino-Caucasian : *=V́xq̇V
Amerind (misc.) : *koʔe 'say' (or to KVWV) (R 599); *yaq 'say' (R 603) [+ A]; *wok 'bark, cry, howl' (R 38) [+ A K ]
Reference : ND 2465, 2466.
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Sino-Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *=V́xq̇V ( ~ *xq̇V́HV)
Meaning: word
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
North Caucasian: WC *q̇́Ia-
Sino-Tibetan: *k(h)a
Yenisseian: *qäʔG
Comments and references : HGC 34.
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North Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-North Caucasian: WC *q̇́Ia-
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: to say
Proto-West Caucasian: *q̇́Ia-
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Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :

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Proto-West-Caucasian: *q̇́Ia-
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: to say
Abkhaz: a-ħʷa-rá
Abaza: ħʷa-ra
Adyghe: ʡʷa-n
Kabardian: žǝ-ʡa-n
Ubykh: q̇a-
Comments: PAT *ħʷa-: labialisation is probably secondary (as in Ad.), under influence of PAT *(a)ʕʷV- 'be heard, reach one's ears' (see *q́:IʷV).

    PAK *ʡa- (preserved only in Kab.: in Ad. the root also has acquired secondary labialisation under influence of *ʡʷa-/*ʡʷǝ- 'be heard, reach one's ears'; there are also some contexts where labialisation is present in Kab., too - see Шагиров 2, 159-160). The noun *ʡʷǝ 'mouth' should be probably kept apart from this root. On the component žǝ- in Kab. see *(a)č:ʷV.

    Ub. 1 p. sǝ-q̇á-n; the root is also used as a noun q̇a 'word, speech'.

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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *k(h)a
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: word
Tibetan: bka word, speech; skad voice, sound, speech, to say, tell.
Burmese: cǝkah word; speech.
Kachin: ga2 word, speech.
Lushai: ō-ka (LS) the voice.
Lepcha: kha to ask, to inquire
Kiranti: *Ka (/ʔk-) speech; to call
Comments: Rawang kha, Trung ka1 word; Yamphu ka:ma 'call', kha 'speech, word'. Sh. 46; Ben 18; Luce 1.
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Kiranti etymology :

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Proto-Kiranti: *Ka (/ʔk-)
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Meaning: speech; to call
Limbu: khɔ̄maʔ
Yamphu: kha speech; kāma 'call'
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Limbu dictionary :

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Entry: khɔ:maʔ, -khɔ:y-/-khɔ:-
Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology
Meaning: I) chant, pray, utter incantations, perform a religious service II) address, invoke, commune with the gods
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Yamphu dictionary :

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Entry: kha
Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology
Grammar: n.
Meaning: 1) speech, words, talk; 2) thing, item, object.
Comments: Cf. ka:ma call.
Nepali: kurā, cīj
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Yenisseian etymology :

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Proto-Yenisseian: *qäʔG
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: word
Ket: qaʔ, pl. qa:n
Yug: xā, pl. xa:n
Kottish: xēg, khēg, pl. xēgan
Comments: ССЕ 256. Werner 2, 78.
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