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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *ganḍ-
Meaning : bravery, strength, the male of the lower animals
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : gaṇḍu
Additional forms : Also [1] gaṇḍũḍu, [2] gaṇḍãḍu a brave, strong man; gaṇḍ-ãḍu to copulate
Number in DED : 1173
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *ganḍ-
Meaning : male
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Proto-South Dravidian: *ganḍ-
Proto-Telugu : *ganḍ-
Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *gaḍ-
Proto-North Dravidian : *genḍ- (?)
Notes : Unclear *-ḍ- in PKG, unless Naikri gaṛek goes back to an unaccented variant of the root (*gànḍ- > *gaḍ-?)
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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *ganḍ-
Meaning : man, male; hero
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : kaṇṭan_
Tamil meaning : warrior, husband
Tamil derivates : kaṇṭi buffalo bull; kaṇavan_ husband; keṇṭan_ robust, stout man; kiṇṭan_ fat man, strong person
Malayalam : kaṇṭan
Malayalam meaning : the male, esp. of cat
Malayalam derivates : kaṇavan husband; kiṇṭan big; a stout, bulky fellow; kiṇṭappan a stout and robust person
Kannada : gaṇḍu
Kannada meaning : strength, manliness, bravery; the male sex, a male, man
Kannada derivates : gaṇḍa a strong, manly male person, a husband; strength, greatness; gaṇḍasa, gaṇḍasu, gaṇḍusa, gaṇḍusu male person; gaṇḍike prowess; gaṇḍiga a valiant man; (Hav.) geṇḍã husband; geṇḍu male
Kodagu : kaṇḍë
Kodagu meaning : male (of dogs and other animals, mostly wild; not of cats)
Tulu : gaṇḍu
Tulu meaning : male, valiant, stout
Tulu derivates : gaṇḍusu husband; gaṇḍụkāyi, gaṇḍụstana, gaṇḍastana manliness; garṇḍāḷụ a stalwart man, giant; kaṇḍaṇi, kaṇḍaṇye husband; gaṇṭè, gaṇṭapuccè male cat; (Bhattacharya, brahmin dial.) kaṇṭe id.
Proto-Nilgiri : *gaṇḍ-
Number in DED : 1173
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Nilgiri etymology :

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Proto-Nilgiri : *ganḍ-
Meaning : male
South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology
Kota : gaṇḍ
Toda : koḍṇ "Badaga husband"
Number in DED : 1173
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Kolami-Gadba etymology :

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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *gaḍ-
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Naikri : gaṛek (pl. -er) "man, male"
Number in DED : 1173
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North Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-North-Dravidian : *genḍ-
Meaning : male
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Malto : geṇḍa
Notes : If not a borrowing from SDR.
Number in DED : 1173
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *gVntV
Meaning: male
Borean: Borean
Indo-European: ? *ghand-
Altaic: *gentV ( ~ k-)
Uralic: *kunta (?)
Dravidian: *ganḍ-
Eskimo-Aleut: *ińuɣ ?
References: ОСНЯ 1, 226-227, МССНЯ 362; ND 643 *gäNdu/ü 'male' (Alt.-Drav.).
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *ghand-
Meaning: a k. of waterfowl'
Baltic: *gañd-r-a- c., *gand-am=
Germanic: *ganVt-a- m., *gand-Vr-a- m.
Latin: ganta f. `Art Wasservogel, Brandgans'
Celtic: OIr gēd; Cymr gwyd, OCorn guit, Bret goaz, gwaz `Gans'
Russ. meaning: птица (водоплавающая)
References: WP I 536
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Baltic etymology :

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Proto-Baltic: *gañd-r-a- c., *gand-am=
Meaning: stork
Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology
Lithuanian: gañdra-s 2 `Storch'
Old Prussian: gandams [vielleicht in *gandrus zu verbessern - Endz. SV 175] `Storch' V. 716
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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *ganVta-z, *gandVra-z
Meaning: a bird
IE etymology: IE etymology
Old English: ganot (ganet), -es m. `gannet, sea-fowl, water-fowl, fen-duck'; { gandra }
English: gannet `атлантическая олуша'
Old Saxon: gan(d)ra `Gänserich', ganre ds.
Middle Dutch: ghent
Dutch: gander m. `mannetjegans', gent m. `ganzerik'
Middle Low German: gander, ganner; gante
Old High German: ganaʒʒo, ganzo
Middle High German: ganze wk. m. 'gänserich'
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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *gentV ( ~ k-)
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: male, self
Russian meaning: самец, сам
Turkic: *[g]ẹntü (-nd-)
Mongolian: *gendü
Comments: A Turk.-Mong. isogloss. Poppe 25, KW 133, ОСНЯ 1, 226-227 (despite Doerfer's criticism in TMN 1, 489 the forms are perfectly semantically compatible).
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Turkic etymology :

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Proto-Turkic: *[g]ẹntü (-nd-)
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: self, himself
Russian meaning: сам
Old Turkic: kentü (Orkh., OUygh.)
Karakhanid: kendü (MK)
Turkish: kendi, dial. gendü
Azerbaidzhan: gendi
Yakut: kini 'he'
Dolgan: gini 'he', gien 'own'
Comments: EDT 728-729, ЭСТЯ 5, 38-39, Убрятова 1953, Räsänen 1957, 18, Stachowski 86.
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *gendü
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: male of animals
Russian meaning: самец животных
Written Mongolian: gendü(n) (L 376)
Khalkha: gendǖ 'самец рыси, барса'
Buriat: gende 'male sable' (Tunk., Okin.)
Kalmuck: gendṇ
Comments: KW 133.
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Uralic etymology :

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Number: 404
Proto: *kunta
> Nostratic: > Nostratic
English meaning: kin, community
German meaning: Geschlecht, Sippe, Gemeinschaft
Finnish: kunta (gen. kunnan) 'Gemeinschaft'
Estonian: kond (gen. konna) 'Gesellschaft, Gemeinschaft' ( > Saam. R kunde)
Saam (Lapp): gǫd'de (N) 'family, relations', koint (T)
Mordovian: końd́ä, kuńd́ä (M) 'Freund, Kamerad' ?
Khanty (Ostyak): kăntǝɣ jaɣ (V) 'die Ostjaken', χăntǝ (DN), χănti (O) 'Ostjake, Mensch'
Mansi (Vogul): khā̊nt (T), χā̊nt (N) 'Heer, Armee; Krieg', χōnt (KU), kōnt (P) 'Krieg, Kriegsheer'
Hungarian: had 'Heer; Krieg; (altung.) Sippe, Geschlecht'
Enets (Yen): kode 'Stamm, Geschlecht'
Sammalahti's version: FU *kunta
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Eskimo etymology :

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Proto-Eskimo: *ińuɣ
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Meaning: person, man
Russian meaning: человек, мужчина
Proto-Yupik: *juɣ
Proto-Inupik: *inuɣ, *innuɣ-, *inuq-unt
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 137
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Yupik etymology :

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Proto-Yupik: *juɣ
Eskimo etymology: Eskimo etymology
Meaning: person, human being 1, man 2
Russian Meaning: человек 1, мужчина 2
Sirenik: juɣ, jux 1, 2
Chaplino: jūk (ɣǝt), juk* 1, 2, juɣúsiq 'body'
Naukan: juk 1, 2
Alutiiq Alaskan Yupik: suk 1
Chugach (Birket-Smith): suk 1, 2
Central Alaskan Yupik: juk (juɣɣǝt) 1
Chevak (Peripheral): cū̆k (cūɣǝt) 1
Nunivak (Peripheral): jux (ɣit)* 1, 2, cū̆k (cūɣǝt) 1
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 137, 138
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Inupik etymology :

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Proto-Inupik: *inuɣ, *innuɣ-, *inuq-unt
Eskimo etymology: Eskimo etymology
Meaning: person, owner 1, family member 2, servant 3
Russian meaning: человек, хозяин 1, член семьи 2, слуга 3
Seward Peninsula Inupik: inuk 1
SPI Dialects: Imaq ínuk 1, 'man', Di inuk 1, 'man', W inuk* (inūk, inuit) 1, 'man'
North Alaskan Inupik: ińuk 1, ińuqun 'spirit, prowler'
NAI Dialects: B ińuk* 'man', Ingl inuk* 'man'
Western Canadian Inupik: inuk 1
WCI Dialects: Cor, M inuk* 'man'
Eastern Canadian Inupik: inuk 1, innu(k)- 'to get inhabitants, to appropriate', inuquti 3, 'follower'
Greenlandic Inupik: inuk (inuk*) 1, [Jen.] 'man', innuɣ- 'to meet people', inuqut 2. inuɣluqut 'orphan taken to the house and treated like a slave'
GRI Dialects: EG ī(k) 1
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 137
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Long-range etymologies :

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Borean (approx.) : KVNTV
Meaning : male
Eurasiatic : *gVntV
Afroasiatic : *gwVnd- (Cush., Berb., ?Sem.)
Sino-Caucasian : *[k]wV̆́n[ṭ]V
Amerind (misc.) : *koto 'man' ? (R 459)
Reference : ND 643.
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Sino-Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *[k]wV̆́n[ṭ]V
Meaning: man
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
North Caucasian: *kwV̆nVṭV ( / *ḳwV̆nVtV, ~ k_w-)
Yenisseian: *keʔt
Comments and references : NSC 53 *KenTwV.
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North Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-North Caucasian: *kwV̆nVṭV ( / *ḳwV̆nVtV)
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: male; young man, hero
Proto-Nakh: *ḳanat
Proto-Avaro-Andian: *kʷinṭa
Notes: A Nakh-And. isogloss; because of that, it is hard to establish the original vocalism and the order of laryngeal features.
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Nakh etymology :

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Proto-Nakh: *ḳanat
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: young man, boy; hero
Chechen: ḳant
Ingush: ḳant
Batsbi: ḳnat
Comments: Obl. base *ḳanate- (Chech. ḳenta-, Ing. ḳanto, Bacb. ḳnati-). The most archaic form is preserved in the Cheb. form ḳanat; other Chech.-Ing. dialects reduced it to ḳant, but Bacbi - to ḳnat.
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Avar-Andian etymology :

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Protoform: *kʷinṭa
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 husband 2 male
Andian language: kunṭa 1,2
Chamalal: kʷinṭa- 2
Tindi: kʷinṭa- 2
Karata: kunṭa 1,2
Botlikh: kunṭa 1,2
Bagvalal: kunṭa 1,2
Godoberi: kunṭa 1,2
Comments: Cf. also Cham. kʷinṭa-ʎi 'penis'.
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Yenisseian etymology :

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Proto-Yenisseian: *keʔt
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: man, person
Ket: kɛʔt
Yug: kɛʔt
Kottish: hit, *het, (Бол.) xit; (М., Сл., Срсл., Кл.) il-it; Ass. hit (М., Сл., Срсл., Кл.), hɨt (Кл.)
Arin: ḱit (Срсл.), qit (М., Сл., Кл.), kit (Лоск.)
Pumpokol: kit (Сл., Срсл., Кл.)
Comments: ССЕ 236. Werner 1, 421.
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