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Long-range etymologies :

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Borean (approx.) : HVNV
Meaning : eat
Eurasiatic : *UNV
Afroasiatic : ? *ʔunay- meat (?) (cf. also *hun- 'heart, stomach'?)
Sino-Caucasian : Cf. PEA *-āń eat
Austric : *-ʔVn eat
Amerind (misc.) : *anena 'meat' (R 468) (or to *NVNV 'fish'?); *nan 'tooth; eat' (R 774) [+ A]
Notes : ? PSC *=ixŋwV 'graze'.
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *UNV
Meaning: eat, drink
Borean: Borean
Dravidian: *uṇ-
Chukchee-Kamchatkan: *'nu-
Comments: Aleut inu-.
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *uṇ-
Meaning : 1 to drink 2 to eat
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Proto-South Dravidian: *uṇ-
Proto-Telugu : *ūṭ-
Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *uṇ-
Proto-Gondi-Kui : *uṇ-
Proto-North Dravidian : *ōn-ḍ-
Brahui : kun-ing
Notes : For Brahui see DEDR 600.
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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *uṇ-
Meaning : to eat
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : uṇ (uṇp-/uṇṇuv-, uṇṭ-)
Tamil meaning : to eat or drink, suck (as a child), take food, swallow without biting, enjoy, experience
Tamil derivates : uṇṭar_u to eat and digest, experience to the fullest extent; uṇṭi food, boiled rice, food of birds and beasts, experience; uṇṇi one who eats; uṇṇīr drinking water; uṇa food; uṇavu, uṇā food, boiled rice, foodstuffs; ūṭṭam food, refreshment; ūṭṭi food of birds and beasts, food; ūṭṭu (ūṭṭi-) to put small quantity of food into the mouth (as of a child, sick person), coax and make one eat one's food (as a mother her child), entertain (as a guest), instil, infuse, dye, cause to experience (as the fruits of one's actions), suck (as a calf or kid); n. feeding, food, morsel given to a child or sick person; ūṭṭuvān_ one who prepares food, cook; ūṇ eating, food, experience of joys and sorrows by the soul, as the inevitable fruits of karma; ūṇan_ glutton; ūṇi one who eats
Malayalam : uṇṇuka
Malayalam meaning : to eat (esp. rice), suck
Malayalam derivates : uṇṇi suckling, infant; ūṭṭuka to feed, feast gods and brahmans, temper iron; ūṭṭu giving rice, esp. to brahmans, welding iron; ūṭṭukār cooks; ūṇ food, boiled rice, meal
Kannada : uṇ (uṇḍ-), uṇṇu, umbu
Kannada meaning : to eat what forms a person's (or in poetry, certain animals') real meal, or (with regard to children) mother's milk; enjoy (as riches), take (as interest on money)
Kannada derivates : uṇi person who feeds on; uṇike taking a meal; uṇisu cause to take a meal; n. what is fed on, a meal; uṇṇi taking a meal, a meal; ummu boiled rice (a term used when speaking to children); ūḍu, ūḍisu to give to eat, make eat; ūṭa taking a meal, a meal
Kodagu : uṇṇ- (umb-, uṇḍ-)
Kodagu meaning : to eat a meal
Kodagu derivates : umbaḷa-mane kitchen; umbɨḷɨ jungle leech (< um-puḷu drinking worm)
Tulu : uṇpini, uṇupini
Tulu meaning : to take one's meal, dine, eat rice (in opposition to a slight repast of fruits, cakes, etc.)
Tulu derivates : uṇasụ, oṇasụ a meal, dinner, boiled rice and curry; uṇkelụ the time of evening, the night meal; uṇpu boiled rice, solid food; (B-K.) umpu, nuppu = uṇpu cooked rice (or nuppu with DEDR 3704); umb-uru a small leech (cf. DEDR 660); ūṭa food, meal
Proto-Nilgiri : *uṇ-
Number in DED : 0600
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Nilgiri etymology :

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Proto-Nilgiri : *uṇ-
Meaning : to drink
South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology
Kota : uṇ- (uḍ-) "to drink, suck"
Toda : uṇ- (uḍ-) "to drink, (child) takes breast, (rain) rains"
Additional forms : Also Kota uṇkc- (uṇkc-) to make to drink, make to feast; ūṭ- (ūyṭ-) to suck (young of animals that stand while suckling); ūṭm meal paid to god at god-making ceremony; ūṇ food, food eaten after dry funeral; Toda ūṇ food, feast
Number in DED : 600
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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *ūṭ-
Meaning : (cattle) to drink water, etc., completely
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu (Krishnamurti) : ūṭu
Number in DED : 600
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Kolami-Gadba etymology :

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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *uṇ-
Meaning : to drink
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kolami : un- (und-)
Naikri : un- (unḍ-)
Naiki : un- (unḍ-) "to drink, smoke (cigarette)"
Parji : un- (unḍ-)
Ollari Gadba : un- (unḍ-)
Salur Gadba : un- (unḍ-) "to eat, drink"
Kondekor Gadba : uṇpe "food, boiled rice"
Additional forms : Also Kolami unip- (unipt-) to make to drink, not giving with one's own hand; urt- (urutt-), (Kin.) ūrt- to give to drink, giving with one's own hand; Naikri ūrt- to feed, give to drink; Parji unṭip- to cause to drink; Salur unḍke food, (P) pej
Notes : The retroflex nature of the consonant is seen primarily from the past stem (*unḍ- < *uṇ-t-) and derivatives, while intervocally *-ṇ- > -n-.
Number in DED : 600
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Gondwan etymology :

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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *uṇ-
Meaning : to drink
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Proto-Gondi : *uṇ-
Konda : uṇ- (uṭ-)
Proto-Pengo-Manda : *uṇ- (p.t. *uṭ-, caus. *ūṭ-p-)
Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *uṇ- (caus. *ūṭ-)
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Gondi etymology :

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Proto-Gondi : *uṇ-
Meaning : to drink
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Betul Gondi : unḍānā (uṭṭ-)
Mandla Gondi (Williamson) : undáná
Koya Gondi : un- (uṭ-)
Maria Gondi (Mitchell) : ūṇḍānā
Additional forms : Also Gondi_Tr jawā unḍānā to take food (jawā porridge, food); uhtānā to make to drink; Gondi_W úhtáná to make to drink; Gondi_M ūṇḍhānā to cause to drink; Gondi_K usp- to give to drink
Number in DED : 600
Number in CVOTGD : 239
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Konda etymology :

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Konda : uṇ- (uṭ-)
Meaning: to drink
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Additional forms : Also Konda ūṭpis- to make to drink, feed
Number in DED : 600
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Pengo-Manda etymology :

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Proto-Pengo-Manda : *uṇ- (p.t. *uṭ-, caus. *ūṭ-p-)
Meaning : to drink
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Pengo : uṇ- (uṭ-)
Manda : un- (uc-) "to drink, smoke"
Additional Forms : Also Pengo ūṭpa- to give to drink; Manda ūṭ- to give to drink
Number in DED : 600
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Kui-Kuwi etymology :

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Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *uṇ- (caus. *ūṭ-)
Meaning : to drink
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Kui : uṇba (uṭ-) "to drink, partake of food, smoke tobacco"
Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : ūndali
Kuwi (Schulze) : unnai "to drink, suck"
Sunkarametta Kuwi : un-
Kuwi (Israel) : uṇ-
Additional forms : Also Kui ūṛpa (ūṛt-) to cause to drink, give to drink, suckle; ūṭpa (ūṭṭ-) idem; Kuwi_F pālū ūndali to suck; pālū ūthali to suckle; Kuwi_Su ūṭ- (-h-) to give to drink; Kuwi_Isr ūṭ- to give to drink
Notes : In Kuwi_F the form is irregular (*urhali would be expected); as it is, it can only be traced back to *unḍ- with an irregular -ḍ- developed after the original nasal. This can be attributed to the process of "reforming" the original simple stem by "hypercorrection": that is, the causative ūthali < *ūṇ-pali could be reinterpreted as from *ūnd-pali (which is, in fact, a far more frequent situation). One cannot also exclude an analogy with onda 'boiled rice', which, although on the PK level it is a different root, probably is of the same origin.
Number in DED : 600
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North Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-North-Dravidian : *ōn-ḍ-
Meaning : to drink
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kurukh : ōnnā (oṇḍas) "to drink, eat (rice)"
Malto : ōne (onḍ-) "to drink, be coloured"
Additional forms : Also KUR ōnkā thirst; ōntaʔānā to give a meal, make drink; MLT onde to drink, colour, dye.
Number in DED : 600
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Brahui etymology :

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Brahui : kun-ing
Meaning : to eat, drink, bite, suffer, endure
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Number in DED : 600
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Chukchee-Kamchatkan etymology :

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Proto-Chukchee-Kamchatkan: *'nu-
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Meaning (Rus.): есть, кушать
Proto-Chukchee-Koryak: *(š)u-
Proto-Itelmen: *nu-
kamet-prnum,kamet-meaning,kamet-chuk,kamet-itel,

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Chukchee-Koryak etymology :

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Proto-Chukchee-Koryak: *(š)u-
Chukchee-Kamchatkan etymology: Chukchee-Kamchatkan etymology
Meaning (Rus.): есть, употреблять в пищу 1, есть (в композитах) 2, продукты про запас 3
Chukchee: r-ú-, -n-u- 1, -u- 2
Koryak: j-u-, -n-u- 1, -u- 2
Palan: t-ù-kke, -n-u- 1, -u- 2
Alutor: t-ù-kki, -n-u- 1, -u- 2, tuju-tuj " 3
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Itelmen etymology :

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Proto-Itelmen: *'nu-
Chukchee-Kamchatkan etymology: Chukchee-Kamchatkan etymology
Meaning (Rus.): есть, питаться
Itelmen: no-kes (nu-) 1, no-wala-kes 2, ɫin-no-s 3, no-s 4, no-no-m 5
Itelmen meaning: есть, питаться 1, закусывать 2, кормить 3, еда, юкола 4, пища 5, едок 6, столовая 7
West Itelmen: no'-alez 1, no-z 2, no-nɨ-m 3, šeń'o-z 4
West Itelmen meaning: cibus, prandium 1, piscus siccati 2, cibus, provisio 3, alere 4
West Itelmen meaning (Polish): jadɫo, strawa, obiad 1, ryba suszona 2, pokarm, zapasy 3, karmić 4
South Itelmen: ki-du-xčik 3sg. 1, ki-du-ĺa-zix 3sg. desid. 2
South Itelmen meaning (Latin): (is) edit 1, edere volo 2
South Itelmen meaning (Polish): (on) je 1, jeść chce 2
Number in Volodin 1976: 28 , 54, 201, 28, 49
Stebnitsky reference: 88, 91
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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ʔunay- (?)
Meaning: meat
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
Semitic: *ʔunVy- 'kind of meat'
Central Chadic: *nay- 'meat'
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Semitic etymology :

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Number: 1549
Proto-Semitic: *ʔunay-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'meat'
Akkadian: unû
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-akk,

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Central Chadic etymology :

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Proto-CChadic: *nya[n]-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'meat'
Munjuk: nè́ŋ [TrMnj]
Musgu: nē, nɛŋ, niŋ [LkM]
cchet-prnum,cchet-meaning,cchet-mnj,cchet-msg,

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Austric etymology :

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Proto-Austric: *ʔVn
Meaning: eat
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
Miao-Yao parallels: *nVN eat
Proto-Austronesian: *kaʔen
Austronesian meaning: eat
Proto-Thai: *kVn
Thai meaning: eat
References: Ben 287, Peiros 1998, 100.
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