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Long-range etymologies :

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Borean (approx.) : MVKV
Meaning : to hit, push
Eurasiatic : *mVqwV
Afroasiatic : *muq̇Vʔ-
Amerind (misc.) : *maq̇a 'hit' (R 375) [+ A K]
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *mVqwV
Meaning: to move, push
Borean: Borean
Indo-European: *(a)mewǝ-
Kartvelian: *mqw- (*nqw-)
References: ND 1455 *miqU(ʔV) 'to push, fell, overturn' (+ Sem. and dub. Eg., Irq.).
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *(a)mewǝ-, *mwō-
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Meaning: to move, to drive
Tokharian: A mew-, B miw- (PT *miw-) 'shake, quake' (Adams 463); A, B mus- 'lift, move aside' (Adams 466)
Old Indian: mīvati `to press, push, open by pressure' (with ā-, ni-, pra-, prati-); kā́ma-mūta- `strongly affected or impelled by love', mūrá- `rushing, impetuous'; muṣṇā́ti, móṣati 'to steal, rob, plunder'
Avestan: ava-mīvāmahi `wir beseitigen, nehmen weg', a-muyamna- `unbeweglich, wovon nicht abzubringen'
Old Greek: aor. améü̯sasthai̯ `übertreffen, überschreiten; Handl treiben', gortyn. amewusasthai `améipsasthai'; amǖ́nō `abwehren', med. `sich verteidigen, sich rächen' || mō̂mai̯, 3 sg. mō̂tai̯, inf. mō̂sthai̯, ptc. mṓmeno-, aor. emṓsato = heûren, etekhnásato, ezḗtēsen Hsch. (`streben, trachten, begehren'); mō̂si-s f. `das Streben'; mai̯máō (maimā́ei̯, mai̯mṓōsi etc.) `heftig verlangen, toben, stürmen'
Slavic: *mājātī, *mājetь; *motātī, *mātātī, *māxātī
Baltic: *maû- (2) vb. tr., *pa=maũ-t-a- c.
Germanic: *mau-s-id-ō(n-) f.
Latin: moveō, -ēre, mōvī, mōtum `in Bewegung setzen, hin und her bewegen, rühren, schütteln; fortbewegen, entfernen'; mōbilis, -e `beweglich', mōmen, mōmentum `Bewegung'
Other Italic: Umbr abl. f. comohota `commōtā, oblātā'
Russ. meaning: двигать(ся), гнать
References: WP II 218 f, 252 f; See REFERNUM 1208
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Baltic etymology :

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Proto-Baltic: *maû- (2) vb. tr., *pa=maũ-t-a- c.
Meaning: put on, take off
Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology
Lithuanian: máuti (máuja/máuna, mṓvē) `stülpen, an-, abstreichen, an-, abziehen, abreissen, abschälen, pamaũta-s 'Halfter, Pferdezaun ohne Gebiss'
Lettish: maût (mauju/maunu, māvu) 'an-, aufziehen; zäumen'
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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *mau-s-id-ō(n-) f.
Meaning: pillage
IE etymology: IE etymology
Old Franconian: { chrēo-mōsido 'Leichenberäubung' }
Comments: Maybe hitherto MLG mouwe 'Ärmel'.
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 1310
Root: meu̯-2, meu̯ǝ-
English meaning: to move
German meaning: `fortschieben'
General comments: (arisch z. T. auch mi̯eu̯ǝ- : mīu̯-)
Material: Ai. mīvati `schiebt, drängt, bewegt' = av. ava-mivāmahi `wir beseitigen, nehmen weg', av. a-muyamnō `unbeweglich, wovon nicht abzubringen', ai. káma-mūta- `von Liebe bewegt', mūrá- `drängend, eilend';

    gr. ἀμεύσασθαι `vorankommen, übertreffen' (wohl aus `sich vorschieben'), gortyn. ἀμεύσασθαι `Handel treiben', ἀμύ̄νω `wehre ab', Med. `verteidige mich (*schiebe weg)', ἀμύντωρ `Abwehrer, Rächer', μύ̄νασθαι `vorschützen', μύ̄νη `Vorwand, Ausflucht'; vgl. air. mūn- `unterrichten' (E. Lewy);

    lat. moveō, -ēre `in Bewegung setzen, bewegen (ursprüngl. durch Fortschieben)', Partiz. mōtus (*movi-to-s) = umbr. comohota Abl. Sg. f. `commota';

    lit. máuju, máuti `aufstreifen, anstreifen (z. B. einen Ring an einen Finger)', ùžmovā `alles, was aufgestreift wird', rañktų ùžmova `Muff'; mnd. mouwe f. `Muff', nhd. hemds-mauen `Hemdärmel'.

    Eine s-Erweiterung scheint *meu-s- in ai. muṣṇā́ti, móṣati `stiehlt', móṣa- `Räuber, Dieb', fränk. (Lex salica) chrēo-mōsido `Leichenberaubung'; s. unten S. 753 unter mūs.

References: WP. II 252 f., WH. II 116, Trautmann 172.
Pages: 743
PIE database: PIE database
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Kartvelian etymology :

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Proto-Kartvelian: *mqw- (*nqw-)
Nostratic: Nostratic
Russian meaning: валить(ся), опрокидывать(ся)
English meaning: to fall, fall over
Georgian: mx- (Old Georg. mqw-)
Megrel: xu-, xv-
Svan: nqw-
Laz: xu-
Laz meaning (Rus.): кидать, выливать
Laz meaning (Eng.): to throw, pour out
Notes and references: ЭСКЯ 149 (*nqw-), EWK 256-257.
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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *muq̇Vʔ-
Meaning: strike, pierce
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
Egyptian: mḫꜣ 'pierce (with a spear)' (gr)
Western Chadic: *muq̇- 'strike'
East Chadic: *muk- 'beat'
Dahalo (Sanye): mukk-eed- 'take by force, plunder'
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Egyptian etymology :

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Old Egyptian: mḫꜣ
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'pierce (with a spear)'
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West Chadic etymology :

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Proto-WChadic: *muq̇-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'strike hard with stick, brick, clod'
Hausa: mū́ḳà
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East Chadic etymology :

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Proto-EChadic: *muk-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'beat'
Mokilko: múkkùyò [JMkk]
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Dahalo etymology :

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Dahalo: mukk-eed-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'take by force, plunder'
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