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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *ʔVwʒwV(HV)
Meaning: to see
Borean: Borean
Indo-European: *ous- 'ear' (?)
Altaic: *ḗbǯo
Uralic: *wića (cf. also wača, oča)
Kartvelian: *uc̣q̇-
References: ND 855 *ħUʒ́E(-q̇V) 'look, see' (w/o Ur.; + Sem.).
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *ous-
Meaning: ear
Avestan: du. uši 'die beiden Ohren'
Other Iranian: NPers hoš 'Ohr' (< *aus-)
Armenian: unkn, gen. unkan `Ohr'
Old Greek: ion., att., hom. ôu̯s, Theocr., hell. ō̂s, gen. ep., poet. óu̯at-os, ion., att. ōtós, pl. ṓwata (Alkman), aû̯s (Paul. Fest.), pl. ā̂ta [cod. áta ] (Tarant.) Hsch. `Ohr; Henkel', pl. *ōwíd-es: ōbídes = enōtía Hsch., amph-ō̂es `zweiörig, -henkelig'; ? aánthā `a k. of earrings' Hsch.; enṓi̯dio-n n. `Ohrenhänge', enṓtion (Delos) `id.'
Slavic: *ūxo, gen. *ūšese, du. *ūšī
Baltic: *aũs-i-
Germanic: *áus-an-/*auz-án- n.; *auz-ia- n.
Latin: auris, -is f. `Ohr'; aus-cultāre `horchen, lauschen, hören aufmerksam zu, gehorchen'
Celtic: OIr au, ō 'Ohr' (neutr. es-St.)
Russ. meaning: ухо
References: WP I 18
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Vasmer's dictionary :

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Word: у́хо,
Near etymology: род. п. -а, мн. у́ши, укр. ву́хо, блр. ву́хо, др.-русск. ухо, род. п. ушесе, прилаг. ушесьнъ, дв. уши, ст.-слав. оухо οὖς, род. п. ушесе, дв. оуши (Дильс, Aksl. Gr. 171 и сл.), болг. ухо́, уши́, сербохорв. у̏хо, у̏ши, словен. uhọ̑, дв. ušî, мн. ušẹ́sa, чеш., слвц. uсhо, польск. uсhо, в.-луж. wucho, н.-луж. hucho.
Further etymology: Праслав. *uхо, в ед. ч. и мн. ч. -- основа на -еs-, в дв. -- на -i-, родственно лит. ausìs "ухо", вин. ед. aũsį, род. мн. ausų̃, лтш. àuss, др.-прусск. вин. п. мн. ч. āusins, лат. auris "ухо", aus-cultāre "внимательно слушать", греч. οὖς, род. п. гомер. οὔατος, атт. ὠτός, дор. ὤατα "уши" (*ōu̯s), гот. ausō ср. р. "ухо", ирл. ó -- то же, авест. дв. uši, алб. vesh "ухо" (из *ōus или *ōs; см. Иокль, WZKМ 34, 40); реконструируют и.-е. *ōus- : *ǝus- : us- (И. Шмидт, Pluralb. 251 и сл.; 406 и сл.; Мейе, Ét. 205; В. Шульце, Qu. ер. 38; Бругман, Grdr. 2, I, 309; Траутман, ВSW 18 и сл.; Перссон 724; М.--Э. I, 227; Торп 7; Педерсен, Kelt. Gr. I, 55; IF 5,34; Вальде -- Гофм. I, 85; Г. Майер, Веrl. phil. Wochenschr., 1891, 570 и сл.).
Pages: 4,179
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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *áusō/*auzṓ n.; *auziá-n
Meaning: ear
IE etymology: IE etymology
Gothic: ausō n. (n) `ear'
Old Norse: eyra n.
Swedish: öra `Ohr; Öhr, Henkel'
Danish: öre
Old English: ēare, -an n., pl. -an `the ear of man or an animal'
English: ear
Old Frisian: āre
Old Saxon: ōra
Middle Dutch: ōre n., f.
Dutch: oor n.
Old Franconian: ōra
Middle Low German: ōr
Old High German: ōra (8. Jh.); ōri (um 1000) `ohrartige Öffnung, längliches Loch am oberen Ende der Nähnadel, durch das der Faden zu ziehen ist'
Middle High German: ōr(e) wk./st. n. 'ohr (bei menschen und tieren); etwas ohrähnliches'; ȫr(e), ōr(e) st. n. 'ohrartige öffnung woran oder worin: nadelöhr; loch in der axt zum einsetzen des stieles; henkelloch, henkel, handhabe'
German: Ohr, Öhr
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 1438
Root: ōus2 : ǝus- : us-
English meaning: ear
German meaning: `Ohr'
General comments: erweitert mit -i (ǝusi-s), -es (ǝusos- n.) und -en
Material: Av. uši Nom. Du. `die beiden Ohren, Verstand, Sinn', Instr. Du. uši-bya, npers. hoš (Iran.*auš-) `Ohr';

    arm. unkn `Ohr' (*us-on-ko-m); das kn nach akn `Auge';

    gr. dor. ὦς (*ōus) `Ohr'; ōu auch in ὤατα `Ohren' Alkm., ἀμφ-ω̃ες Theokr. `mit zwei Henkeln', dor. ἐξ-ωβάδια `Ohrringe', ὑπερ-ώιη `Gaumen', att. λαγ-ώς, hom. λαγ-ωός n. `Hase' (*slǝg-ōusos) `mit schlaffen Ohren'; ǝus- in gr. lak. αὖς `Ohr', Pl. ἄανθα (*αυσ-ανθα) Alkm., tarent. ἆτα (*αυσατα); ion. παρ-ήιον, att. παρ-εία, lesb. παρ-αύα `Schläfe' (: air. arae); gr. ous- (Kreuzung des nominativischen ōus- mit ǝus-) in att. οὖς (*οὖσος) `Ohr', hom. Gen. οὔατος (*ουστος), ὠκίδες `Ohrringe' Hes. (*ous-n̥-ko-); über ἀκούω s. oben S. 18, 587; über att. ἀκροα̃σθαι (*ακρ-ους-)s. Schwyzer Gr. Gr. 1, 348;

    alb. vesh m. `Ohr' (*ōus-, ōs-);

    lat. auris f. `Ohr' (*ausi-s); aus-cultō `horche' s. oben S. 552;

    air. āu, ō n. `Ohr' (*ǝusos-); air. arae m. `Schläfe' (*par-ausi̯os), Plur. im ON Arai; gall. ON Arausiō `Orange' (Thurneysen KZ. 59, 12); PN Su-ausiā f. `mit schönen Ohren';

    got. ausō n. `Ohr' (germ. *ausan-); mit gramm. Wechsel (*auzan-): aisl. eyra, ags. eare, afries. are, as. ahd. ōra n. `Ohr'; davon ahd. ōri, mhd. ære `Öhr';

    lit. ausìs f. (älter auch m.), Gen. Pl. ausų̃ (konson. St.), lett. àuss f.; apr. Akk. Pl. āusins `die Ohren', daneben ausins Vok. m.;

    aksl. ucho, Gen. ušese (s-St.).

References: WP. I 18, WH. I 85 f., Trautmann 18 f., Schwyzer Gr. Gr. 1, 348, 520.
Pages: 785
PIE database: PIE database
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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *ḗbǯo
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: to see, understand
Russian meaning: видеть, понимать
Turkic: *ȫ(j)-
Mongolian: *üǯe-
Tungus-Manchu: *eǯe-
Comments: A Western isogloss. The medial cluster with *-b- should be reconstructed in order to account for labialization in Turk. and Mong. However, the Turkic form may be alternatively compared with Mong. ojun 'thought' - if the latter is not related to PT *ōd 'thought' (as suggested by Владимирцов 285 and supported in Мудрак Дисс. 103).
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Turkic etymology :

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Proto-Turkic: *ȫ(j)-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to think, understand
Russian meaning: думать, понимать
Old Turkic: ö- (Orkh., OUygh.)
Karakhanid: ö- (MK)
Yakut: üöj-
Comments: EDT 2-3, VEWT 368. Derived is probably *ȫ-g 'thought', *ȫg-re- 'to learn' (see ЭСТЯ 1, 496-498, 501-502, Stachowski 198, 252).
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *üǯe-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to see
Russian meaning: видеть
Written Mongolian: üǯe- (L 1014)
Middle Mongolian: uǯe- (HY 32, SH); uǯɛ- (IM), uǯä-, huǯä- (MA)
Khalkha: üʒe-
Buriat: üze-
Kalmuck: üz-
Ordos: üǯi-
Dongxian: uǯe-
Baoan: nǯe-
Dagur: uǯi- (Тод. Даг. 170, MD 231), uǯ-
Shary-Yoghur: eǯe-
Monguor: uʒ́a- (SM 465), uʒ́e-
Mogol: üǯä-; ZM ouž (5-4b)
Comments: KW 460, MGCD 331, 689.
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *eǯe-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to understand, remember
Russian meaning: понимать, запоминать
Spoken Manchu: eǯǝ- 'to memorize' (1866)
Literary Manchu: eǯe-
Ulcha: eǯe-
Orok: ede-mu-
Nanai: eǯe-
Oroch: eǯe-
Udighe: egǯe-
Comments: ТМС 2, 439. TM > Dag. eǯi- (Тод. Даг. 138).
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Uralic etymology :

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Number: 1160
Proto: *wića-
> Nostratic: > Nostratic
English meaning: to see, look
German meaning: sehen, schauen
Estonian: viisa- 'belauern, heimlich beobachten', viisu- 'lauern, lauschen'
Udmurt (Votyak): voǯ́- (S), voź- (K G) 'bewahren, schützen, beobachten, behandeln', voźị̑- (G) 'halten, beschützen'
Komi (Zyrian): viʒ́- (S Lu. P PO) 'halten, bewahren, hüten, pflegen; sehen, schauen' ( > Khanty C wit́- 'anfangen', Kaz. wŭtśǝ-, O wut́śi- 'beabsichtigen, wünschen, wollen')
Hungarian: vigyáz- 'achtgeben; hüten, wachen; mit den Augen suchen, lauern; spähen, ausschauen'
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Kartvelian etymology :

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Proto-Kartvelian: *uc̣q̇-
Nostratic: Nostratic
Russian meaning: видеть
English meaning: to see
Georgian: uc̣q̇-
Georgian meaning (Rus.): ведать
Georgian meaning (Engl.): to know
Megrel: orc̣q̇-
Megrel meaning (Rus.): видеть
Megrel meaning (Eng.): to see
Laz: oc̣(ḳ)-
Laz meaning (Rus.): смотреть
Laz meaning (Eng.): to look
Notes and references: ЭСКЯ 186-187.
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Long-range etymologies :

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Borean (approx.) : HVCV
Meaning : to see, perceive
Eurasiatic : *ʔVwCV(HV) (cf. also *ʔincV)
Afroasiatic : *ʔi/uǯn- ~ ʔi/udn-
Sino-Caucasian : *=ămsṭĔ́
Austric : *cVj 'ear' (? perhaps alternatively comparable with Ainu *kisara)
Amerind (misc.) : *isa 'ear, hear' ? (R 201) [+ A]; *asa ~ *aša 'eye' (R 233) [+ A]; *ʔica 'see' (R 611)
African (misc.) : Cf. Macro-Khoisan *c̮kVŋ "to see".
Notes : Many problems: phonology (*-m- / -w-?); attribution of IE 'ear'; variation *-ǯ- / -d- in SH; unclear relationship of Sem. *ħzy/w 'see' and NC (Nakh, HU) *χV̆c̣V 'hear'. This and the distinction of two roots in FU suggests that we are dealing with two original roots, hard to distinguish.
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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ʔi/uǯn- ~ ʔi/udn-
Meaning: ear
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
Semitic: *ʔud_(V)n- 'ear'
Egyptian: *ʔidn 'ear'
East Chadic: *ʔudu/in- 'ear' (?)
Central Cushitic (Agaw): *waǯ- 'hear'
Omotic: *waǯ- 'ear' 1, 'hear' 2
Notes: Cf. HSED, 126 *ʔudun-/*ʔuǯun- (Sem.; Eg. with the comment ʔi- palatalized from *ʔ- under the influence of *-u-; EChad.). The Eg. ʔi- may render *ʔi-: cf. ʔi-, not ʔu-, in part of Sem. (Syr. and MSA), and both possibilities in NEth.
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Semitic etymology :

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Number: 1993
Proto-Semitic: *ʔud_n-/*ʔid_ān- {} *ʔuǯn-/*ʔiǯān-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: ear
Akkadian: uznu OAkk on [AHw 1447-1448]
Ugaritic: ʔudn [DLU 9]
Hebrew: ʔōzän [KB 27]
Aramaic: OFF ʔdn [HJ 26]
Judaic Aramaic: ʔōdän, ʔūdan, ʔūdān, ʔudnā [Ja 22]; ʔdn (det. ʔädnā) [Sok 36]; JUD ʔōnā [Ja 28] ||
Syrian Aramaic: ʔednā [Brock 6]
Modern Aramaic: MAL ed_na 'Ohr' [Berg 22] TUR ad_no 'Ohr' [J Mlah 19] MLH ezno 'Ohr' [J Mlah 19, 173] MMND odna, onna 'ear' [M MND 501]
Mandaic Aramaic: ʕudna [DM 342]
Arabic: ʔud_n- [BK 1 21]
Epigraphic South Arabian: SAB ʔd_n [SD 2]
Geʕez (Ethiopian): ʔǝzn [LGz 52]
Tigre: ʔǝzǝn [LH 381]
Tigrai (Tigriñña): ʔǝzni [Bass 558]
Gafat: ǝznä [LGaf 187]
Harari: uzun (also 'handle') [LHar 39]
East Ethiopic: SEL ǝzn, izn, WOL ZWY ǝzǝn (also 'leaf') [LGur 121]
Gurage: MUH MSQ GOG SOD ǝnzǝn, CHA EZ̆A ENN END GYE ǝzǝr do. [ibid.]
Mehri: ḥǝ-yd_ēn [JM 3]
Jibbali: ʔid_ɛ́n [JJ 1]
Harsusi: ḥe-yd_ēn [JH 1]
Soqotri: ʔǝ́d(ǝ)han [JM 3], [SSL LS 1450]
Notes: The variant stem *ʔid_ān- is reconstructed on the MSA evidence; the long -ā- seems rather reliable, though an underlying pattern remains to be specified.

    [DRS 10]: AKK, UGR, HBR, ARM, ARB, SAB, ETH (except AMH), MSA; [Fron 44]: (*ʔud_n- /GEZ,ARB,SYR,HBR,UGR,AKK/)

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Egyptian etymology :

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Old Egyptian: ỉdn
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'ear'
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East Chadic etymology :

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Proto-EChadic: *ʔudu/in-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'ear'
Dangla: ḍe_́ŋgei [Fd]
Jegu: ʔúdúŋê [CLR: 115]
Birgit: ʔúdúŋì [CLR:115]
Notes: A loan?
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Central Cushitic (Agaw) etymology :

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Proto-Agaw: *waǯ-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'hear'
Bilin: was
Khamir: waz/ǯ
Khamta: waš
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Omotic etymology :

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Proto-Omotic: *waǯ-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'ear' 1, 'hear' 2
Ometo: Male woyzi 1, wayz 2
Chara: wááza 1
omoet-prnum,omoet-meaning,omoet-ome,omoet-shn,

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Sino-Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *=ămsṭĔ́
Meaning: to know, see
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
North Caucasian: *=ămc̣Ĕ
Sino-Tibetan: *siǝ̆(H)
Yenisseian: *ʔV(ʔ)t-
Burushaski: *-jḗc-
Basque: *e=ncu-n
Comments and references : HGC 20, BCD 12.
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North Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-North Caucasian: *=ămc̣Ĕ
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: to know, to see
Proto-Nakh: *=abc̣-
Proto-Avaro-Andian: *c̣in- / *=ac̣Vn-(~o-)
Proto-Tsezian: *=ãc̣-
Proto-Dargwa: *=umc̣-
Proto-Lezghian: *ʔac̣a-
Proto-West Caucasian: *ć̣A-
Notes: A rather well preserved common NC verbal root. Most forms reflect the Ablaut grade *-a-; another stem, probably *=ĭmc̣Ĕ, is reflected in And. and Darg. Cf. also HU: Hurr. anz-an-uɣ- (causative) 'to declare, to promise', anz-anni 'votive; promised' (see Diakonoff-Starostin 1986, 23).

    See Trubetzkoy 1930, 279; Абдоков 1983, 168.

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Nakh etymology :

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Proto-Nakh: *=abc̣-
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 to know 2 to get to know
Chechen: =ovz- 2
Ingush: =ovz- 2
Batsbi: =abc̣- 1, 2
nakhet-prnum,nakhet-meaning,nakhet-che,nakhet-ing,nakhet-bcb,

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Avar-Andian etymology :

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Protoform: *c̣in- / *=ac̣Vn-(~o-)
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 to know 2 to look
Andian language: c̣in- 1
Chamalal: =ac̣n- 2
Comments: The Cham. form reflects stem 1, the And. - stem 2.
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Tsezian etymology :

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Proto-Tsezian: *=ãc̣-
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 to see 2 to look
Bezhta: gow-ac̣- 2 (Khosh.)
Gunzib: =ãc̣- 1
Comments: PGB *=ãc̣-.
cezet-prnum,cezet-meaning,cezet-bzt,cezet-gnz,cezet-comment,

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Dargwa etymology :

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Proto-Dargwa: *=umc̣-
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: to search
Akusha: umc̣-es
darget-prnum,darget-meaning,darget-drg,

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Lezghian etymology :

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Proto-Lezghian: *ʔac̣a-
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 to know 2 to be able, can
Rutul: =ac̣a- 1
Tsakhur: =ac̣a- 1
Kryz: =äc̣- 1
Budukh: ha=c̣- 1
Archi: b-ec̣a- 2
Udi: a-ba baksun 1
Comment: Cf. also Ud. aje-sun 'be able,can'.

    See Гигинейшвили 1977, 101.

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Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :

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Proto-West-Caucasian: *ć̣V-
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 know 2 learn
Abkhaz: a-c̣a-rá 2
Adyghe: ṣ́a-n 1
Kabardian: ṣ́a-n 1
Ubykh: ć̣a- 1
Comments: PAT *ć̣a- (cf. also Bz. a-ć̣a-rá); Ub. 1st p. a-s-ć̣á-n. PAK *c̣ʡa-: initial cluster is reconstructed on basis of Shaps. ṣq̇a-. The element -ʡa is treated (by Lomtatidze 1972, 130-133 and Shagirov 2,152) as an affirmative affix. Whatever it was, it influenced the development of the initial affricate (all affricates in such clusters become palatal in PAK). The original c̣- (which is the normal PAK reflex of PWC *ć̣) is probably retained in Kab. c̣ǝ-xʷǝ-n 'be acquainted (with someone)'.
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *siǝ(H)
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: know, think
Chinese: *sǝ to think.
Tibetan: śes to know, perceive.
Burmese: siʔ to know, LB *sajx.
Kachin: ši2 news, tidings.
Lushai: thei (theiʔ) can, may; be able; KC *theiʔ.
Lepcha: ší see
Kiranti: *se-, *sen
Comments: PG *śèC; BG: Garo masi, Dimasa mathi~ mithi, Bodo miti; Trung 1; Kham sǝ̀res; Kanauri śīs-; Sh. 52; Ben. 46; Mat 181.
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Chinese characters :

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Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading: sī
Preclassic Old Chinese:
Classic Old Chinese:
Western Han Chinese:
Eastern Han Chinese: sjǝ
Early Postclassic Chinese: sjɨ
Middle Postclassic Chinese: sjɨ
Late Postclassic Chinese: sjɨ
Middle Chinese: sjɨ
English meaning : to think, think of, long for, ponder, brood
Russian meaning[s]: 1) думать, мыслить; размышлять; мысль, идея; мышление; ум; 2) вспоминать о..., тосковать по (ком-л.); думы; 3) скорбеть, оплакивать; 4) древн. его (конечная частица, аналогичная 之); [sī sì] 1) замысел; 2) колорит (напр. произведения); [sāi] бородатый, усатый
Shuowen gloss: 睿也.從心從ク凡思之屬皆從思.
Comments: Also read *sǝ-s, MC sjɨ̀ (FQ 相吏) id. (in modern Chinese the 去聲 reading is lost). Another frequent use of the character is for a homonymous particle *sǝ - a pre-syllable word extender or prosodic particle; line filler at end of line.
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Dialectal data: Dialectal data
Radical: 61
Four-angle index: 8387
Karlgren code: 0973 a
Shijing occurrences: 1.2, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 26.4, 26.5, 27.3, 27.4, 28.4, 30.2_, 33.3_, 38.4, 39.1_, 39.4, 44.1, 44.2, 48.1, 48.2, 48.3, 54.2, 54.4_
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Chinese Dialects :

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Number: 735
Chinese etymology: Chinese etymology
Character:
MC description : 止開三平之心
ZIHUI: 1835 0428
Beijing: si_ 11
Jinan: si_ 11
Xi'an: si_ 11
Taiyuan: si_ 1
Hankou: si_ 11
Chengdu: si_ 11
Yangzhou: si_ 11
Suzhou: si_ 11
Wenzhou: si_ 11
Changsha: si_ 11
Shuangfeng: si_ 11
Nanchang: si_ 11
Meixian: si_ 11
Guangzhou: ši 11
Xiamen: su 11
Chaozhou: si_ 11
Fuzhou: sy 11
Shanghai: si_ 1
Zhongyuan yinyun: si_ 1
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Kiranti etymology :

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Proto-Kiranti: *se-, *sen
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Meaning: learn, see
Sunwar: 'śē̃-si-ca learn, practice
Tulung: si(n)- teach (inf.), sīsi- learn
Kaling: sejnä (sendu) see, look at, watch
Dumi: sjennɨ
Kulung: sa-gɔ 'mind' (?), saniwa 'intelligence', sima 'feel'
Yamphu: sämma 'choose, prefer'; sima 'feel'
Comments: Toba 92 *cesi. Cf. also *chè- (originally probably the same root).
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Dumi dictionary :

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Entry: syennɨ
Kiränti etymology: Kiränti etymology
Grammar: vt-4 syend/syen-syents/syes-syet
Meaning: look at, discern
Nepali: hernu
Comments: cf. tsennɨ vt-5b.
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Kulung dictionary :

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Entry: sagɔ
Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology
Grammar: n.
Meaning: mind.
kulet-prnum,kulet-pspeech,kulet-meaning,

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Yamphu dictionary :

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Entry: sämma
Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology
Stem: <sän-/säss- ; sän->
Grammar: v.tr.
Meaning: to choose, to prefer
Comments: as opposed to seʔma 'to pick', 'to choose one among others'.
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Yenisseian etymology :

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Proto-Yenisseian: *ʔVt-
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: to know
Ket: it-parem (КРС), (Кастр.) iet-päde, (Werner 1, 383) ít-pɛdam, inf. ítej
Yug: ít-pade (Werner 1, 383-384)
Comments: ССЕ 205. Cf. also Ket., Yug. utpaŋ5 'blind' ('not seeing'). Werner 1, 383, 384, 2, 372; t...at 'understand' (Werner 2, 224), t...et 'id., to be able' (Werner 2, 225).
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Burushaski etymology :

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Common Burushaski: *-jḗc-
Sino-Caucasian Etymology: Sino-Caucasian Etymology
Meaning: to see
Yasin: -jéc-
Hunza: -jeéc-
Nagar: -jeéc-
Comments: Cf. also Yas. d-́si- `to think of'.
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Basque etymology :

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Proto-Basque: *e=ncu-n
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 to hear 2 to smell (perceive odors) 3 famous, renowned 4 competent
Bizkaian: entzun 1, 2, 3
Gipuzkoan: entzun 1
High Navarrese: entzun 1
Low Navarrese: entzun 1, 2 (Baigorri)
Lapurdian: entzun 1
Zuberoan: é̃ntzün 1, 4
Roncalese: entzun 1
Comments: ̃
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Austric etymology :

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Proto-Austric: *CVj
Meaning: ear
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
Proto-Austroasiatic: VM *sa:j 'ear'
Miao-Yao parallels: *n-cV 'ear'
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Austro-Asiatic etymology :

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Proto-Austro-Asiatic: cVj
Meaning: ear
Austric etymology: Austric etymology
Proto-Vietic: *sa:j
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Khmer etymology :

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Khmer: dhli:ŋ
Meaning: to shackle (elephant); dǝnli:ŋ rattan fastenings for elephants
Austro-Asiatic etymology: Austro-Asiatic etymology
Comments: JP derive the word from *li:ŋ ring
References: JP306
kmret-meaning,kmret-prnum,kmret-comm,kmret-ref,

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Viet-Muong etymology :

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Proto-Viet-Muong: *sa:j
Meaning: ear
Austro-Asiatic etymology: Austro-Asiatic etymology
Vietnamese: tai
Thomon: sa:j.43
Ruc (Lo'i's rec.): sa:j.1
Ruc (Ferlus' rec.): sa:j.1
Tum: pat.33 sa:j.45
Notes: [Must be elsewhere, but I can't find it - SAS]
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