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Uralic etymology :

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Number: 1799
Proto: *kottVŋV
> Nostratic: > Nostratic
English meaning: swan
German meaning: Schwan
Khanty (Ostyak): kŏtǝŋ (V), χŏtǝŋ (DN O) 'Schwan'
Mansi (Vogul): kotā.ŋ (TJ), χotǝŋ (KU), kotǝŋ (P), χotaŋ (So.)
Hungarian: hattyú
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *kwVtV
Meaning: a k. of bird
Borean: Borean
Indo-European: *gʷūt-, -d-
Uralic: *kottVŋV (cf. also *kEtrV)
Dravidian: *giḍ-
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *gʷūt-, -d-
Meaning: a k. of bird of prey
Germanic: *kūt-iō f., -ian- m.
Latin: būteō, -ōnis m. `eine in der Auguraldisziplin bedeutsame Falkenart, Bussard (?)'
Russ. meaning: птица (хищная)
References: WP II 112
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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *kūtiō, *kūtiēn
Meaning: a bird
IE etymology: IE etymology
Old English: { cǖta `Milan, Rohrdommel, Gabelweihe' }
Middle High German: kūze, kūz wk./st. m. 'kauz'; hess. PN Kuiz, Kūze (Anf. 14.Jh.)
German: Kauz m.; frühnhd. Kutz(e), Kautz(e) m. (/f.); frühnhd. stein-kutz, -kutze, -keutz (15.Jh.)
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 593
Root: gō̆u-, gou̯ǝ-, gū-
English meaning: to call, cry
German meaning: `rufen, schreien'
General comments: (onomatopoetisch)
Derivatives: gō̆u̯ā `Krähe'
Material: Ai. gavatē (nur Dhatup.) `tönt', Intens. jṓguvē `lasse laut ertönen, spreche laut aus', jṓgū- (Gen. Pl. jṓguvām) `laut singend', gaŋ-gū-yáti `stößt Freudenschreie aus';

    gr. γό[]ος `Klage', γοάω `wehklage', γόης, -ητος `Zauberer (incantator)';

    vielleicht hierher lat. gāvia f. `Möwe' (? s. Persson Beitr. 897 f.).

    ahd. gikewen `nennen, heißen', ags. cīegan `rufen' (*kaujan); ahd. kūma f. `Wehklage', kūmo `mit Mühe', nhd. `kaum', dazu mhd. kūme `(*kläglich, klagend) schwach, gebrechlich', ahd. kūmīg `schwach, krank', mnd. kǖme `matt', ags. cȳme `fein, schön', schwed. (gotl.) kaum n. `Jammer'; norw. dial. kauka `das Vieh mit Rufen locken'; als Grundlage von Tiernamen in mndl. cauwe `Dohle', ahd. kaha, `cornix', dän. kaa `Dohle' (*kavā) und in ags. cȳta m. `Rohrdommel', mhd. kūze, nhd. Kauz `Eule', vgl. mit gleichem Formans isl. kýta `zanken', mnd. kūten (daraus mhd.kūten, kiuten) `schwatzen'; ndd. köter aus urgerm. *kautāri, oder als `Bauernhund' zu ndd. kot `Hütte' (oben gēu- S. 394);

    lit. gaujà `Rudel von Hunden, Wölfen', gaudžiù, gaũsti `dumpf tönen' (*goudi̯eti), ablaut. gúodžiu, gúosti `trösten', reflex. `sich beklagen' (*gōudi̯eti); gaudùs `wehmütig', lett. gauda `Klage', gàust `jammern', gavilêt `jauchzen' (die balt. Worte könnten auch zu *ĝhau- `rufen' gehören, wie auch z. B. anord. gauð `Bellen');

    slav. *gǫdǫ, *gǫsti (gebildet wie *grędǫ und lat. jungō) in russ.-ksl. gudu, gusti, κιθαρίζειν', klr. hudú, hustý `spielen', skr. alt gúdêm, gústi `spielen; dumpf schallen', poln. alt gędę, gąść `geigen, musizieren';

    aksl. govorъ m. `Lärm', govoriti `lärmen' (russ. usw. auch bes. `sprechen'), wozu ablaut. russ.-ksl. gvorъ (*gъvorъ) m. `Wasserblase', poln. gwar (*gъv-arъ) m. `Lärm, Geräusch', dehnstufig čech. havořiti `reden, plaudern', klr. hava `Krähe' (vgl. oben germ. *kău̯ā), sloven. gâvǝc `Kiebitz', und auf Grund eines *gou-tā `Rede' mit demselben Formans wie govorъ auch russ. gútor `Unterhaltung, Scherzrede'.

References: WP. I 634 f., WH. I 584 f., Trautmann 80 f.
Pages: 403
PIE database: PIE database
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *giḍ-
Meaning : hawk, falcon
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Proto-South Dravidian: *giḍ-
Proto-Telugu : *giḍ-, *giḍ-ēg-
Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *ḍej- (*-g-)
Proto-Gondi-Kui : *ḍēg-
Notes : Probably most frequently used with a suffix: *giḍ-ēg- (whence Central Dravidian languages have *giḍēg- > *gḍēg- > *ḍēg-).
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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *giḍ-
Meaning : hawk, falcon
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kannada : giḍaga, giḍiga, giḍuga, ḍēge
Kannada meaning : hawk, falcon, small kestrel, jugger falcon
Kodagu : kɨḍuvë
Kodagu meaning : kite, hawk
Tulu : giḍi
Tulu meaning : falcon, hawk, eagle
Number in DED : 1527
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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *giḍ-, *giḍ-ēg-
Meaning : hawk
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : giḍḍu
Additional forms : Also ḍēga hawk, falcon
Number in DED : 1527
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Kolami-Gadba etymology :

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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *ḍej- (*-g-)
Meaning : hawk
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Parji : ḍeya "(S) hawk"
Number in DED : 1527
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Gondwan etymology :

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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *ḍēg-
Meaning : a k. of bird of prey
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Proto-Gondi : *ḍeg-
Konda : ḍēga
Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *ḍēg-
Notes : Since the form is only present in a single Gondi dialect, vowel length in PGn cannot be determined for certain.
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Gondi etymology :

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Proto-Gondi : *ḍeg-
Meaning : eagle
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Adilabad Gondi : ḍego (SR)
Number in DED : 1527
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Konda etymology :

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Konda : ḍēga
Meaning: falcon
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Number in DED : 1527
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Kui-Kuwi etymology :

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Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *ḍēg-
Meaning : hawk
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Kuwi (Schulze) : ḍēga
Number in DED : 1527
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Long-range etymologies :

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Borean (approx.) : KVTV
Meaning : a k. of bird
Eurasiatic : *kwVtV
Afroasiatic : *gVṭ-
Sino-Caucasian : PNC *gwāṭa
Austric : PAA *gut 'bird, quail'
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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *(nV-)guṭ- (?)
Meaning: bird
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
Semitic: *niḳud- 'swamp bird' (?)
Berber: *gaḍi/uḍ 'bird'
Central Chadic: *n-guḍ- 'dove' 1, 'bird' 2
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Semitic etymology :

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Number: 1837
Proto-Semitic: *niḳud-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'swamp bird'
Akkadian: niqūdu
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Berber etymology :

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Proto-Berber: *gaḍi/uḍ
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: bird
Ghadames: a-gaḍiḍ
Siwa: a-šṭiṭ
Ayr: a-gǝžiḍ
Ahaggar (Tahaggart): e-gǝḍiḍ
Zenaga: a-ɣd_̣ud_̣
Semlal: a-yḍīḍ
Izdeg: agḍiḍ
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Central Chadic etymology :

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Proto-CChadic: *n-guḍy-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'dove' 1, 'bird' 2
Gaanda: gùḍìya 1 [Kr N 201]
Gabin: ngudiya 1 [Kr]
Buduma=Yedina: ŋgúdo 2 [LBud] if not < Kanuri
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