Altaic etymology : Query result

Proto-Altaic: *k`i̯òše

Nostratic: Nostratic

Meaning: to scrape, shave

Russian meaning: скрести, брить

Turkic: *Kas

Mongolian: *kisu-

Tungus-Manchu: *xuši / *kuši

Japanese: *kùsà / *kǝ̀sà-i

Comments: Cf. *k`i̯ùčù. For the Turkic word Helimski 1995 proposed a Sam. etymology ( < PS *käsa 'bark'), which cannot be excluded; in that case the Turkic form should be removed from the comparison. {ND 950 proposes Turk. *Kas : TM *kesi- 'remove scales', *kesi-kte 'fish scales' which would change PA to *kesu-.}