Proto-Altaic: *t`ŏ̀kè
Meaning: root, edible root
Russian meaning: корень, съедобный корень
Comments: The TM word is usually considered to be borrowed < Samoyed.; this seems somewhat dubious because the Samoyed. (Selk. togɨl, Kam. tuɣul, see UEW 451-452) words point not to *-ŋ- ( < Ural. *suŋV-lV), but rather to *-k-, and thus may themselves be borrowed < TM. altet-meaning,altet-rusmean,altet-turc,altet-mong,altet-tung,altet-jap,altet-reference,