Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *kup-
Meaning: 1 to cover 2 cloth 3 sheath, boxing 4 sack 5 knee covers 6 hat 7 cover (n.) 8 wadded coat
Russian meaning: 1 покрывать 2 одежда 3 футляр 4 мешок 5 наколенники 6 шапка 7 покрышка 8 ватный кафтан
Evenki: kuptu-, kupu- 1, kupu 7, kupō 5, kupe 2
Even: kupke 4, kubi 5, qụptụ 6, köbǯe 2
Negidal: kuptin- 1, koptịn 7
Literary Manchu: xubtu 8
Ulcha: kup 1 (expr. adv.)
Orok: qụptụ- 1, qōpomị 2
Nanai: koptȫ 3
Comments: ТМС 1, 434, 476. Evk. kupe > Dolg. kopō, see Stachowski 153. Manchu xubtu has variants xukdu, xuktu ( > Nan. xuktu, Neg. xuktu etc.) - which is probably a secondary merger with a Mong. loanword (Mong. kügdü, v. sub *kugi).
