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Monosyllabic ( V / CV / V1C[-V1] / and rarely C1V1-C1V1) from Among the Archaic (pre-2500 BC) Roots:
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Meaning | Sumeroaltaic (Reconstruction) | Sumerian | Tk | Mng | TM | Kor | Jp | 3000 | North Caucasian [or SC] | Indo-European | Akkadian [Afroasiatic] | Uralic | Dravidian | Austric | Kartvelian | |
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Limb | ŏ- (or ŏp`-) | a [a2 [ah5, ahi2]] (arm; labor; wing; horn; side; strength; wage; power) | ujV(k`V) (stockings, trousers); [and/or ùp`í (to grasp)] | ujuk | oji(ki) | 55 | (ahu (?)) | |||||||||
Drink, Water | ŋob- ? (> ()o()) | a [a [e4, ea, ĝa10, ia10]] (water; semen; progeny) | ŋi̯ŏbu ? (to pour) ? | ju(b)- | jeɣü-le- | ńiabe- | nūb- | 193 | (Heu-) | ([ḥVw-]) | (uwa) | |||||
An Opening | æb- | ab [ab] (window, window opening) (not archaic) | ăbu (interior of the mouth) | Ăburt | owči | (x)abu-ǯan- | ([*χVw- 'door, opening, throat' (Sem., Eg., Omot., Chad.)]) | owe (door) | āv- (to yawn) | qew- (ravine) | ||||||
Cow | ab [ab2] (cow) | 141 | āv- (cow) [this has fascinating implications, because domestication of Indicine cattle is thought to have occurred in relation to the Indus Valley Civilization; the term for zebu (indicine cattle) is ab2-za-za (~ za-ab2 ? ~ zebu ?) which literally means "bowed cow" and is separately a bovid designation (za-za, without ab2-)] | |||||||||||||
A Fish | ab [ab[ku6]] (a fish) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
A Fish | ab [ab2[ku6]] (a fish) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Sea, Waters | ŏp- ? | ab [ab, a-ab-ta] (sea) (not archaic) | ṓp`à ? (to drink, inhale) [possible Hittite loan ?] | ōp- | uw(u)- | (H)ap- (river, stream) | [ʕab- (drink)] | op- (to wet) | ||||||||
Father (/Adult (Male)) | æp- | abba [ab, ab-ba, abba2] (old (person); witness; father; elder; an official) | áp`a (father) | apa | ab[u] | apa | àpí | 6 | (ʔŏbV̄(jV) [ʔŭṗV́]) | (pǝ-tēr) | abu [ʔab-] | appe | ap- | aba (PAN) | (ṗaṗ-) | |
Ornament, Bead | ud- ? | ad [ad] (bead) (not archaic) | i̯uda (ornament) | udī- | aja | oḍ- (beautiful) | ||||||||||
A Bush ? | ŏt`- ? | ad [ad2; ad5] (a thorn bush) (not archaic) [Akk eddetu (var. eddedu) (boxthorn)] | ót`ó(rV) (bushes, low trees) | otrug | utu-n / -r | ǝ́ntǝ́rǝ́ | eddidu, eddittu | |||||||||
Crippled | ad [ad4] ((to be) crippled) (not archaic) | |||||||||||||||
Board | et- (vowel irreg.) | ad [[ĝeš]ad [[ĝeš]at]; ad [at]] (log, plank, raft) | ìtí (board) | (h)ideɣür | (x)ite | ìtá | 1 | |||||||||
Plank, Raft | et- (vowel irreg.) | ad [[ĝeš]a-ta, [ĝeš]AD [[ĝeš]at]] (wooden raft; plank of a boat) (not archaic) | ìtí (board) (re "raft" in Sumerian, note the TM > Evenki ite, Negidal īte (board (on bottom of the birch-boat)) | (h)ideɣür | (x)ite | ìtá | ||||||||||
Sound; Voice | ŏt`- | ad [ad] (voice; cry; noise) (not archaic) | ŏ́t`è (~-t-) (sound) | öt- | öči- | (x)ot- | ǝ́tǝ̀ | |||||||||
Father | ĕt`ĕ (or ĕtĕ) | adda [ad [at, ada (~ ata ?)], ad-da [at-ta2]] (father) (Tk OUygh ata (father), | ĕ́t`è (elder relative), Mid Kor àtắ (man), OJap tǝtǝ, ti (father), Mng ečige (father)) | Ata / Ete | ečige | (x)eti- | àtắ | (tǝtǝ, ti) | 7 | att- (father) | [ʔad- (Ug, Phoen, Amh)] | (at- (female relative (father's sister, grandmother))) | ||||
Body, Corpse ? | od- | adda [adda (ad6), adda2 (ad3)] (corpse; wreck (of a boat)) (phonetically unrelated to [ad]) | i̯ŏ́de ? (skin, to tan) (Tk (not in OTk) > Turkmen ej- (to tan (leather), Azer ejmä (leather bag with clabber), Chuvash ir-źǝ (skinner), Yakut etirik (skin scraper)); Mng. (h)ideɣe > Wr. Mng. ideɣe (tanning stuff); TM (x)odinsa > Evenki odinna (summer skin of deer), Evem odъ̣ndъ̣- (to fade (of skin)) | ed- | (h)ideɣe | (x)odinsa | 5 | |||||||||
Blade | æg- | aga [aga3; aga] (an ax) | ā̀gV (sharp, whet) (Mng. (h)ag- > Wr. Mng. aɣ (part of blade (closet to handle)), TM āga- (arrow point, notch; whetstone)) [conceivably also note p`i̯ùgV (to flay, cut) (p` / V)] | (h)ag | āga- | 1 | ||||||||||
A Valuable Item | æg- | aga [aga3; aga] (tiara, crown) | ằgò (trade) (Tk Agɨ > OUygh/Orkh aɣɨ (treasure); Jp àkì > OJp akji (trade), akjinap- (to trade); Mng (h)ag-su-, (h)aɣu-ra- > Wr Mng aɣsun (borrowing or lending money at interest, loan), aɣura, aɣura-su(n) (belongings, possessions), aɣsu- (swap one thing for another)) | Agɨ | (h)ag-su-, (h)aɣu-ra- | àkì | 9 | |||||||||
A Vessel | aga [[zabar]aga] (a type of vessel) (not archaic) | |||||||||||||||
To Differentiate | æŋ | aĝ [aĝ2] (measure) | aŋV (separate, different) | aŋgi- | aŋa- | 38 | (An-) | |||||||||
Dry, Dried | ah [ah3] ((to be) dried (out), dry; to dry) | 10 | ||||||||||||||
To Flow | ak` | ah [ah6, uh3, [a]ah] (spittle) (not archaic) | i̯àk`ì (liquid, flow) (O Uygh aq- (to flow), TM iaKu (swamp, ditch; brook), Jp ìkà-i > O Jp. ike (pond)) | iak- | iaKu- | ìkà-i | ʔuq_wV -o- (to drink) | akʷ- (water flowing) | [Cush ʕḳ(w) (water), also Ar. ʕqq] | joke ~ jika (river) | (SDR āk (swamp); uk- (spill, pour)) | |||||
To Grasp, Make (With the Hands) | ŏk- | ak [ag] (to do; to make; to act, perform; to proceed, proceeding (math.)) | ùkú (to take, grasp, meet) | ug-ra- | ugtu- | oKa- | ùhɨ́i- | ùká- | 197 | |||||||
Fleece | aka [aka3] (fleece) (not archaic) | |||||||||||||||
To Scratch, Hoe | ĕl- | al [al, [ĝeš]al; [urud]al] (hoe, pickaxe; hoeing) | ḗĺV (to scratch, rake, row); see also iĺa (to rub, smear) (Tk ɨĺɨ- > Tartar ɨšqɨ (jack-plane), Tartar and Balkar ɨšɨ- (to rub, scrape), TM ilba-, ile- (to smear, clay, lick), Mng (h)il(b)i- > Wr Mng ilbi-, ili-, ile- (to stroke, rub)); aĺV (fresh crops, germinated seeds) | ēĺ-; (i)ăĺ- | ele-; (h)alir-su | elbe-s-; alu | 9 | alut-, -d- (yeast alum, beer) | älV (tree juice) ? | |||||||
Reed Fencing | al [[gi]al] (reed fencing) (not archaic) | |||||||||||||||
Compound Verb Nominal Element (CVNE) | al [al] (cvne) (not archaic) | |||||||||||||||
Wild Animals | æŋ- ? | am [am [ama2]] (wild bull) [the phonetic oddity if not irregularity of Sum m ~ ŋ, which is not necessarily isolated but certainly is rare, may suggest this is a loan, which could explain the more specific meaning in Sumerian, adopted from a more general Proto-Altaic meaning] | ăŋu (wild game) ? (Tk Ăŋ - OUygh aŋ (wild game), Mng (h)oɣunu - Wr Mng oɣunu, onu (male mountain antelope), TM aŋa- (wild game, mountain ram, to graze (of deer), enclosure for deer) | Ăŋ - | (h)oɣunu | aŋa- | 47 | rīmu (?) (wild bull) | ||||||||
A Bird | am [am[mušen]] (a bird) | |||||||||||||||
Mother | ĕmĕ- | ama [eme4] (mother) | ĕ̀me (woman, female) | eme | eme | emV | ámh | mía | 60 | HV̆mV̄́ | (mā-t-er-) | ummu [ʔVma] | emä | am- | me (PAA / ma (PAN) | |
Heavens; Heavenly (?) | æn | an (sky, heaven; upper; crown (of a tree)) | ā́ńu (moon); perhaps also ĭ́na (dawn, dusk) | āń | oj | ańŋa | 54 | (jānḍ- (year)) | ||||||||
Date Spadix | an (date spadix) (not archaic) | |||||||||||||||
Tin, Lead | anna (nagga ?) (tin or lead) | annaku | ||||||||||||||
Approval | anna [an-na] (approval, indeed) (not archaic) [from OB, but not considered a Sum lw. or loan to Sum.] | annu ((word of) consent, assent, approval) | ||||||||||||||
He, She, This | ĕ(-n) | ane [a-ne [e4-ne]; e-ne] (he, she) [possibly the deictic root *e- ~"that, it" ~"them, those" with -ne (singulative) to the extent of ~"this one", with a-ne-ne meaning "those ones"] | é [-n] | ạ(-n) | e-ne | e- | ā-mò | á- | 4 | (ʔŏ [ʔ[a]]) | e-n | [ha- ?] | a- / e- | a-/ā | a (MY) | ha- / e- |
Mound | ær- | ar [ar2 [warx(UB)] (ruin); [URUxA]] (ruin) [Akk equivalent karmu (heap, (ruin) mound)] | ā́rV (open space) ? | (i)āra | ar- | ara- | 1 | ʔārV [ʔārV] | ār- | arV | ||||||
To Enchant, Bewitch | ær- | ar [a-ar2, a-ar, a-ar3; ar2] ((hymn of) praise; fame) (not archaic) | ărV (witchcraft, craft) | ạr- | arga | ar- | arpa (prediction, sorcery, lot) | |||||||||
To Grind | ær- | ara [ara3 [ar3, ur5]] (to grind) | àŕì (thorn, fang) ? | aŕɨg | ariɣa | (x)ar- (?) | ìrà | 2 | ār- (sharp-(ness)) ? | |||||||
Mill, Grindstone | ar [ar3 [[na4]ara3]] (hand-mill; lower grindstone) | erû [CAD does not state that this is a Sum lw] | ||||||||||||||
Omen | e-re | ara [a-ra2 [e4-re6, e4-ri6]] (times (with numbers); ways; way; omen; step (math.)) | ī̀rú (omen, divination) | ɨr- / ir- | irwa | īrme- | ùrá | 6 | ||||||||
Miller | arar [[geme2]ar3-ar3; [lu2]ar3-ar3; [geme2]ara3; [lu2]ara3] (miller) | :? | ararru (miller) [< Sum lw.] | |||||||||||||
Early, First | ĕč- | aš [aš [as3]] (one) | éča (early, morning) (semantics not close - morning; TM also "now, just now, not long ago; yes, certainly); ăčV ? (elder relative, ancestor) | ___; ăčaj / ĕčej | esī; asī | àčhắm; àčă- | àsâ | 10 | HVcǝ̆́; ______ | aus- (dawn, sunrise, east); ______ | (išten [ʕišt-Vn-] ?) | aćV (early) (Udmurt vaǯ́, vaź, waź (first)); äćä (father) | ________; áǯǯ- (grandparents) | [or asa / esa] | ac̣- (from now on, now) | |
Boil (on Skin) | aš [aš [az3]] (a boil (on skin)) (not archaic) | |||||||||||||||
To Slander, Curse | æč`- | aš [aš2 [az2]] (curse) | áč`u (to doubt) (TM aču- (to slander, slander; to answer), Kor ǝ̄ču-b- (to be indecisive, irresolute), Jp útákáp- (to doubt)) [the only non-suffixed form is TM aču-, itself only found in compounds] | (x)aču- | ǝ̄ču-b- | útákáp- | 1 | ája- ~ ajír- (to doubt, suspect) | ||||||||
Flour | aš [aš] (bread; a type of flour) (not archaic) | |||||||||||||||
Six | aš [aš3] (six) (not archaic) | |||||||||||||||
Spider | aš [aš5] (spider) (not archaic) [possible Semitic loan] | (ašāšu (a moth) [ʕačuč- (insect)]) | ||||||||||||||
Father | ŏ-(ŏ-) | aya [a [aya2], a-a [aya]; a-ia] (father) | ùjò ? (relation) (Orkh uja (relation, blood relation), TM oji (relation, spouse), Jp ǝ̀jà - OJp oja (parents)) | uja | oji- | ǝ̀jà | 14 | au̯- ? | äje ? | (/ ája- ?) | ||||||
Cry, Shout | ĕ- | aya [a; u3] (a cry of woe; to cry, groan) (not arcahic) | ĕju ( ~ -o) (to speak, cry, sound) [through a different reflex than e (speak)] ? | ạj-ɨt- | aji- | ejē- | òi'ó- | |||||||||
Marshland | aya [aya4] (marshland) (not archaic) | |||||||||||||||
To Surround | aya [aya4] (to surround?) (not archaic) | |||||||||||||||
Bear | az [az; [ĝeš]az] (bear; ~ figurine) | 1 | asu [< Sum lw.] | |||||||||||||
Myrtle | az [[ĝeš]az; [ĝeš][šim]az] (myrtle) (not archaic) | |||||||||||||||
To Break Into Parts | pæ- | ba [ba [pa2]] (to divide into shares, share, halve; to allot) | p`ajo (to rub off, wipe off, cut off); p`āji (part) (TM pā > Lit Man fa-li (part), Jp pia > OJp -bje (part) [in compounds], Mng hejil- > Mid Mng xejil- (to separate)) | ajɨt- | haɣu-; hejil- | pajū-; pā | pūi- | pajas-; pia | 253 | |||||||
Shrimp ?, Shellfish ? | (i-)pæ- ? | ba [ba [pa2]] (a marine creature?) [probably a shelled creature, as in bagi/balgi, and murguba (shell - lit. shoulder/back of the ba ?)] | ipa ? ( ~ -b-) (shell) [note, for instance, OJp ebi (shrimp, shellfish); if iba, then Sum. iga would be expected (or igV)] | (h)ibawu | ibu-kta ( ~ igu-kta) | apampi | 1 | |||||||||
(Jagged) Rock | bæ- | ba [[ĝeš]ba] (a cutting tool) [the Akk synonym suppīnu is also of not exactly known meaning, but CAD appears to imply it was a tool used in brickmaking and may have been related to - or may have been - the boards used to cut/brace the edges of a brick being molded, in that it is listed along with boards used in brickmaking and spinning; the first entry in CAD appears to list it as an iron tool, and it is also listed after two types of vessels; basically the meaning is not clear and even the material of the tool is unclear though might have at least eventually been metal, although the determinative implies it is a wooden item (a la boards)] | băjV (rock) | bAjɨr | baji-ča | baj- | ||||||||||
To Bind | bæ- | ba [[tug2]ba13] (a garment) (not archaic) [~ Akk nalbašu (cloak, coat)] | bā́ (to bind) [either in sense of wrapping around cloak or coat, or general relation between binding and weaving/sewing] | b(i)ā- | ba- | pa | bǝ́ | b- (to tie) | ||||||||
Half | ba [ba3, ba7] (half; thirty) (not archaic) | |||||||||||||||
To Take Away, Diminish; To Be Weak | pĕ- | be [be4 [pa2 [wa2]], be6 [ex(PI), pa12, wa, we, a3, i16]] (to deduct, remove; to diminish, reduce; to withdraw, receive (as an allotment)) [possibly an intensification of ba through the vowel shift; it is probably not coincidental it shares an orthography with [ba], and [ba] can be rendered as forms of pa- as well as pe- or pi-]; conceivably though also note bĕ́ (bait) (Jp bai > OJp we and TM be; but bait and bird-seed in OUygh with -ŋ, suggesting the meaning may have derived from small things - though bird-seed might also be secondary] | p`ē (to be unable) [to be weak, diminished]; p`íjo (spindle, part of loom or cross-bow) [i.e. to take away, draw (s.t.) back] (Tk ijik (spindle), Jp pí > OJp pji (shuttle (of a loom)); Kor pu- > Md Kor pɨ- (dial.); pi-thɨl- (to spin; to twist); TM pia-la- > Lit Man filan (name of a tree (used for bows)), Negidal pē̂laxa (part of a cross-bow)) [I have been unable to track down what "part of a cross-bow" this refers to - but it is also substantially possible that a letter was omitted in the Russian and that the Russian actually means "archer (for cross-bow)", which would be consistent with the root meaning being "to draw back" or "pull" - with significantly divergent derivations into "spindle" and "to spin; to twist", but that latter betrays the fact that both of those actions require pulling yarn taught; likewise, the shuttle is pulled back and forth across the loom, and the archer pulls back the cross-bow string; Literary Manchu is either secondary or is a reference to actual bowmaking which (ironically, because it doesn't precisely concern the string) involves curving a branch by pulling it without destroying the tension - or it requires stretching the tense string across a bow (made from a favored tree); however, Turkic would probably have been expected to retain the *p-, which might call the association into question]; [noting also póju ( ~ *p`-) ? (child, young (of animals))] | ___; ijik | jada | pē-; pia-la- | ___; pu- | piá-r- ( ~ -ai-); pí | 46 | |||||||
Perfect | bu [bu [pu [pi8]], bu2] (perfect) (not archaic) | |||||||||||||||
To Chase, Flit | bu [bu2; bu; wu] (to flit, chase about) (not archaic) | |||||||||||||||
To Touch, Reach; Side | tæ- | da [da [ta2]] (line, side, edge) (not archaic) | taja (to lean on); t`ằt`e (reach, arrive at, stay at) ? | daja- | daji- (?) | daja-; tata- ? | ___; tàtằ-d- ? | tajǝ-r- ( ~ -ua-); tǝ̀ntùk- ? | (dUjV (dark) ?) [or ST tǝ̄k] | (or tag(')) | (idu) ? [or tVyak- (take)] | (idu) ? [or tVyak- (take)] | taje (to bow, incline) [or takka] | (or tag- (to touch)) | ||
A Bird | da [da[mušen]] (a bird) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Compound Verb Verbal Element | da [da] (cvve) | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Side Board | da [[ĝeš]da] (side board (of a chariot)) (not archaic) | |||||||||||||||
To Stir (Into a Liquid) | da [da9] (to stir into a liquid) (not archaic) | |||||||||||||||
Writing Board | da [[ĝeš]da (writing board) (not archaic) | |||||||||||||||
To Flow, Pour | de | de [de2 [di8]] (to pour; to winnow) | dijV ( ~ *t-) (tar, to melt) (Kor/Jp meaning "to cast"; probably closer Altaic meaning "to flow") | dī | tī- | (d)í- | 52 | |||||||||
To Bring | t`u- | de [de6 [di6], de3 [di7]; de2] (to bring, carry) [ES ga, ir (likely lexical replacements)] | t`ŭja ? (to give, give a feast) [earler meaning clearly to give or distribute] | toj | taɣu- | tuju- | 395 | [=VtV̆??] | dō- (to give) | toɣe (to bring, give) | ta- (to bring, to give to 1st/2nd person) | |||||
To Shape, Create | de [de2] (to shape, create) (not archaic) | |||||||||||||||
Say (speak) | t`œ- | di [te10, ti4] (non-finite imperfect stem of dug[to speak]) | t`oje (to sound, noise) | tōj- | tüji- | tǝjǝ- | 2 | dē- | [taʔ-] ? | |||||||
To Shine, Radiance | t`y̆ | di [di5] (to shine) (not archaic) | t`úju (to gleam, shine) | [[ST [t]ăw (bright, shine)]] | [dey- (day, shine)] | [daw- (day, morning)] | [deɣ- (dye)] | |||||||||
To Go | di [di] (go) (not archaic) | |||||||||||||||
Have a Bowel Disorder | di [di5] (to have a bowel disorder) (not archaic) | |||||||||||||||
All | du [du3] (all) (not archaic) | |||||||||||||||
To Go | t`ŏ- | du [du [de6, di6]] (imperfect singular stem of ĝen[to go]) | t`ā́ja (to float, slide) [to move] | tāj- | taji-tu- | tia- (taj-) | taju- | 32 | (deye-, dyā- ? (to run, to hurry, to move quickly); dū- ? (to go down (ab. sun, etc.))) | |||||||
To Build, Make | dŭb- ? | du [du [tu20, ru2]] (to build, make; to do, perform) | dubi ( ~ t-) (skilled, accustomed) | düj | dub- | 518 | ||||||||||
Plant, Fix Upright | du [du3 [tu20, ru2] (to plant; to fix upright, erect; to impregnate; to drive in, fix) [possibly an intensification of to lay/put] | 6 | ||||||||||||||
To Hold, Grab | t`u-(t`u-) | du [du3 [tu20, ru2]] (to hold, keep in custody) | t`[u]tV́ (to grasp, close, detain) | tut- | todka-, tödüge- | tuta- | tàt- | tǝ̀ntǝ-, tǝ́ntǝ́-má- | 1 | tud_- (to block up) | ||||||
Many ? | to- ? | du [du3 [tu20 [ru3]]] (all) (not archaic) | tṓj- (four) ? | dȫrt | dör-ben, dö-čin | dügin | dǝ- | |||||||||
Deity Platform | du [du6] (throne platform for a deity) (not archaic) | dû, d'iu [< Sum lw.] | ||||||||||||||
A Fish | du [du6[ku6]] (a fish) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
To Push, Strike | t`ŭ- | du [du7] (to push, thrust, gore) (not archaic) | t`ut`ì (to beat, strike) | tüt- | tute- | tùtɨ́rí- | tutuk- | |||||||||
To Square | du [du7] (to square) (not archaic) | |||||||||||||||
Fitting, Suitable | t`ŏ- | du [du7] ((to be) fitting, suitable) | tā̀jV [seems to be t`- with TM irreg/loan, or as reconstr Tk is irreg] (big, good) (Mng daja- (all, great, big), TM dāji (big, size of)) | daja-gu | daja- | dāji | 15 | |||||||||
To Whirl | t`ŭ-(t`ŭ-) | du [du7-du7] (to whirl) | [obviously see du7-du7 "whirl", but the evolution may have been convergent, as Altaic t`ut`i is more closely semantically associable with "to push, strike"] | tüt- | tute- | tùtɨ́rí- | tutuk- | 5 | ||||||||
To Spread, Thick | t`ŭ- | du [du8] (to bake; to spread out mud to make bricks; to caulk) | t`ùji (thick) | Tujug | tüɣüd- / tüjit- | tùjǝ̀- | 78 | tawǝ- (to fatten, fat) | täwi (full) | tav- (much, abundantly) | (ṭu- ? (udder)) | |||||
To Heap, Pile | du [du8] (to heap up, pile up) (not archaic) | |||||||||||||||
Lament | du [du9-du9] (lament) (not archaic) | |||||||||||||||
To Make a noise | t`o-(t`o) | du [du12-du12; du12] (to play (a musical instrument)) | 1 | |||||||||||||
Say (speak) | (i-)p`e- ? | e [da-me, ne, be2, e; na-be2, na-be2-a; e7] (perfect plural and imperfect stem of dug[to speak]) | ip`i (~-p-,-e) (mouth; to say) | (x)ipke- | íp | íp- | 22 | [ʔap-] | (cf. *apta- 'bark'?) | ēv- | bVʔ | |||||
An Interjection | e [e] (a vocative interjection) (not archaic) | |||||||||||||||
To Stay, Dwell | be- | e [e2; e4 [a]] (house) [ĝa2 (ES) ~ lexical substitution ?] | bíju ? (to be, sit) | büji- | bi- | b(u)í- | 722 | |||||||||
Barley? | e [e] (barley?) (not archaic) | |||||||||||||||
Chaff | ĕb- | e [e3] (chaff) | ebí ? (weak, to wither) | ebe- | ǝ̀bí- | impu-sia- | 2 | |||||||||
Leather Strip | e [e; e6] (strip or piece of leather; leather bearing) (not archaic) | eau (yau) (< Sum. lw.) | ||||||||||||||
Leave | a- | e [e3; i; e] (to leave, to go out; to thread, hang on a string; to remove, take away; to bring out; to enter; to bring in; to raise, rear (a child); to sow; to rave; to winnow; to measure (grain) roughly (with a stick); to rent) | ā̀ja (to go, walk); aje (to reach, come close) | Aj- | aja-; aji-su- | āj- | àjùm-; ǝ́jǝ́mp- | 90 | ei- | [yaʔ/w-] | aja- | ej- | i- | |||
Good, Fitting | æ- | e [e7] (trust) (not archaic) | ăjV (good, fitting) ? | ăja- | (h)aja | aja, aju- | [ST ʔǝ̄j ?] | [hwy ?] | ī̆j- (to agree; proper, possible) | |||||||
Man; Person | be- ? | e [e5; e] (princely?) (not archaic) | bĕ̀je ? (man; self, body) | beje | beje | bǝ̀ | ||||||||||
Tube, Socket | e [[ĝeš]e11] (tube, socket) (not archaic) | uppu ? | ||||||||||||||
Round, Circle | ep- | eb [eb] (oval) | i̯ằpV (to bend, turn; hook) | ebir- | eb- | oboka- | àpùkuà | 29 | ||||||||
To Follow; Push | et`- | ed [ed3 [e11]; |UD×U+U+U.DU|] (to go up or down; to demolish; to scratch; to rage, be rabid) [the Uralic derivation is semantically closer] | ìt`ù (to hit, push); idV (to follow, lead, arrange) [Starotsin claims an original meaning of to arrange in order, excluding Sumerian data] | it-; Eder- | ete-; iǯi | idu- | ___; ùt- | 241 | itV (to run, jump) | |||||||
To Pierce; To Quilt | ĕt`- | ed [ed3 [e11]] (pierce) (not archaic) | èt`i ( ~ -t-) (thread, to quilt) | Etek- | etu- / ute- | ìtuá | ||||||||||
To Rely On | ĕt` | ed [ed3 [e11]] (strengthen) (not archaic) | ḗt`a (to take care of, deal with); ĭ̀t`á (to rely, trust, take upon oneself); at`i ? (son, young) | ēt- | ___; itege- | ete-; (x)iti- | àtáŋ | átúkáp-; àntùkàr- | ||||||||
Shallow Place | eŋ- ? | eg [eg2 [i15 [šurux(E)]]; iku2 [ĝa3?]] (levee) [~ Akk iku (dyke, ditch)] | iŋV (shallow place) ~ Drav. iṇi- (to evaporate, (flood) to subside) ? | (x)iŋā | jǝ̄ ( < *i'ǝ) | ía | īku | ([ike(-ne) ? (gums, palatte) ?]) | ||||||||
Louse(-Ridden) | æk`- | eh [eh [ah, uh]] (insect(s), bug(s); moth; head-lice; to have lice) | ák`à (dirt, filth) | (h)ag | (x)aK- | ákà | 1 | |||||||||
Front ? | ĕm- | eme [eme] (tongue; language) [< tongue < fron; the closest Altaic analogies are "neck foundation, Adam's apple" and "breast", with the emphasis being on the "front part" of a person, presumably] | emo (front) ?; [could also note ắmo (mouth; taste (*amo-t`a, *amo-sa)), but the broader Eurasiatic and Borean parallels mostly mean "taste" or "sour"] | ömgen | emü- | ume- / emu- | 16 | emû (tongue of a plow) (< Sum. lw.) | ||||||||
A Pack for a Pack Animal ? | ĕm- | eme [eme3, eme6; eme5; eme7, emex(|SAL.EN|)] (female donkey) | emV(ŋV) ? (saddle, belt) (Tk ẹ̆dŋe-r (saddle), Mng emeɣel (saddle), TM emu-l > Evenki ōmi (pack strap), emin, emi-lge (horse or deer pack) | ẹ̆dŋe-r | emeɣe-l | emu-l | 7 | |||||||||
Tongue (Of Plow, Battering Ram) | eme [[ĝeš]eme] (a part of a plow; point (of a battering ram)) [quite possibly the "tongue" of the plow, but that meaning isn't so obvious for the battering ram] | 63 | ||||||||||||||
Wet Nurse (Uralic ? loan) | ĕm- | eme [eme2] (wet nurse) (not archaic) [& emeda, emegala] | emV (to suck) | em- | em-kü- | ime- (to suck; see Finnish imettäjä "wetnurse" and Estonian amm "wetnurse" (Est. derived imettaja to imetada) | ||||||||||
(To Be) Aware | ĕn | en [en] (priest) [could also be related to en (lord)] | enu (to beware, attention) | anu- | (h)an- | (x)en-te- | 38 | enu (< Sum) | ||||||||
To Possess, (Be) Master | æn- | en [en] (lord) [ES u3-mu-un, umun] | ā́ni (to hold, present) (Tk > OUygh inčü, anču (fief, land and vassals presented by the ruler), Mng anǯu > Wr Mng anǯu (fine) [money], TM anī- (to present a gift), Kor ān- (to hold in the arms)) | ēn-čü | anǯu | anī- | ān- | 59 | [Hʷan- ?] | ān- | ||||||
To Shamanize | œn- | en [en2] (incantation) (not archaic) | ṑńè (shaman, spirit) (TM ūńi- (to shamanize) | oŋgo-n | ūńi- | ǝ̀nì | vēnd- (king, god) ? | |||||||||
Pleasure, Joy | e-ne | ene [a-ne; e-ne] (pleasure?) | ińo (to laugh) | (h)inije- | ińe- | ūń- | 18 | |||||||||
To Go, Come | er- | er [erx(|DU.DU|); re, re6, re7, er, e-ra; er-re, i-ri] (perfect plural stem of ĝen[to go]) | ī́re (to come, enter) | ẹ̄r- | ire- | ī- | ítá-r- | 6 | ||||||||
To Flow or Drip | er- | er [er2 [ir2, era2, ira2]; i-ra] (weeping, mourning; tears; to weep) | ire (to melt); [note also ī́ru (to be ashamed, shy, hostile)] | ẹri- | irū- | 4 | [ares (to be angry, to lose one's temper)] | [(arāru ? (to revile, curse))] | [jerV (damn; to swear, curse)] | [SD īr_- (anger, grief, fury)] | ||||||
Throttle | ere [er13] (to press, throttle) (not archaic) | 219 | ||||||||||||||
A Flour | eš [eš2] (a flour) | |||||||||||||||
Rope, String | eš [eš2] (rope, thong, string) | 10 | ||||||||||||||
Inside (sheltered place) | eč` | eš [eš3 [ez3]] (shrine) [shared orthography and pos. cognate with (tent)] | ič`u (inside) | ič | (h)iči- | utu | 65 | eššu (< Sum) | juča (junča) | |||||||
Three | œč- | eš [eš5; eš-a-bi [is-a-bi], eš10] (three) [ES am3-mu-uš] | óče ? (late, evening) (late) (Jp best preserves "late" ǝ́sǝ́- > OJp oso-) [note isolated Tk. üč ~ öč (three); note re: Eme Sal ŋ[i̯u] (three, thirty) > ŋ ~ m ~ (e-)mo-oč; however because sixty appears to also contain ŋ[i̯u] + uš (possibly through us (to follow)), this may reflect us (lean) ~ prop or uš (foundation) ~ foundational three - or basically the last of the basic-concept numbers (single, dual, plural ~ first, following, many/last) ?] | [üč ~ öč ?] | öčüge | ǝ̀čǝ́i | ǝ́sǝ́- | (weskʷer-, wesper- (evening)) | ? wanša (old) | |||||||
Musk ? | ka- | ga [ka3] (milk) | ki̯ájo (strong odour; smoke) (> smelly animal fluid) [Alt reconstruction may be confused with ki̯àjú (wind, air), leaving for this root Tk KAjɨr - OUygh qajɨr (castoreum, the odorous secretion of the beaver), and TM koja - Ulcha/Nanai qoja (secretion of a musk deer); when Sumeroaltaic formed, animal husbandry didn't exist, and so ka (animal secretion) would have looked more like (musk), but by the time Sumerian proper evolved, milk from animals would have been common, and a cultural feature totally absent from Sumeroaltaic (which to the extent it had a root for milk, might have referred to breastmilk)] | KAjɨr | kej | koja | káiN-púri | 155 | [Note AA > Chad > Ju ku (milk; breasts) | |||||||
Arrowhead | kŏ(-kŏ)- (arrow > nail > clasp) | gag [[ĝeš]gag, gag [kak, ka15 [ki7]]; [urud]gag] (arrowhead; peg, nail) | k`ōki (hinge, hook) [*k- suggested by TM guk-] (Tk. kök, köken (hinge, nail, peg, clasp; tether), Jp kunki (nail, peg, hook), Kor kūkta (rowlock), Mng kögene (a string with a loop for binding animals); also possibly note gék`á (hook, bend) [-k- in TM]] | kök, köken | kögene | kūkta | kunki | 57 | ||||||||
Pock | gag [gag] (a pock; a disease) (not archaic) | |||||||||||||||
Notch (v. / n.) | ge | ge [ge14, ge15, ge3, ge22, ge23] (blow; wound; stroke of the stylus; (piece of) writing, copy, exemplar, written) (not archaic) | gijo (notch, to cut aslant) | Kɨj- | gia- | ki | ||||||||||
To Be Agitated | gĭg- (< gĭ-(gĭ-) ?) | gig [ge17, gib3] ((to be) sick; (to be) troublesome) | gĕ́gà ? (to be angry) (Wr Mng ɣaɣa-ra- (rave), TM geg (angry)); [maybe note gíme (defect) (commonly sick/illness)] | KAkɨ- | gaɣa- | geg- | kákúat- | 43 | ||||||||
Reed | ki- | gi (reed, cane; a unit of length) | kìjá (a k. of grass) (Mng kija- (young fresh grass on river banks), Tk Kɨj(g)ak (sedge)) | Kɨj(g)ak | kija- | kijo-kta | kójōm | kàjá | 977 | |||||||
Reed Thicket | gi [[ĝeš]gi] (reed thicket) | 96 | ||||||||||||||
To Distill, Ferment | ge- | gi [gi, [šim]gi] (an essence) | gṑje ? (a k. of ferment) | göjü- | gū ( ~ *gǖ) | kɨ̄i- | ki | |||||||||
To Wander ? | kĭ- | gi [gi4 [ki8]; gi [ki2, ke2]] (to turn, return; to go around; to change status; to return (with claims in a legal case); to go back (on an agreement)) | kḕju (pass beyond) | Kej- | kēj- | kúaja- | 54 | |||||||||
Cord, Net | gu [gu] (cord, net; unretted flax stalks) | 54 | qû (flax, thread, string) | |||||||||||||
Bank, Side | gu [gu2] (bank, side; neck) | 30 | [ḳÚHV (head)] | ahu ? ([gʷay- ?] | kɔ(ʔ) (PAA) ? | |||||||||||
A Bird | kŭ- | gu [gu2[mušen]] (a bird) [also the stem of gu2-bi2[mušen] (a marsh bird)] | kúja ? (an aquatic bird) | Mng kajil- (sea gull; lark) | kuju- (goose; duck; young (of birds)) | Kor kǝ̀jú, kǝ̀ijú (domestic goose) | 1 | käjV ((young) bird) | ||||||||
Nut, Berry | kŭ- | gu [gu2] (pulse, bean) (not archaic) | kúja (a k. of nut) (TM also in a compound meaning (blueberry)) | kuju-kta | kài'òm | kaja | ||||||||||
To Shout, Blow ? | ku- | gu [gu3] (voice, cry, noise) | ki̯àjú (wind, air) | KAj | kuj | kuje | kùrì- | kùjú-r- | 6 | |||||||
(To) Eat ? | kŭ- (or gŭ-) | gu [gu7 [ku2]] (to eat, consume) | kujV [k`-, g-] (thick, saturated) | Koju-g | kǝ̄-r- | kuá- | 456 | (=ä̆G_wV [=V̆́GwV]) | (gʷei(w)o- (live)) | kuje (fat) | (CǝN)gVjH) ('thick' PAA) | gw- (feed) | ||||
Another, Other | go- | gu [gu7 [ku2]] (to square (math)) (not archaic) | gojV (different, other) (TM goj/gia > Lit Man. Guā (other, another); Mng gojar- > Wr Mng qojar (two)) | gojar | goj / gia | kía | (HVq̇wV (strange, foreign)) | gaw/gw- (other) | ||||||||
I (1st sg.) | ŋæ ? | ĝae [ĝa-e; later ĝe26] (I) [1st sg pronoun] | ŋa (1st obl) | na-m- | nà | a- | 2 | ŋV (I) | (n- (etc. 1st)) | ((an-) [ʔan-]) | (njā- (I, we)) | ŋau (etc 'I') | (naj (we)) | |||
To Rest, Dwell | ŋŏ- | ĝa [ĝa2, ĝe26] (house) (not archaic) [ES ma] | ŋū́ju (to sleep) | ū-dɨ-, ū-dɨ-k-la- | nojir | ŋu(j)a | úi- | (au- (pass the night)?) | (nOjV (to tire) )? | |||||||
A Bird | ĝaĝa [ĝa2-ĝa2[mušen]] | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Shaded Place, Dark | ŋa-(ŋa-) | giggi [giggi [gi6, ge6, ĝi6]] ((to be) black) | ŋi̯aji (lower side) [i.e. shaded area (blocked by something above) > dark > night] | ŋia- | nằrí- | 13 | nei- (lower, bottom)(or ḱei̯ǝ- ?) | (or ke-) | ŋVw ? (shade, dark) | |||||||
Night | ĝi [ĝi6 [gi6]] (night) [< dark] | 629 | ||||||||||||||
A Bird | ĝi [ĝi6[mušen]] (a bird) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Be It, Be He | he [he2 [hi2]; he2-a] (be it, be he) | 4 | ||||||||||||||
To Mix | hi [hi] (to mix (up); process (skin; wool, in the latter possibly a stage between combing and spinning); alloy) | 8 | ||||||||||||||
A Fish | HI [HI[ku6]] | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Compound Verb Nominal Element (CVNE) | HI [HI] (cvne) | |||||||||||||||
To Scrape, Dig | k`op`- ? | hu [hu] (to scrape off, grub up) (not archaic) | k`ap`V (to press, grasp) | Kap- | kab- | xap-ki- | kap- (cf. also ghab-) | kappV | kav- |
Bisyllabic (VCV / CVC / VCVC / CVCV (/ VV / CVV / VVC)) Archaic Roots: (This is a tad more difficult than monosyllabic as, for instance, asal2 could derive from a-sa-al or as-al, likewise apin might come from ap-in or a-pi-in etc.)
Meaning | Sumeroaltaic (Reconstruction) | Sumerian | North Caucasian [or SC] | Indo-European | Akkadian [Afroasiatic] | Uralic | Dravidian | Austric | Kartvelian | |
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Flooding | a-de2(-a) [to bring water] | (var_- ?) | ||||||||
Pleasure | a-ne | |||||||||
Times (Math) | a-ra2 | |||||||||
Doorkeeper | a-tu | |||||||||
Doctor | a-zu / a-zu5 / azu [to know the water ?] | asû (< Sum) (> Semitic) | ||||||||
To Learn, Measure | e-aŋ | a2 aĝ2 (command; instruct) [measure the time/arm ?] | ēŋV ? (think, understand) | ([ŋā (ST)] (know, be awake)) | āw- (note, listen) | [ʔVngʷ- (brain) ?] | ajŋe (temple) | eṇ- (to count) | ||
Manacles | a2-la2 | |||||||||
A Wooden Object | a2-na | |||||||||
Livestock | ab2-udu | |||||||||
Rear Cow | ab2-ur2 | |||||||||
Cosmic Underground Waters | abzu (< ZU.AB [The Knowing Sea ?]) | apsû (< Sum) | ||||||||
A Profession | ad-NE | |||||||||
Treasure ?? | agV ? | aga3 (tiara) | ằgò ? (trade (~)) | agû (< Sum) | ||||||
Sharp (Thing) / Ax | agV | aga3 (an ax) | ā̀gV (sharp, whet) | |||||||
Clay ? | alan (statue) | |||||||||
Beam; Timber | am-ra | amrû | ||||||||
Elephant | am-si | |||||||||
Universe | an-ki [heaven and earth] | |||||||||
Tin or Lead | an-na | |||||||||
Upper | an-na | |||||||||
Plow Animal (?) | en-ǯe | anše (donkey) [an (~ungulate) - še (barley < food)] | ènŋù (young of an ungulate) (amča ? (plough)) ?? | ein- (deer, roe) (āmāǯ (Pers) ? (plough)) ?? | ||||||
Upper | an-ta | |||||||||
An Official | ara | |||||||||
To Buy, Sell ?? | arad2 [ir11], arad [ir3], ar3-tu (ES e-re) (slave, servant) | [HV̆́rV̄ (to change, borrow)] | ar- (to gain, distribute) | ardu (slave, servant) | ||||||
Wall | ba8 [bad3] | p`ádo (or bĕ̀dù?) | paδV (dam, enclosure) | paṭ- (yard; dwelling) | ||||||
(To Be) Far, Wide | pa(-t`) ? | ba9 [pe3] / ba [pa2] (-r / -d) ((to be) remote) | (p`át`à (uncultivated land, field (< stretch/wide))) | pet- (to stretch out) | petû [pitaḥ-] (to open) | (pāT- (field, garden bed)) | ||||
To Dig, Excavate | ba-al | |||||||||
Unit of Capacity | ba-an | |||||||||
Bright, Light | babbar [bar6 / par] (white) | pārē [[p]ārē] ? (lighting, brilliance) | bar / bur ? (morning) | |||||||
Turtle | ba-gi | |||||||||
To Turn | bal (turn; pour; term in office) | (ʡwilʡă (wheel) [ʡwelʡV̄́ (to roll, wheel)]) | ((e)wele- (twist, drag along)) | palû (period of office) (< Sum) ([wV(H)l- (to turn, roll) ?] | (vaḷ-ai- (turn, surround)) | (wial (round) PAA) | ||||
Spindle | balak [bal / bala] | gălV (stick) ? | ||||||||
Other Side ? | ba-r ? | bar / ba-ra (outside, (other) side) | baŕV ? (opposite, inimical) | |||||||
A Fish | bara2 | |||||||||
To Mix? | bara2 | |||||||||
A Fish | ba-za | |||||||||
To Shine (of Sun) ? | bel ? | bil3 (to burn) | bĕ̀ló (pale) ? | bhel- (to flame) ? | [(bVlVg- (shine) ?] | (peĺkkä ? (clean) ?] | veḷ- (white) ? | (~balar (pale) ?) | (berc̣q̇ (to glitter) ?) | |
Locust | bir5 | |||||||||
To Tear (Out) | bur12 [bu] | bóra ? (to divide) | ||||||||
~Pale Light, (Glow, Shine) | bu(-r) | bur2 [bu8] (light (; glow, shine)) | boŕV (grey) | būrV (grey, brown) [bū́rV̆ (gray)] | bhrūn- (brown) | (barmu (particolored)) ? [buHar- (yellow, brown..)?] | ||||
(To) Free, (To) Loose ? | bu(-r) | bur2 [bu8] (to release, free) | bi̯ura (lose, abandon) | (bher (throw)) | (pOra (fall)) | (bar/br (diminish)) | ||||
To Blow | bol ? | bul4 | bolī- (Ewk) (to blow (of wind)) | bhlē- (to blow...) | (ber- (to blow...)) | |||||
A Fish | bul5 | |||||||||
To Give, Offer ? | bor ? | bur ((food) offering, sacrifice) | bi̯ṓr[é] (to give) | bher- (to bear) ? | pūru (< Sum) [// barVʕ- (give)] | por- ? (join, unite) | (beRay (PAN) (give)?) | bar- (to confide, consign) | ||
A Unit of Area | bur | būru (< Sum) | ||||||||
Crow | kor ? | buru4 | [ki̯ăro] | (worn- ?) [ korw- ; also k'oro-] | warV ? [kOrnV] | |||||
Bird(s); Sparrow | buru5 [< ~bVrw ?] | werb- (?) | ||||||||
To Take, Hold | t`ab | dab / dab5(-dab5) (seize, take hold) | t`abi (to pick up, collect) | |||||||
Round, Turn | t`eb ? [not sure why I suggested that; perhaps t`ep - variant of "pass through"?] | dab6 [da5] (go around, turn) | t`òp`ú ? (round) | |||||||
Dwelling, To Dwell | t`ag | dag [tag2 / da8] | t`égè(-rV) (edge, border) | tk'ey- (to dwell, to inhabit) | taɣV (takV) (place) | taŋ-/tak- (to remain; to stay) | ||||
A Fish | da-ka | |||||||||
Bride (Price) ? | t`am | dam [da4] (spouse) | t`ằma (bestow, pay) | |||||||
Pure, Clean | dan6 | |||||||||
Unit of Length, Double Hour/Mile | da-na | |||||||||
To Break Up | t`a-r | dar (break up, crush, grind) | t`ájri (to scatter, disperse) | ter(y)- (to rub) | tara (to open) | tar_e- (to cut) | ||||
Red-Brown, Clay ? | t`er- | dara4 (red (; brown)) | t`ḕŕù (dirt, dung) | |||||||
To Support | da-ri | |||||||||
Eternal | da-ri2 | dārû | ||||||||
Torn/Piece, (To Tear) ? | t`e(-k) ? | deg (RI) (to take; also tear out) | t`ĕ̀kí (piece, tear into pieces) ? | |||||||
Call Out (a Name) | t`e-d | di (did) (lawsuit, trial) | t`édù (transmit) | dūd_- ? (mention a name) | ||||||
(To) Pass (Through / Along) | t`e-p | dib (DI) | t`ằp`è (to go through) | (etēqu ?) | tav-iṛ- (?) (creep, crawl) | ṭoṗ- (to wade) | ||||
To Judge | di-ku5 | |||||||||
Judge | di-ku5 | |||||||||
Head ? | dilV ? | dili (single, sole, unique) | dilu (purest derivations seem to be generally TM dil/del "head" and Literary Manchu ǯili "horn foundation") | dēlu (< Sum) | ||||||
(not archaic in Sumerian; possibly a common derivation from dilV "head") | dilib (hair; equates with uruhhu (hair (of head); CAD says specifically perhaps forelock or hairline) | dilu (Tk. julɨŋ / jülüŋ (m;arrow; spinal marrow) Mng. ǯiluɣa; ǯulai, ǯula (brain; sinciput, fontanelle); TM dili (head; horn foundation)) | [meaning-wise, equates with uruhhu (hair (of head) (CAD says specifically perhaps forelock or hairline))] | |||||||
A Fish | dili | |||||||||
Stick, Post | t`em | dim (post) | t`ĕma (net string, net needle) | timmu | ||||||
A Fish | dim | |||||||||
To Make | t`e-m | dim2 (DI) (create, make) | t`ámu (put into, gather) | [thǝ̄mH (many) ?] | [tVm (completed)] | temV (full) | tumb- (full, fill) | tVm (full) | ||
Small Object, Figurine | dim3 | |||||||||
Unmng | din | |||||||||
Big, Great | tir- | diri (great...) [tir4] | tī́ri (thick, plenty) | [TVrV (big, numerous)] | (dreu-) | tire (full) | tōr- (large, stout...) | |||
Knee | t`o-p(`) [late?] | du10 [dub3] | t`op`u | |||||||
Good | do-g | du10 [dug3] | di̯òge | =ĭnk_w [Vd=ĭk_wVn] (right) | dheugh- (ready, sufficient) | |||||
To Speak, Transmit (?) | t`u-k | du11 [dug4] | t`ukí (transmit) | (dababu ?) | ||||||
An Affliction | du11-ga | |||||||||
Command | du11-ga | |||||||||
To Dig | dun [du24] | |||||||||
To Lay (warp) | dun [du24] | |||||||||
Elevation ? | t`u-d ? | du6 (-r / -d) | tī̀du ? (elevation) | tùd- ? (point, edge) | dud- ? (tip) | |||||
Cultic Place | du6-ku3 | |||||||||
Fitting, Suitable | du7 (-r / -d) | |||||||||
Knock (Loose) ? | t`o-k` ? | duh [du8] (loosen, open) | t`ók`ù (hit, knock) ? | [tōk / thŏk (ST) ?] | teuk- (to beat) | takāku (press) [tuk (beat, press)] | tukV (to break) | tōɣ- (to kick, stamp) | TVk (to beat) | |
Bran | duh [du8] | tuhhu (< Sum) | ||||||||
To Hit, Knock [Loose] ?? | (t`u-k` ?) | du8 [duh] (loosen, release) | t`ók`ù (hit, knock) | [tōk (ST)] | teuk (beat) | tukV (to break) | tōɣ- (kick, stamp) | TVk (beat) | ||
Tablet | dub | ţuppu | ||||||||
To Beat, Strew ? | t`op(`) ? | dub (to strew) | t`i̯op`è ? (to trample) | [TVp (beat) (ST)] | tap- (press...) | dup- (push) | tappa (stamp) | tap- (to strike) | dVp (to beat) | ṭḳeb- (trample, press) |
To Tremble | dub | |||||||||
Pot (/ Bowl) ? | t`o-g ? | dug ((clay) pot) | t`i̯age ? (a k. of vessel) | |||||||
(To) Cover | t`ul | dul (to cover) | t`ū́ĺi ? (seed, egg) | [ṭVɫV (egg)] | tōl- (egg) | |||||
First, Chief (child) ? | t`um- | dumu (ES du5-mu) (child, son, daughter) | t`ŭmu ? (head, top of head) (Wr Mong. tomi (chief, first)) | |||||||
Totality | dur | |||||||||
Knot, Tie | dur | dur (...knot, bond, tie) | dŭŕi (ring) | |||||||
Defile, Cleft | dur2 | |||||||||
To Sit [tuš] pl | dur2 | |||||||||
A Bird | dur2 | |||||||||
Young Male Donkey | dur3 [ANŠE-ARADx(nita) male donkey] | t`ṓrV ? (young animal) | ||||||||
A Goat | durah [dara3] (wild / mntn goat) | tork(')- ? (he-goat, pig) | turāhu | |||||||
(To Be) Soft | duru5 | |||||||||
Tavern? | e2-da4 | |||||||||
Chamber | e2-mi | |||||||||
Queen's Household | e2-mi2 | |||||||||
Type of Ewe or Lamb | e3-li | |||||||||
Heavy Rope | ebih2 | ebīhu | ||||||||
Female Donkey | eme3 / eme6 | |||||||||
A Bird | EN.TI | |||||||||
Ruler | en-či | ensi2 (ruler, governor) | ā̀ńe(-č`V) [quiet, sit] / ā́ni [hold] | iššakku (< Sum) | ||||||
Dream Interpreter | ensi3 | ensû (< Sum) | ||||||||
Cedar | eren | erēnu | ||||||||
A Fish | eren2 | |||||||||
Lady, Queen | ereš | |||||||||
A Fish | erin | |||||||||
To Yoke | erin2 | |||||||||
Bond | eš2-la2 | |||||||||
Hand / Within Reach ? | ŋa-l | ga7 [ĝal2] (ES ma-al) (to be (there, at hand)) | ŋā̀li (hand) ? | χĕɫHe [χV̆ɫHé] (hand, sleeve) | ʔōlʌ- (elbow) | älV (lap) ? | ɣlia- (armpit) | |||
CVNE | ga7-la | |||||||||
Chest, Rib Cage | gaba (breast, chest) | gébó (shell, husk) | ||||||||
Flax | gada | kitû | ||||||||
Decision, Intention ? | ka-(e)č ?? | ga-eš8 [ka-eš8] (decision) | káče (wish, intent) | kaće (see, look, notice) | ||||||
CVNE | ĝal2 (ES ma-al) | |||||||||
Lamentation Singer | gala | kalû (< Sum) | ||||||||
Mange, Scab, Leprosy | gan | |||||||||
To Bear Young | ken ? | gan [kan] | ki̯úne (person; people; country) | ǵenĕ- (give birth; be born) | ||||||
Come On! | ga-na | gana (< Sum) | ||||||||
Field | gana2 | |||||||||
A Bird, Ostrich | ga-nu11 | |||||||||
Former, Retired | gar | |||||||||
Type of Bread | gar3 | |||||||||
Stump, Arm ? | gar- | gar3 (knob) | gàrá (arm) | karru (< Sum) [(Eg. ǯry (hand))] | gar_- (long feather) | |||||
Cream | gara2 | ghert- ? (dairy produce) | garû (< Sum) | |||||||
To Kill, Slaughter | gaz | qeć- ? (tear, rip) | ||||||||
Mustard Seed; Licorice | gazi | kasû | ||||||||
To Carry With o.s.? | ge13 [ĝen / gin] / gi [gin6] (permanent) | ŋā̀ńì? | nēy- (lead) | (kīnu ?) | naṇ- (approach) | |||||
A Female of Inferior Social Status ? | gem- ? | geme2 (female worker) | gămo (concubine, co-wife) ? | g'em- (son-in-law, fiancé; to marry) [gʷen-, *gʷnā- ? (woman, wife)] | (kim- (family) ?) [kVm (to give birth)] ? | (kmar (husband)) | ||||
Tree | ĝeš | (işu ?) | ||||||||
Lance, Spear | gi27-da | |||||||||
(To Be) Big, Tall | ge-t ? | gid2 [gi27] (-r / -d) | găte (strong, very) | |||||||
A Reed Fence | gi-du3 | |||||||||
A Grain | kip ? | gig (kib) (wheat) | kìp`é ? (bran, millet) | kibtu (?) | ||||||
Unit of Weight, Shekel | giĝ4 | |||||||||
Ax, Adze | giĝ4 | |||||||||
Reed or Tree | gi-gi27 | |||||||||
To Shine, Glitter ?? | gil ? | gil (treasure) | gìlè (shine, glitter) ? | ḳV́lʡV [ḳV́lʡV] (white) | g'hel- / | [kalap- (red, brown)] | kīl- (BF glitter) | kiḷ- (rust, verdigris) ? | ||
A Fish | gir | |||||||||
Scorpion | ĝir2 | |||||||||
A Fish | ĝir2 | |||||||||
A Bird | GIR2@g ? | |||||||||
A Fish | giri | |||||||||
Razor | ĝiri2 [gir2 ?] | [ḳirV́ (knife) ?] | ||||||||
Foot, Leg | ĝiri3 [gir3 ES me-ri] (via, by means of, under the authority of someone; foot) | (k`[ú]ŕa (pole; finger, toe)) | ḳwĭrV (leg bone, leg of animal) [ḳwĭrV (leg)] | (karn-/-e- (handle)) | (kurmV (handful)) | kurV (hoof) | ||||
A Reed | gi-zi | kīsu (< Sum) | ||||||||
A Fish | gi-zi | |||||||||
A Bird | gu2-bi2 | kupītu | ||||||||
Chair, Stool | gu2-za | kussû | ||||||||
A Garment | gu3-zi | |||||||||
Bull, Ox | gu4 (-r / -d) (bull, ox) | (k`akt`o Tk Kotuŕ (yak)) | [gʷow- ? (cow)] | kōḍ- (bull, cow) | ||||||
Bull | gu4-ab2 | |||||||||
A Bird? | gu4-du7 | |||||||||
Cowherd | gu4-us2 | |||||||||
Friend, Comrade | gu5-li | (goli ? (female of an ungulate) | ||||||||
To Rise (Up) ? | gop | gub [gup] (to stand) | gi̯ṓp`e ? (to swell, form blisters) | |||||||
To Bathe, Wash | gub2 | |||||||||
Tooth | gug | |||||||||
Offering, Cake | gug2 | kukku ((< Sum ?) also Aram/Arab) | ||||||||
To Kill, Destroy ? | gul (destroy) | (=ilqwV (to die) ?) | gʷel- (cause pain, kill) | kola (to die) | q̇wil- / ḳal- / q̇law- (to kill) | |||||
Big, Great | gal- | gal(-gal) / gu-la (big, great) | gi̯ălu (thick, whole) (/ gaĺi (to contest) ?) | [Possibly translated as 'shang' (above/great) if it's possible the Xiongnu Chanyu Laoshang is a partial translation of lu-gal as /lu/-GREAT(shang)] | (g(h)alǝ- (to be able)) | (gel- (to win)) | ||||
Sheaf of Reeds | gu-la2 | ? | ||||||||
Light | gon | gun3 (speckled, multicolored) | gi̯òjńu (dawn, daylight) | [k]wăńɦV (light) | gʷhei- (light, bright) | ? | koj[ń]e (morning dawn) | (kāŋ (PAA) (moon)) | ||
Unit of Capacity | gur | kurru | ||||||||
To Reject..., Turn Away | gur | |||||||||
To Cut | gur | gur10 (to reap) | gi̯óro (to cut, carve, shear) | ([ḳirV́ (knife) ?) | g'har(a)- (scratch, scrape) | [ḳaraʕ- (cut)] | gīr_- (lines) | KVr (to scrape, dig) | ||
(To Be) Thick | gor | gur4 ((to be) thick) | gŭri (wide, broad, thick) | kabru (?) | ||||||
To Grind, Grate | gur5 | |||||||||
Harvest Season (?) | bor- ? | gur7 (buru) (harvest, summer) | (pŏ̀ru ? [< borV ?] (to snow, rain)) | ebûru (?) | (purkV (snowstorm)) | poṛ- (?) (to pour) | bur (fog Georg)) | |||
An Animal | gur8 | |||||||||
Unmng | gur8 | |||||||||
Grain Heap | guru7 | karû | ||||||||
(To Be) Tufted ? | guč- ? | guz (tufted) | guči (eagle) ? | (kočka (eagle) ?) | ||||||
To Be Bright | ha-ad | |||||||||
A Plant | hab2 | |||||||||
Smell, Stench | (h)ap ? | hab2 (maloderous, fetid) | ap`i (wind, vapour) ? | happu (< Sum ?) | ipV (taste; odor) ? | (ha[ɣ]um (smell, aroma) ??) | ||||
Round, Ring | k`er | har [hir2] (ring) | k`erV (to go / walk around) | ker- (circle, round object) | kerä (round, rolling) | |||||
A Bird | har | |||||||||
To Tear, Break Off | k`aǯ- | haš (break off) | k`ĕǯa (to rip, tear apart) | haşābu (?) | kečV (knife) | kac- (to bite, sting) | (ḳac̣r-, ḳac̣wr- (to scatch)) | |||
Plenty | he2-ga7 (heĝal) | hegallu (< Sum; Akk > Hur) | ||||||||
Acrobat | hub2 | huppû | ||||||||
Bronze Arrow | hud4 | |||||||||
To Possess / Master (?) | k`oŋ ? | huĝ (to hire, rent); huĝ (to pacify) | k`i̯óŋi (head of clan) | [Possibly preserved in the name of Wuwei, Xiongnu Chanyu (Qaʁi)] | ||||||
To Destroy | hul | qallu (?) [ḳal (small)] | ||||||||
Ruined, Maloderous | k`ol- | hul (ruination) | k`i̯aĺu (~ k`i̯oĺa) (dirt, unpleasant odor) | |||||||
Joy, Rejoice | hul2 | |||||||||
Joy | mag- (to make noise) | makkaš (lamentation; clamor, uproar) [post-2000 bc origin] | mi̯àga (glory, praise); Tk. bAgatur (hero); Mg. magta- (praise, glorify); TM m[ia]g- (shamanize; make noise); Kr. mār (speech); màwǝ̀-s- (to speak (polite)) | |||||||
Angry | huš (furious, angry) | k`i̯úsè ? (bad behavior) | ezzu (?) | |||||||
A Fish | huš | |||||||||
Doorkeeper | i3-du8 | atû | ||||||||
Divination? | i3-gi27 | |||||||||
Month | i3-ti / i-ti / iti (itud) (moon) | |||||||||
A Garment | ib2-du3 | |||||||||
Face | eŋ- ?? | igi [ini2] (face) | òŋè ? (exterior, front) | u̯eng'h- (neck, cheek) ? | ||||||
Eye ? | eg- ?? | igi (eye) | uk`u (understand, look into) | =agwV (to look, see) | okʷ- (eye) | [ʕaḳ- (know, see)] | āk- (to know) (/ o(i)k- (to see) ?) | wVk (to train, teach) | ||
Unit of Area/Volume | iku | ikû (< Sum) | ||||||||
Last Year | im-ma | |||||||||
Clan | im-ru | |||||||||
Clay Cover | im-si | imšukku (< Sum) | ||||||||
A Fish | in-gi4 | |||||||||
A Fish | i-zi | |||||||||
A Fish | kad4 | |||||||||
To Tie, Gather | kad4 | |||||||||
A Bread | ka-gu7 | |||||||||
Rare, Valuable | kal | |||||||||
To Tune? | kam [ka13] | |||||||||
Gate | ka-n ? | kan4 [ka2] / ka | kenta (threshold, gate; -ABL?) | |||||||
To Flee | kar [ka11] | |||||||||
Harbor, Quay | kar [ka11] | |||||||||
To Insult, Anger | kar | kar2 (insult, slander) | kàra (opposite, enemy) (/ kéro (fight, kill) ?) | kory- (war, troops) (/ kar(w)- (offend, punish) | [q̇araw- (war, fight)] | (/karV (afraid, scared)) | kar_ (anger, enmity) (/ kir_ / kor_ (angry)) | |||
Beer | kaš2 | (=Hić_V ? (rot, ferment)) | ||||||||
To Move, Go ? | keč ? | kaš4 [kas4] (runner, trotter, messenger) | kóčè ? (to nomadize, transport) | |||||||
To Bind | keše2 (-r / -d) | |||||||||
Desire ? | ke- ? | ki-aĝ2 (to love) | kaje ? (love, covet) | kā- (dear; lover) | keje (mate, pair, flirt) | ḳo- (to wish) | ||||
Mat, to Weave ? | ked ? | kid (reed mat) | ki̯àdi (seem, to sew, lace) ? | kītu (< Sum) | ||||||
Hit, Stamp ? | ket` ? | kid2 (break off, pinch off) | kā́t`e (to knock (of hooves), trot) | |||||||
Type of Fish | kiĝ2 | |||||||||
To Work | kiĝ2 | |||||||||
Threshing Floor | ki-ga7 (kiĝal) | |||||||||
Weight | ki-la2 | |||||||||
A Fish | ki-mu11 | |||||||||
Wild Dog ? | ker- ? | kir4 (hyena) | keru(ĺV) ? (k. of predator [~wolf/bear]) | (karaḍ-i (black bear)) | ||||||
Plantation, Orchard | kiri6 | kirû | ||||||||
(The) Thing(s) | kes- ? | kiš [kis] (totality, world) | késu (thing, sort, order) | kiššatu (< Sum ?) | (käske (to order, invite)) | |||||
Empty Place | ki-ǯ(?)ur | ki-su7 [kisur - place of ~abandonment (i.e. threshing)] | ki̯aǯurV (sand, steppe, earth [Mng. kuǯir 'salty earth']) | |||||||
Lower | ki-ta | |||||||||
A Fish | ki-zi | |||||||||
Metal, Silver | ku3 (-r / -d) | gʷedh- ? | koṭ- ? | |||||||
(To Break Off a) Piece | ku5 (-r / -d) | |||||||||
An Animal | ku5-da | |||||||||
Underwater ? | ku6 [kud] (fish) | kùdá ? (submerged) | g?adh- (drown) ? | (ku?- (drink) ?) | ||||||
Stair(case) | kuĝ5 | |||||||||
To Run | kul [ku9] | |||||||||
Unit of Liquor | ku-li | |||||||||
(To Be) Hot | um ? | kum4 [um2] / kum2 | umV ? (fire, to burn) | emēmu (?) ([ʕumr- ?]) | (umrV (flame)) | |||||
Tail, Braid ? | kun- ? | kun (tail) | kunu (fold, twist) ? | ? | ||||||
Mountain, Hill ? | gur ? (/kur) ? | kur [gur16] (underworld (mountain)) | k`ori (hill; embankment, boundary) [?] | GwērV (stone) | gʷer(w)- (mountain) | kurV (hill, elevation) | kùr_ (name of a mountain tribe) | gora (hillock) | ||
To Burn; Burnt ? | kur ? | kur (to burn, light) | kàru (black) ? | xḳărV́ (black; coals) | kerǝs- (black) ? | [ḳVrh- ?] | kar- (black; to burn) | |||
To Go, Enter ? | kur | kur (to enter) | kure (run, quick) | kors- (to run, hurry) | kürъ (Sam to run away, flee) | |||||
Basket, Vessel | kur- ? | kur2 (unit of capacity based on vessel size) | kúra(mV) ? (sheath, basket) | |||||||
Distinguish, Differentiate | kur | kur2 ((to be) different) | ki̯óru (rank, position) | |||||||
Skin | kuč` ? | kuš (skin) | káč`u (covering, skin) | k[ä]ćća (skin, hide) | (xoc̣- ? (to cut out, [to] skin)) | |||||
Tired | kuš2 | ki̯oči ? (nasty) | ||||||||
A Unit of Length | kuš3 | |||||||||
Powerful, Rich ? | kuč` ? | kuš7 (a high official) | kūči ? (power) | kizû (?) | kiśV [küśV] (rich) | |||||
Summer | kuš7 | (qēşu (CAD W Sem ??)) | kačV (warmth) [or maybe kesä (summer) ?] | |||||||
To Bring [de] | lah4 | |||||||||
Syrup | lal3 | làlè (sticky substance) | ||||||||
To Flourish, Grow ? | lam- ? | lam (flourish) | (lēmo (fresh, raw; vegetables?) | (lumb- (wet)) | ||||||
Inner Organ | lib- | lib (inner body; heart) | li̯ap`V (spleen) ? | (lepr- (liver)) | libbu [la/ipʔ- (/ li/ubb (heart)] | läppV (spleen) | limpa (spleen) ? | |||
Man | lu2-lu7 | lullû (< Sum) | ||||||||
To Clean, Wash | luh | lawe- <PIH *-Hʷ-> (to wash, to bathe) ? | leqw- / lqw- | |||||||
Full, Replete, Satisfied | lum | |||||||||
A Fish | lum | |||||||||
Type of Bag | lu-ub2 | |||||||||
Salt-Water Fish | lu-ub2 | |||||||||
Type of Pole | ma-gi27 | |||||||||
A Towed Boat | ma-gi27 | makkītu (< Sum) | ||||||||
Freight Boat | ma2-la2 | |||||||||
To Be Old, Big | mek` (because of the dramatic connotative split, presumably an ancient Proto-Sumeroaltaic root) | mah2 ((to be) great) | mók`ì (old, aged) (Mng. mökü- (to perish, fade away); TM muxu (to lose powers, to be exhausted) | (This is associated with rabû (to be big; to grow), which suggests a similar possible connotative shift from rb (grow) to rb (great) in the sense of large/largesse). | mug (to end, terminate) | |||||
Female Neighbor | ma-la | |||||||||
Dream | ma-mu | |||||||||
A Unit of Weight | ma-na | manû | ||||||||
Louse | mar | |||||||||
To Roll, Turn ? | mar- ? | mar (wagon) | máro (roll, bend) ? | |||||||
To Winnow | mar | |||||||||
Interest (on a loan) | maš | |||||||||
Goat | maš | (ū̆sr- (aurochs)) | wača ~ waća (young animal: female deer, foal) | wać- (ram) | ||||||
Basket | ma-sa2 | masabbu | ||||||||
Tiara, Type of Crown | men | |||||||||
Blackness | mes | |||||||||
A Tree | meś ? | mes (a tree) | mésV (wild apple, grape) | ʕämćṓ (apple, medlar) [ʕämćṓ (fruit)] | ((a)masl- ?) | mēsu | mc̣q̇aw- (k. of cherry tree) | |||
Great, Old (?) | meś | mes (hero) | mása (more, stronger) | meć- (old, elder) | ||||||
One's Own | me-te | |||||||||
Same | men | min (two) | mḕnò (self, body) | mēn- (body) | ||||||
North Wind | mir | vàḍ- (north) ? | (wiʔri (left (side) ?) | |||||||
Stump | mud | |||||||||
Tube, Socket | mot` | mud | mi̯ót`i (joint) | muṭ- (knee, elbow) | ||||||
Delivery | mu-du | |||||||||
Beer Jar | mudx(LAK449) / mud[urudu] | módè (bend, circle) ? | ||||||||
A Kind of Garment | mug | |||||||||
Cup or Bowl | muh | (pos. bi̯uk`e (vessel/gourd)) | ||||||||
To Shine | ŋol- ? | mul (star; to shine) | ŋi̯ōle (red, pink; yellow) ? | |||||||
A Fish | mun | |||||||||
Brackish | munu3 | |||||||||
Rotten, Overripe ? | mun- | munu4 (malt) | mi̯ójńi (become overripe, rot) | |||||||
A Profession | munu4 | |||||||||
Worm, Snake | moč` ? | muš (snake) | m[a]bči (worm, insect) | miʒ_Ă (stinging insect) [míʒV] | mous- (fly, stinging fly, gnat) | (omča ? (a k. of insect, bug)) | (muS(j)[-ir_-] (red ant)) | mVc (ant) | (mć̣er- (insect, fly)) | |
Type of Fish | muš | |||||||||
To Cuddle? | muš3 | |||||||||
Flat Space | muš3 | |||||||||
A Bird | mu-X | |||||||||
Son-In-Law | mi2-us2-sa (son-in-law) | māšu (twin) (obviously, though this may be the genetic cognate, it is not close connotatively) [(Sem): Ug. mt_ (child); Eg. ms (child); E Ch. mič- (small boy, child, son)] ? | ||||||||
To Drink (/ To Water) | naŋ | na8 [naĝ] (to drink) | ni̯àŋu (field, grazing place, hunting place) | (yAun- (fixed place)) | ||||||
A Musician | nab | ńū̀bV ? (entertainment) | ||||||||
Potash, Soap | naĝa | |||||||||
Mortar | naĝa3 | |||||||||
A Fish | nam | |||||||||
Set Path, Drawn ? (or 'to curse'?) | nam ? | nam (ES na-aĝ2) (determined order (fate)) | ńi̯àmi (trace) (or ńi̯áme (to curse, harm) ?) | neme- (to be angry, to scold | nav- (to sulk, be jealous) | |||||
Somebody | na-me | |||||||||
Musician | ner ? | nar | ni̯uru (song and dance) ? | |||||||
A Plant | ni-a | |||||||||
Female Dog | nig | ŋi̯ā̀k`u ? (dog, wolf) | (ńukśe (sable, marten)); (Sam noka) | (n[u]kuṛi (dog)) | ||||||
Possession; Thing ? | niŋ | niĝ2 (ES aĝ2) (thing) | nìŋi (burden, load) | |||||||
Fly, Insect | nim | |||||||||
Lady | neŋ (/ niŋ ?) | nin [nim2] (ES ga-ša(2)-an, ka-ša-an) (lady) | nĕ́ŋu (female relative (sister or sister's wife) | (i̯enǝ-ter- (brother's wife)) | niŋä (woman, female) | nānd_- (female relative) | ||||
Sister | nin9 | |||||||||
Male | nita | |||||||||
Ewes or Nanny Goats | nu2-a | |||||||||
(To) Lie Down, (Go To) Sleep (?) | no- ? | nud [nu2] (-r / -d) (to lie down (of people)) | ŋū́ju (to sleep) ? | (au- (pass the night)?) | nOjV (to tire) ? | |||||
A Profession | nu-ka | |||||||||
Prince | nun | |||||||||
To Discover ? | pa-t | pa3 [pad3] (to find, discover) | p`ḗt[e] (name, to call) | pedj-[ar] (name) | ||||||
To Break | pat` | pad (to break (into bits)) | p`ā̀t`à (to strike, hit) | [fet- (break, cut)] | peṭ- (to hit; to push) | (petk (to burst, break)) | ||||
Bow / Bone ? | pa-n(a) ? | pana | p`èjńé ? (bone) ? | [Paŋ (tooth) ?] | piŋe ? (tooth) | ipen/fan (tooth) | ||||
Large Mouse | peš2 | |||||||||
A Bird | peš2 | |||||||||
Fig | peč` ? | peš3 (fig) | p`úč`í (...willow, blossoming bush) | pećV (willow) | pūS- (k. of tree (with fruits)) | |||||
Surpassing, Outstanding | rib | |||||||||
To Donate | rig7 | |||||||||
To Withstand | ru-gu2 | |||||||||
(To) Tie (Shoes) | sig [sa2] | |||||||||
Regular Temple Offerings | sa2-du11 | sattukku (< Sum) | ||||||||
Healthy, Good | se-g | sag8 [sa14 / sig15] / sag9 (good, beautiful, sweet) | sḕgù (healthy; blood) | [sV́QV̆] (live, breathe) | (esH-r (blood)) | |||||
Designation of Goats | ša3-du10 | |||||||||
Rail (of a doorframe) | ša3-si | |||||||||
To Connect, Hold ? | ǯap ? | šab (clay sealing) | ǯap`ù ? (to hold, connect) | sep- (take into hands) ? | čap- (clap hands) ? | ć̣ap- (to take, gather) | ||||
A Net | sa-du3 | |||||||||
Person, Individual; People ? | čaŋ | saĝ (head; person) | č`aŋo (people, gathering) | |||||||
CVVE | saĝ | |||||||||
Strike, Beat | sag3 | |||||||||
Strew, Shake ? | sak | sag3 (throw (down)) | sā́ki (jump shake) | skek- (run, to spring) | (ćäkće (jump, hop)) | so-k ? (climb) | sḳin- (jump, leap) | |||
A Priest | saĝa2 | |||||||||
Reed Bundle | sa-gi | |||||||||
A Mat | sah | suhhu (< Sum) | ||||||||
Pig | šah | ǯa[r]q̇V (sow, pig) ? | šāhû (< Sum) | |||||||
Isolated, Sparse | sal- | sal (thin, fine) | sálo (separated) | |||||||
To Winnow | sal4 | |||||||||
Purchase Price | sam2 | [čā̀ma (ǯām-) (hesitate, argue) ?] | (šīmu ?) | |||||||
Fertile ? Soil | sar (śar) | sar (garden) | si̯ắŕi (earth, sand; marsh) | swVre (earth, sand) | [k'er- ((s)ḱer-) ?] | (mūšaru) ([sVhr- ?]) | (śarV~ (*ćarV) (excrement)) | (saṛap- (cow dung)) | ||
To Recite ? | sar (śar) | sar (to write) | sarV (song, feast) | (śarna (incantation; speech) | ||||||
Nauseated | sar | |||||||||
Designation of Cows | šar | |||||||||
To Slaughter | šar2 | |||||||||
All, A Lot ? | ǯer | šar2 (totality, world) | ǯ[i̯ō]ŕo (a big number) | |||||||
Upset With ? | ǯer- | šara2 (to slander) | ǯḕri (annoyed, disgusted) | šâru (/ [ǯV(H)r- (angry, frightened)] | źar- (...to be scared; to be unpleasant) | |||||
Grain-Ration | še-ba [to divide barley] | |||||||||
A Tree | še-du10 | |||||||||
Mudbrick | šeg12 [še27] (ES še-eb) (mudbrick) | ši̯ṑgV ? (juice) ? | ||||||||
To Cook | šeĝ6 | |||||||||
A Fish | šeg9 | |||||||||
Precipitation | sig (śig) [also A.ŠU2.NAGA; perhaps originally šeŋ > [a]šneg] | šeg9 [sig14] (snow) | sigí (rain, (snow) storm) [or si̯uŋe (hoar-frost)] | [or sneigʷhe-
(snow)] |
(sikśe (autumn)) [or šüŋe] | sug-i (harvest SDR) [or ciṇ- (drop, drizzle)] | ||||
Corriander | še-lu2 | [Eg. š3.w ?] | ||||||||
A Metal | še-lu3 | |||||||||
(To Be) Pure | (possibly a Uralic loan) | šen ((to be) pure, clean) | zèjńa (new) (jaŋɨ / jeŋi (new); Mng. sine (new); TM seńe- (raw, unripe)) | c̣ä̆nʔV (new) | šeŋä (good, healthy) | (ʔcVŋ (clean, bare) ?) | ||||
Cauldron | šen | |||||||||
Bitter, Brackish | ses | |||||||||
Brother | šeš | |||||||||
A Fish | šeš | |||||||||
To Place | se-g (śe-g ?) | si [sig9] / si3 [sig10] | ségì ? (to litter, mat) | c̣q̇(w)- (to pile up, arrange) ? | ||||||
A Pot | šid | |||||||||
Count(ing) | šid | |||||||||
Pluck Hair or Wool | sig7 | |||||||||
Class of Worker | sig7 | |||||||||
Designation of Cows | sig7 | |||||||||
Wool, Fleece; Hair | siki [sig2] | |||||||||
Street | sila | |||||||||
Unit of Capacity | sila3 | |||||||||
Cut (of Meat) | sila3 | |||||||||
Lamb | sila4 | |||||||||
Swallow | sim | |||||||||
Type of Basin | šim | |||||||||
Aromatic Substance | šim | |||||||||
To Smell, Sniff | sem (śem ?) | sim [sin2 / šim2 / šam4 / si13] | saŋu(ńV) (smoke) | sHwínṭV (sniff, snuff) | (sneu-) ? | ([sin- (nose)]) | su/üŋV (taste, smell); säŋe (smell) | cVŋ (smell; nose) | św-en- (breathe, sigh, rest) | |
Testicle | šir | |||||||||
A Song | šir3 | |||||||||
Fair, True (of gur[unit]) | si-sa2 | |||||||||
A Priest | šita | |||||||||
To Give | ču-g | su [sug6] (to repay a loan) | či̯ŏge (give, exchange) | =i[ć]V (dist., sell) [=i[ć]V (give, sell)] | [čay- (give) ?] | śī- (to give) | ć- (beat, give) | |||
Distant | su3 (-r / -d) | (nasahu ?) | ||||||||
Qualification of Land | su3-la | |||||||||
Wooden Item | šu4-a | |||||||||
Threshing Floor | sur [su7] | |||||||||
Rest Upright | su-k | su8 [sug2] (to stand) | soke (kneel, be inclined) | |||||||
Wild Cat | su-a | |||||||||
To Suck | sub [šub] | ši̯úp`ù (to suck, hold in mouth) |
c̣uṗV (suck) [[c̣]uṗV (sucking)] |
sūp- (gulp; broth, soup) | ĉVp- (?) (suck, absorb) | cub- (to suck) | cVp (suck) | c̣ob- (to suck) | ||
To Fall | šub | ǯobá (cut, crush) ? | ||||||||
Prayer, Dedication | šud3 | |||||||||
Fully Equipped, In Full Working Order | šu-du7 | |||||||||
(To Be) Empty | č(`?)u-g | sug4 [su3] ((to be) empty) | č`i̯ū́[g]a (scarce, poor) | čukka (loss; to spoil, lose) | ʒok- (PGn) | |||||
Unmng | šu-ga7 | |||||||||
Penis | suku | suku5 (not archaic) (pole) | si̯ū̀ku (to copulate, insert) (TK sik- (to copulate, penis); Mong sige-d- (to get stuck, removed); TM sōKān (to copulate, copulation)) | šukû (door pole (Sum. loan)) | ||||||
Fisherman | šu-ku6 | |||||||||
(To Be) Manly | šul | |||||||||
Salted, Pickled Meat | su-la2 | |||||||||
A (Metal) Vessel | šu-la2 | |||||||||
Saw | šum | |||||||||
To Slaughter | šum | |||||||||
A Fish | šum | |||||||||
To Give | šum2 | |||||||||
Garlic | šum2 | |||||||||
Crest, Beard (?) | su-n ? | sum4 [sun4 / su6] (beard) | sū̀na (crest, hair lock) ? | |||||||
Cypress | šu-me | |||||||||
To Spin; To Twist | sur | |||||||||
To Press, Squeeze | sur | |||||||||
A Bread | sur | |||||||||
(To Be) Furious | sur2 | |||||||||
Half | sur3 | |||||||||
Sink Down | šuš | |||||||||
Priest | šuš | |||||||||
Finger; Unit of Length | šu-si | |||||||||
Two | teb | tab (to double) | ti̯ubu | ((t)xq̇wV̄) | dwe- | (tawʔam (twin Sem)) | (to-ńće (second)) | (ṭq̇u- (twins)) | ||
To Lean On, Hold ? | ta-(g) ? | tag [ta3] (touch, take hold of) | taja (to lean on) [or ti̯ok`e (touch, reach)] | (dUjV (dark) ?) [or ST tǝ̄k] | [or tag(')] | [or tVyak- (take)] | taje (to bow, incline) [or takka] | [or tag- (to touch)] | ||
To Attach, Add | tak` | tah (to add, increase) | tàk`u (attach, touch, reach) | |||||||
Set Aside, Leave Behind | tak4 | |||||||||
Big, Broad | ta-(l) | tal2 [ta7] (big, good) | tā̀jV (broad, expand) | |||||||
To Trust | tam | |||||||||
Kind of Fish | tar | |||||||||
To Cut Down | tar | |||||||||
A Bird | tar | |||||||||
(To Be) Near To | teĝ4 [ti] / teĝ3 [te] | |||||||||
Pole, Part of Wooden Object | til | |||||||||
(To Be) Completed | til | |||||||||
To Live | til3 | |||||||||
Mud | tir (mud; ( > ?) forest) | |||||||||
Unmng | ti-sa2 | |||||||||
To Give Birth | tud | |||||||||
A Kind of Plow ? | tug | |||||||||
To Plow, To Apply a Certain Type of Plow | tug | (tŭ̀gì (to pound) ?) | ||||||||
To Sew, Garment ? | tog | tug2 (textile, garment) | teg[u] (to make knots, tie a hook) | |||||||
To Reach, Get To | t`uk- | tuku [duk2 / du12] (to acquire, get) | t`ukì (come to an end, exhausted) | dgʷhey- (disappear, die) | [dag- (forget, lose)] | (tëwkä (stop)) | teg- (full, finished) | (dagr- (end)) | ||
Architectural Feature | tul2 | |||||||||
Wild Dove | tum12 | (summatu ?) | ||||||||
A Fish | tum12 | |||||||||
Suitable | tum2 | |||||||||
Unmng | tum2 | |||||||||
To Bring [de] | tum3 | |||||||||
Wind | tumu | túmu (cold, snot) | tum- (to sneeze) | |||||||
Lip | tun3 | |||||||||
Small | t`u-r | tur [du13-rV] (to be) small [presumably identically derived as with tur (child)] | t`ṓro (weak, hungry, unable) | ter- (tender; young) | [ṭrʔ- / trr (fresh / new)] | tōre (fresh, raw) | tār_- (thin, dried) | |||
Child, Be Born | t`ur | tur [du13 ...?] ((young) child)
[presumably developed along with tur (small) from the same source] |
t`ŏ̀ri [t- ?] (to be born, copulate); [t`ṓro (weak, hungry, unable)] | (tu̯er- ?) | ||||||
Enclosure, Vessel ? | tur ? | tur3 (animal stall) | tṓŕu (birch bark, vessel made of birch bark) ? | |||||||
To Sit (down) | tuš | |||||||||
A Bird | u2-du | |||||||||
A Place for Storing Fish | u2-mu11 | |||||||||
A Bird | u-bi2 | |||||||||
A Bird | ud-ša | |||||||||
A Bird | ud-ur | |||||||||
Raven | uga | |||||||||
A Bird | uga | |||||||||
Old Woman | [see ama] | um-ma | ||||||||
A Fish | unu | |||||||||
A Bird | ur3-ab2 | |||||||||
A Fish | ur-ba15 | |||||||||
A Vessel | uri | |||||||||
Standard (Flag) | urin | urinnu (< Sum) | ||||||||
To Guard | urin | |||||||||
Gathering, Town | uru | uru11 / iri (city) | i̯úrù (to gather, crowd) | werǝ- (to string, put in a row) | ur_- (numerous, abundant) | |||||
Flood, Deluge | uru18 | |||||||||
Copper | urud | (e)reudh- (red) | ||||||||
Pacification | urun | |||||||||
(To Be) Exalted | urun | |||||||||
Evening | usan | |||||||||
Weaver | uš-ba15 | išparu (?) | ||||||||
Cella, Shrine | uz-ga | |||||||||
Flesh | uzu | |||||||||
Arm, Side (Flank) ? | č`a-k ? | zag [za3] (arm (side, right ?)) | č`ak`e ? (forearm) | č̣V[l]ḳ_wV (hoof, foot) | [c/c̣uḳl- (thigh, leg, elbow)] | săg (Kant foot); čæwɣa (Sam hock) | (ć̣q̇rta (elbow)) | |||
Fall, Disappear ? | ? zak` | zah2 (to disappear) | zi̯à[k`]ó (to hang, droop) | |||||||
To Wake, Be Awake ? | zel | zal (to get up early) | zela (to be awake; to live) | |||||||
To Cut, Tear | zar3 (sheaf (of barley)) | č`àro (to cut off, tear off) | c̣ǝ̆wră (sharp, sharp instrument) | (s)kerǝ- (to cut) | sarru [zarru/ṣarru] (sheaf (of barley)) [/ c̣ir- (cut) ?] | (ćärke- (to break; to ache)) | car- (tear, split) | č̣ar- / č̣r- | ||
A Fish | za-ri2 | |||||||||
A Bird | zeh | |||||||||
Right | zid | |||||||||
Flour | zid2 | |||||||||
Swell, Rise | č`i-k | zig3 [zi] (issue; raise, levy) | č`ĭk`a (rise, sprout) | śig- (sprout, shoot) | ||||||
To Cut, Tear | č`ir | zir [zi] (to tear out) | č`ire (to cut, scrape) | |||||||
Emmer Wheat | ziz2 | č`eč`u (flower) ? | ||||||||
Watercourse | zubi | |||||||||
To Steal | zuh | |||||||||
Round, To Turn | č`um | zum | č`i̯úmu (round(ed) object) | |||||||
A Fish | zum | |||||||||
To Take Care | zur | |||||||||
To Break | zur-zur |
I think this was intended to be a Swadesh List; I'll omit IDs that aren't critical and that don't match the form closely enough (so for instance with the deictic particle e- (third row), I'll omit anything not suffixed with -n-).
Meaning | Sumeroaltaic (Reconstruction) | Sumerian | North Caucasian [or SC] | Indo-European | Akkadian [Afroasiatic] | Uralic | Dravidian | Austric | Kartvelian | ||
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You (sg) | se | zae | si | ||||||||
We | menden | [t:V (WC)] | tV | ||||||||
You (pl) | [se(-n)] | menzen | |||||||||
They | [e-n-n] | anene (enene) | é (that (deictic root)) [Mong. e-ne (that); also Tk/Jp] | en- (pron. dem.: that) | a (that [part. Kolami-Gadba & Gondi-Kui]) | ||||||
How? | agin / anagin | ||||||||||
All | keš (of a set) | kiš | késu (thing, sort, order) | ||||||||
Many | ǯer | šar2 (a lot; total) | ǯ[i̯ō]ŕo | ||||||||
Many | mah (great) | meg'a- ? | mag- ? | mik- | mak- | ||||||
Few | (~ small [tur]) | ||||||||||
One | diš, (ES) did/dit | ||||||||||
Two (< same ?) | men (same) | min (two; ditto) | mḕnò (self, body) | ||||||||
Three | peš | ||||||||||
Four | limmu | ||||||||||
Five | ya | ||||||||||
Big | gul / gal ? | gal (& gula) | gi̯ălu / gaĺi (to contest) | ||||||||
Wide | ? (~t`aŋ-) | daĝal | t`āno (stretch, pull) ? | [dVŋV (pull)] | ta:ŋ (PAA; stretch) | ṭen- (stuff, pack tight) | |||||
Thick | gur | gur4 | gŭri | ||||||||
Heavy | dugud | ||||||||||
Small | tor ? | tur | t`ṓro (weak, hungry, unable) *If aspiration wrong | ||||||||
Short | luk- ? (compact, tight) | lugud | li̯u[k]u (thick, dense) | ||||||||
Narrow | hulu | ||||||||||
Thin | sal | sal | sálo (to be separated) | ||||||||
Woman | munus (ES nunus) | nŭsA [nŭsÁ] | nisw- | nezv- (female animal) | |||||||
Person | i3-li2 (man) (non-archaic) (possibly a loan) [theoretically, might be read ha-li2] | k`i̯uĺe (person) (Tk kiĺi > Old Orkh/Uygh kiši (person, people); TM (x)ile - Evenki ile (person)) | ((s)kʷel- (person)) | ||||||||
Man (adult male) | na | ||||||||||
Man (adult male) | nu | ||||||||||
Child | du- ? | dumu (ES du-mu) | Manchu jui (son/child) ? | ||||||||
Bird | mušen (ES mutin) | [ɦ[ć̣]ɨ̄́nĭ] ? | |||||||||
Snake | moš | muš | m[a]bči (worm, insect) | ||||||||
Worm | ? [mar (~wer)] | mar (ĝar) | ebVrV (worm, snake) | ||||||||
Tree | ? ŋeš ? (ES mo) | ĝeš (ES mu) | [Tkic os] (mū́ro; root reconstruction wrong - ~ mo) | ōs- (ash) | [Eg ʕš (cedar)] | ||||||
Forest | tir | ṭewr- ? | |||||||||
Stick | unu ? | ||||||||||
Fruit | ol | ul ? | ŭ̀ĺà (hemp) / ójle (small fruit) ? | ||||||||
Fruit | kur- | gurun (kurun) | kŏ̀ru (nut) | ||||||||
Fruit | bil2-ga | ||||||||||
Seed | numun | ||||||||||
Grass | sas [~ Akkadian?] | ||||||||||
Meat | niĝšuma | ||||||||||
Blood | mud | ||||||||||
Blood | moŋ (?) | umun | mi̯oŋe (?) | ||||||||
Egg | nunuz [nuz-nuz ?] | ||||||||||
Tail | kun ? | kun | kēńa (front leg, armpit, angle) | ka:ń ? (PAA; branch) | |||||||
Hair | siki | č`[i̯a]k`I (temple, ear) ? | |||||||||
Hair | munsub (also barber) | ||||||||||
Head | čaŋ | saĝ (head, person, capital) | č`aŋo (people, gathering) | ||||||||
Ear | ŋeǯ- (weǯ-) | ĝeštug (ES muštug) (reason, plan; wise; wisdom, understanding; ear) | ḗbǯo (to see, understand) ? | =ămc̣Ĕ (to know, see) ? | ous- ? | ||||||
Ear | ŋeč`- (weč`-) ? | ĝizzal (wisdom; understanding; ear; hearing) | ič`V (to hope, see) | ||||||||
Nose | kiri3 | ||||||||||
Mouth | ka-k ? | kag (ka) | kek`V (palate, throat) ? | ||||||||
Mouth | pu3 [< Akkadian] | ||||||||||
Fingernail | umbin [< Akkadian] | ||||||||||
Foot | ĝiri (ES meri) | ||||||||||
Leg | pah | ||||||||||
Belly | k`aš (lower body) | haš2(-bar) [also haš4] (lower body, abdomen; thigh -(belly; womb)) | k`ā́sa (place between limbs) | ||||||||
Guts | šagniĝin (intestines) | ||||||||||
Back | [tentatively ger-] | eĝir (egir) | kèro (back, to return) ? [only Turkic gErü] | ||||||||
Breast | ubur | bhreus- ? | bVr- (Cush, Sem) ? | bōr- | |||||||
Liver | ur | ur (liver; main body, bulk) | ṓŕì (middle, inside) | ||||||||
Bite | zu2 kud | ||||||||||
Blow | bol- | bul | bolī- (Ewk) [or bŭlu (cloud)] | ||||||||
Breathe | paŋ (agape) | pa-aĝ2 (breathing, breath; to breathe) | p`éŋi (to gape, hole) | ||||||||
See | igi duh / igi la (others? Akkadian confusing) | ||||||||||
Hear | ŋeǯ- (weǯ-) | ĝeš tuku (to listen, hear) | ḗbǯo (to see, understand) | ||||||||
Think | šag4 dab / šag4 dab5 | ||||||||||
Fear | ni2 teĝ3 (fear approach) | ||||||||||
Fear | su zig3 (skin rise) | ||||||||||
Sleep | u3 ku / u3 ku4 | ||||||||||
Kill | kas (to be hostile, hurt) ? | gaz (gas / kas) | kasa (to prohibit, be in one's way) | ||||||||
Fight | du14 mu2 | ||||||||||
Hit | tud2 | ||||||||||
Cut | zi2 | ||||||||||
Cut | bur | bur (bu3 ??) | bùro (to break, crush) | ||||||||
Cut | ket ? | kid7 | ki̯ā́tu (sharp tool; notch) ? | ||||||||
Cut | guruš3 (/4) | ||||||||||
Cut | šuš4 | ||||||||||
Split | dar | ||||||||||
Scratch | k`ur | hur | k`[ŭ]ri (to rake up) | ||||||||
Scratch | suhur | ||||||||||
Scratch | umbin la2 (to hang the nail) | ||||||||||
Dig | bal (ba-al & bal) | ||||||||||
Dig | dun | ||||||||||
Fly | dal | ||||||||||
Fly | baraš (ab-ra-aš >) | ||||||||||
Sit | tuš | ||||||||||
Sit | dur (imp. s.) | ||||||||||
Sit | durun (pl.) | ||||||||||
Sit | dur ĝar | ||||||||||
Sit | dub3 ĝar | ||||||||||
Sit | dub3 gurum | ||||||||||
Stand | gop ? | gub | gi̯ṓp`e (to swell, form blisters) | ||||||||
Turn (intr.) | bala | ||||||||||
Turn (intr.) | niĝin2 | ||||||||||
Fall | šub | ||||||||||
Hold | haza | ||||||||||
Hold | šu du8 | ||||||||||
Squeeze (?) (& press) | sur | ||||||||||
Squeeze | hir | ||||||||||
Squeeze | hehezer [syll.] | ||||||||||
Rub | sub (& sub6) ?? [unclear on early meaning; probably 'suck' and not rub] | ||||||||||
Rub | ur5 | ||||||||||
Wash | luh | ||||||||||
Wash | a tu15 / a tu17 / a tu5 | ||||||||||
Wash | me | ||||||||||
Wipe | šu su-ub ? | ||||||||||
Pull | šu dub | ||||||||||
Push | t`u (extend the arm) ? | du7 | t`ŭja (to give, give a feast) ?? | ||||||||
Throw | gurud | ||||||||||
Tie | kad | kad4 | kádù (a k. of harness (bridle)) / ki̯àdi (seam, to sew, lace) | ||||||||
Tie | kešed | ||||||||||
Sew | bul- (to bore, puncture) | bulug [also needle] | bi̯ŭ́le (to rub, whet) | ||||||||
Count | sed (or šed ?) | šid (really sid ?) | sèdá (to think, determine) | ||||||||
(Moon) | (loan) | šer (sir2 > še-er) (reddening; bright; radiance) | zēra (Old Tk. jaru- (to shine); Old Mng. sara (moon)) | ʒ_whărī / *ʒ_wăhrī (star) | [ĉahar- (star, moon); Sem. ŝahr- (new moon)] | ||||||
Sing | ser ? | šir3 [sir3] | sarV (song, feast) | ||||||||
Play | ene dug4 | ||||||||||
Float | t`er ? (melt, drip) ? | dirig [diri] (drift; float; soak; dissolve) | t`i̯árV (to melt) | ||||||||
Swell | ul- (be soaked, bloated) ? | ul | ŭ̀lu (to soak, wet) | ||||||||
Swell | maz | ||||||||||
Moon | itud [iti, itid] (& i3-ti & i-ti) | ||||||||||
Water | eš10 | ||||||||||
Water | illu | ||||||||||
Water | nag-bu [possibly derived thus, flitting ~waters] | ||||||||||
Water | neg- | niĝin | neku (lowland, water meadow) ? | ||||||||
Rain | šeĝ3 [še7] | ||||||||||
Rain | em- (water; or falling water ?) | im (ES me-er) | ā̀mú (river, valley) | ||||||||
Sea | ab | ṓp`à ? (to drink, inhale) [possible Hittite loan ?] | (H)ap- (river, stream) | ʕab- (drink) | op- (to wet) | ||||||
Salt | mun / mun4 / munu3 | ||||||||||
Salt | di-ni-ig | c̣_wĕnhV ? | |||||||||
Stone | č`a | za (bead, gem) | č`ā́jV (sand, sandbar) | (č̣ä̆č̣wV indirect ?) | |||||||
Dust | sahar | (s)ḱer- ? | |||||||||
Earth | a-ra-li | ||||||||||
Earth | ganzer | ||||||||||
Earth | u | ||||||||||
Earth | zikura | ||||||||||
Cloud | ze2-la | ||||||||||
Cloud | dungu | ||||||||||
Cloud | tilhar | ||||||||||
Fog | bar-šeĝ3 | ||||||||||
Wind | lil2 | ||||||||||
Wind | sisig | ||||||||||
Wind | tumu (chill?) ? | tumu | túmu (cold, snot) | ||||||||
Snow [also ice] | sig- (?) | šeg9 [sig14] | sigí (rain, (snow) storm) | ||||||||
Ice | k`al- ? | halba | k`ale (snow, snow-flakes) | ||||||||
Ice | amagi | ||||||||||
Smoke | i-bi2 | eba (to winnow, fan) ?; or other | |||||||||
Ash | de3-dal [?] [loan from Neo-Assyrian/Babylonian] | ||||||||||
To Burn | kur | (ki̯ằgru (?)) | g'werǝ- (or kurǝ-) | kar- ? | kur- (brilliancy, silver) | ||||||
To Burn | bel | bil, bil3 | bĕ̀ló (pale) | ||||||||
To Burn | ber ? | bar7 [bir9] | p`òre (fire; to burn) [~pir] ? | [wăr (ST)] | werǝ- | war- | ur- | warwar- | |||
To Burn (To Roast) | sa | c̣Vḥ- ? (dry) | ć̣w- ? | ||||||||
To Burn | t`ep ? | tab [dab2], tab2 [?] | t`ep`V (warm, to burn) ? | [tǝ̆p (fireplace)] | tep- | dVfVʔ- (?) | tVp (PAA) | ṭep- / ṭp- | |||
To Burn | ma5(-ma5) | ||||||||||
To Burn | šu hu-uz | ||||||||||
To Burn | gurum2 | ~gUrV 'burn, hot coals' ? [Manchu ?] | |||||||||
To Burn | u2-ku-uk | =ōgwV | ʕak- | ||||||||
To Burn | t`ep | dib [dab] | t`ep`V (warm, to burn) | [tǝ̆p (fireplace)] | tep- | dVfVʔ- (?) | tVp (PAA) | ṭep- / ṭp- | |||
Road | kaskal | ||||||||||
Road | ka-ĝiri3 [also ki-ĝiri3] | ||||||||||
Mountain | kur | kur | k`ori (hill; embankment, boundary) [the aspiration is probably a secondary feature of Eurasiatic] | GwērV (stone) | gʷer(w)- | kur- | kùr_- (in mntn. tribal names) | gora- | |||
Mountain | hursaĝ | ||||||||||
Mountain | iš | ||||||||||
Mountain | gin3 | hG_wānū ? | |||||||||
Mountain | ga-bi-ri | ||||||||||
Red | t`er- | dara4 | t`ḕŕù (dirt, dung) ? | ||||||||
Red | hibiz | ||||||||||
Red (2) | huš | ||||||||||
White | k`om- (bone (white)) | hu-um ? | k`i̯ome (Mng. kemi (marrow, bone with marrow); TM (marrow (in purest derivation)); Tk kEmük (bone, spongy bone, cartillage)) | (Hamq̇_wĂ (hard)) | (ak-m- <PIH *a->, *kām- (IndoIr) (stone, rock)) | (kämä (hard)) | (SDr kēm- (strong, hard)) | (kVŋ (hard, dry)) | |||
Black | mes | mīč̣V (dark) | mUC ? (black (FP)) | mas- (black pigment) | mVt ? (cloud, darkness) | ||||||
Warm | um- (hot) | kum4 [um2] (>) kum2 ((to be) hot) [possibly ind. Akk phonetic influence] | umV ? (fire, to burn) | ||||||||
Cold | sed6 [še23, se27], še12 [se24] | ||||||||||
Cold | eš13 | eis- | (is- PGnd; soak) | ||||||||
New | -bel (young) ? | gibil4 [bi2, bil] / gibil [bil2] | bāla (child, young) | bHăŁ_i (young) | |||||||
Old | či̯um- (many, a lot) | sumun (old) - possibly suffixed with -mu (/-ĝu) > sumuĝ (sumun) ("many years") in adj-prefixing early Sumerian; maybe also kisumun (unkn. mng. > at a wide open tract of land? ki-sumu-ne ? (kisumun is heavily associated with a-ša3 (field) - maybe grazing land?) | či̯ùmi (Tk. Tümen, Kr. čɨ́mɨ́n, Jp. ti) (~thousand) | ||||||||
Old | libir | (shared with OAkk labaru) | |||||||||
Good | zil (choice [thing]) ? | zil2 | sili (~*z-) (to choose, inspect) | ||||||||
Bad | k`ol- | hul | k`i̯aĺu ( ~ *k`i̯oĺa) (dirt, unpleasant odor) | ||||||||
Rotten | hul-dim2 | ||||||||||
Dirty | mudur (also dirt) | (t`ṓŕe) | mṭwe[r]- | ||||||||
Straight | si sa (to make straight) | (sas-) ? | |||||||||
Round (Circle) | ĝeš-bu10 | kósV ? [< kesu ?] | kɨ̄č̣wɨ̆ | ||||||||
Round (Circle) | gur2 | ||||||||||
Wet | duru5 | [Tk / Mng] | tVwVr- (flow, drip; soaked) | twer- (drink) ? | |||||||
Dry | a-ba-al | ||||||||||
Dry | šarag | ||||||||||
Dry | ab-hi-ir | ||||||||||
Correct | šušur, šušur2 | ||||||||||
To Near | tehi | ||||||||||
Far | asilal [silx(EZENxLAL2)] | ||||||||||
Left | gab2- | ||||||||||
Elk/Camel | t`ib- (< t`eb 'to pass') | dibid/dibida | t`ĭbŋe | ||||||||
(To) Get up Early/Pass | zal | zal | zela (to awake; be alive) | ||||||||
Companion | anta | anta | ā́nta | ||||||||
Vessel (1) | silV | sila | sílV | ||||||||
Goat (1) | maš | ||||||||||
Post | t`em | dim | t`ĕma (net string, net needle ?) | ||||||||
Flat (Surface, Land) | den | eden | di̯ā́no | ||||||||
Disappear | zak` (to drop, fall) ? | zah | zi̯à[k`]ó (to hang, droop) | ||||||||
Admiration, Wonder | u(-d) | u (/> u-di) | i̯ŭdu | ||||||||
Sister(/Lady) | neŋ (lady) | nin (also nim; sister only) | nĕ́ŋu | ||||||||
Lady | en- | innin | ĕ́ńa | ||||||||
Mes-Tree | mes (type of tree) | mes(-babbar) | mésV (wild apple, grape) | ||||||||
Hero (Young Man) | mes (strong, great) (or Kartv meć- 'old, elder') | mes (meš) | mása (more, stronger) | ||||||||
Bow | pana (curved bone, stick) ? | pana (bana) | p`èjńé ? (curved bone) | ||||||||
Pot | tug (to make loops, curve something) | dug ((clay) pot) | teg[u] ? (to make knots, tie to a hook) | ||||||||
High | on | un | ṓni | ||||||||
People | oŋ | uĝ | oŋne (same, self; lonely) | ||||||||
Garden | sar (land; or to bloom?) | sar | si̯ắŕi (also sáro 'blossoming bush?') | ||||||||
Hips | ib (hips, joined) | ib | èbà (to join, meet) | ||||||||
Load | gun (to push) ? | gun | guna (to rob, attack, torture) | ||||||||
City | uru (gathering of people) | iri (uru (also ES)) | i̯úrù (to gather, crowd) | ||||||||
Nail, Arrowhead | kak (stone or shell) ? | gag (kak); kak | ki̯aka ? (shell) | ||||||||
Stick | bül | bul5-bul5 | bi̯ŏla | ||||||||
Silent | sig | sig (šeg) | sĭ̀gà | ||||||||
Wheat, Millet | kip | kib | kìp`é | ||||||||
Break (2) | k`aǯ | haš | k`ĕǯa | ||||||||
Oak (Tree) | k`Vl(-Vp) (Eastern culture word ?) | halub | kúĺap`V; k`olV | ||||||||
Exceed | tir ? | dirig (diri (dir, du); RI) | tī́ri | ||||||||
Wall | bad | p`ádo | |||||||||
(To) Bear | tut (to nurture) | utud (< tud) | tḕtu (respect, care) |
Multisyllabic Words
Meaning | Sumeroaltaic (Reconstruction) | Sumerian | North Caucasian [or SC] | Indo-European | Akkadian [Afroasiatic] | Uralic | Dravidian | Austric | Kartvelian | |
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Child | - | hibira (son) (< maybe from an Altaic or IE dialect with accompanying metathesis ?) | k`i̯ŭrpe (young (animal, fish) | gʷerǝbh- (child, young one) | (karb- (egg, foetus)) | |||||
God | t`eŋ(g)er
[t`e-aŋ-ir |
diĝir | t`aŋgiri | |||||||
Curved Object | k`op`ur | hubur | k`ep`orV (Mong kabir- - WMong qabirɣa(n), qabisu(n) (rib); Tk KApur- - OTurk qabar (rib); TM xebti- (rib)) | (GwHV̄bV̆ (stack, haystack)) | ghAubh-, ghūbh- (to bend) | ([gʷab- (bend)[ | kaP- (to bend, turn over) | gib- (to twist) | ||
Tigris | id/t` eŋŋa
(> id egna (with uneven retention of the -ŋŋ- ?) (~Regular River) [id7 cognate not yet found] |
idigna
(id7 eĝ-ĝa ? > id eg-na river measure-ADJ measured ~ regular river) |
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