ᡤᡳᡵᡳᠮᠪᡳ
Manchu
Etymology
From Proto-Tungusic *giri-.
The Tungusic verb may be akin to Proto-Mongolic *kïrga-, compare Mongolian хяргах (xjargax). Moreover, Proto-Turkic *kïrk- also seems close, compare Turkish kırkmak. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
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