English · noun

dog

‘the domestic dog’
simplex — no productive affix

The same meaning in all five languages

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English
dog
dog
French
chien
chien
Hindi
कुत्ताkuttā
कुत्ता
Telugu
కుక్కkukka
కుక్క
Tamil
நாய்nāy
நாய்

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  1. 01dog is an English noun with no productive affixal segmentation (simplex).1 step
    • rulerule:simplex
  2. 02Its meaning ('the domestic dog') can be approximated as LIVE in the Suffeffix atom interlingua.2 steps
  3. 03dog is inherited from Old English docga ‘dog (origin obscure)’ (confidence 0.60) [contested].3 steps
    • rulerule:etymology-hop
    • edgeedge:dog-oe-en0.60
    • sourceoed0.60
  4. 04Aligned forms: French chien (translation equivalent); Hindi कुत्ता (kuttā) (translation equivalent); Tamil நாய் (nāy) (translation equivalent); Telugu కుక్క (kukka) (translation equivalent).1 step
    • rulerule:alignment

Where it came from

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  1. docgaOld English— inherited →dog contested
    oed0.60