kaj 'rainy weather'
wind, whirlwind
Proto-Turkic: *Kad
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Proto-Altaic: *k`ĕdò
Nostratic: Nostratic
Russian meaning: ветер, вихрь
Turkic: *Kad
Mongolian: *küdeŋ
Tungus-Manchu: *xedün
Japanese: *kǝti (~ -ua-)
Comments: EDT 593, ЭСТЯ 5, 193-194, Лексика 46. Borrowing < Sam. *kacu 'whirlwind' is hardly credible, despite Helimski 1995.
Karakhanid: qaδ (MK)
Turkish: kaj 'rainy weather'
Middle Turkic: qaj (AH, Pav. C., Abush.)
Turkmen: Gaj
Khakassian: xas
Yakut: xatā- 'to be cold in spring'
Tuva: xat, xadɨ- 'to be frozen',
Tofalar: qat
Kirghiz: qajɨ- 'to be frozen'