*sojagu
1 cock's spur 2 pine needle, toothpick 3 a sharp object
Proto-Turkic: *sojagu
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Proto-Altaic: *ši̯ū̀jò
Nostratic: Nostratic
Russian meaning: 1 петушиная шпора 2 сосновая иголка, зубочистка 3 острый предмет
Turkic: *sojagu
Mongolian: *sojuɣa
Tungus-Manchu: *šǖje
Korean: *sāi
Japanese: *sǝ̀jà
Comments: VEWT 425, EDT 859. All Kypchak forms may also be < Mong.
Karakhanid: sojaɣu 1 (MK)
Oyrat: sojoq `mountain top; young horn'
Tofalar: sojā 'wire for pipe-cleaning' (< Mong.?); sojaq `mountain' (ФиЛ 227)
Kirghiz: sojō 3
Kazakh: sojaw 2
Kumyk: sojaw 'a metallic pendant on a Caucasian belt'