eš- 1
1 to dig 2 to tear, rip open 3 to row 4 to swim 5 to throw away
Proto-Turkic: *ēĺ-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Proto-Altaic: *ḗĺV
Russian meaning: 1 копать 2 рвать 3 грести 4 плавать 5 выкидывать
Turkic: *ēĺ-
Mongolian: *ele-
Tungus-Manchu: *elbe-s-
Comments: VEWT 51, EDT 255-6, ЭСТЯ 1, 315-316, Мудрак Дисс. 95. Chuv. iš- 'to row; to swim; to demolish, tear' is evidently borrowed from Tat. (as opposed to the genuine al-t- ). Khal. h- is unclear here (external evidence clearly points to *0-).
Turkish: eš- 1
Tatar: iš- 2
Middle Turkic: eš- 1 (Abush.)
Azerbaidzhan: eš- 2
Turkmen: ijš-gek `oar'
Khakassian: is- 3
Halaj: häšü-
Chuvash: alt- 1
Yakut: es-, is- 5
Tuva: ešti- 4, eš- 3
Tofalar: eš-, e'hit- 3
Kirghiz: eš- 1