gene, kene

tick, name of different parasites

Proto-Turkic: *gĒne
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Proto-Altaic: *kḗjna ( ~ g-)
Russian meaning: клещ, назв. различных паразитов
Turkic: *gĒne
Korean: *kǝ̄i
Japanese: *kání
Comments: VEWT 251, TMN 3, 615-616, ЭСТЯ 5, 63-64, Лексика 183. Voiced *g- and front row vocalism speaks against the theory of Turk. being < Pers. kana (although some forms like Khalaj kana and Turkm. dial. kǟnä may have been influenced by the Persian word - which itself has so far no Iranian etymology and must be regarded as a Turkic loanword).
Turkish: gene, kene
Uzbek: kana
Azerbaidzhan: gänä
Turkmen: gǟnä
Kazakh: kenä
Karakalpak: kene