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Etymology 1
From ; Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬. Probably not related to, despite popular folk etymology; see there for more.

Root

 * 1) to watch, keep, preserve
 * 2) to protect from, defend against
 * 3) to protect (a country), i.e. rule, govern
 * 4) to observe, notice, attend to, follow

Adjective

 * 1) keeping, protecting, guarding, etc.

Noun

 * 1) guarding, protecting

Etymology 2
From.

Cognate with 🇨🇬 whence ; 🇨🇬 whence 🇨🇬 and ; 🇨🇬. Also compare the noun.

Root

 * 1) to drink, quaff, suck, sip, swallow
 * 2)  to imbibe, draw in, appropriate, enjoy, feast upon (with the eyes, ears, etc.)
 * 3) to drink up, exhaust, absorb
 * 4) to drink intoxicating liquors

Adjective

 * 1) drinking, quaffing, etc.

Etymology 3
Probably related to 🇨🇬,. Burrow and Whitney's derivations of the root as a semantic specialization of Etymology 2 ("to drink") are less likely.

Root

 * 1) to rise against, be hostile