North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *q_watā (~-ĕ-)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: large intestine

Proto-Avaro-Andian: *q:ʷata (~ o)

Proto-Lak: qʷata

Notes: An Av.-And.-Lak. isogloss; borrowing not excluded.

Avar-Andian etymology :

Protoform: *q:ʷata (~ o)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 large intestine 2 stomach

Avar: q:ʷatá 1

Karata: q:ʷata 2

Comments: Av.paradigm B (q:ʷatí-l, q:ut-bí). The Kar. form may be borrowed from Av.

Lak etymology :

Lak root: *qʷata

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: large intestine

Lak form: qata

Comments: Cf. Khosr. qʷata id.

Sino-Caucasian etymology :

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *qwá[t]ā (~-ĕ-)

Meaning: belly; pregnant

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *q_watā (~-ĕ-)

Yenisseian: *qeʔt- (~χ-) ?

Comments and references : Cf. also *χHontV̆.

Yenisseian etymology :

Proto-Yenisseian: *qeʔt- (~χ-) ?

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: pregnant

Ket: qässej⁵ , North. qɛssej⁵

Yug: хɛtes⁵

Comments: ССЕ 258. Werner 2, 83-84: suggests that the first element may be *χ[e]ʔ 'big', supporting this idea by the separability of the root in Ket t-qä-ŋ-tas-dʌŋdʌjen 'we are pregnant' etc. If this is not a secondary insertion of -ŋ-, we should rather think of a root *tis 'belly' (?).

Long-range etymologies :

Borean (approx.) : KVTV

Meaning : belly, intestines

Eurasiatic : *gUtV / *kUtV

Afroasiatic : Cush. *gʷVd-, Chad. *gVd- / *kVT- 'middle, belly'

Sino-Caucasian : *qwá[t]ā (~-ĕ-)

Amerind (misc.) : *kate 'belly' (R 51)

Reference : ND 603, 962.

Nostratic etymology :

Eurasiatic: *gUtV / *kUtV

Meaning: belly, intestines

Borean: Borean

Indo-European: *gʷet-

Altaic: *gi̯odV

Uralic: *kitV (*kütV)

Dravidian: *kut-

References: ND 603 *g[ü]dV 'belly, middle'; 962 *koṭe 'belly' (IE+Chad.); 1010a *ḲAʔ(u)dV ~ *ḲuṭV 'neck, shoulder' (Drav. 'neck' + Omot. 'neck'). Cf. *kUṭV. Svan. qäd 'belly' (see under 1854 *qAdV) may be < NC.

Indo-European etymology :

Proto-IE: *gʷet-er/n-

Meaning: stomach, crop, chest

Hittite: kuttar n. (r/n) 'Partie unter dem Hals und über der Brust beim Menschen, etwa Schulter oder Oberarm' (Tischler 678 f)

Tokharian: A kāts, B kātso (PT *kātsān-) 'belly, stomach, abdomen; womb' (Adams 156)

Germanic: *kwíɵ-u- c. / *kwid=́, *kutt-(i)ō- f. || *kud= (#235)

Latin: botulus, -ī m. `Darm, Eingeweide; Wurst' || guttur n., m. `Kehle; Kropf der Vögel und Menschen; Geschwulst am Halse'

Russ. meaning: зоб, кишки, живот (внутри)

References: WP I 555 f, 560, 671 + REFERNUM 587

Comments: Cf. *gut- 'crop, crest'

Germanic etymology :

Proto-Germanic: *kwíɵu-z / *kwid=́, *kutt(i)ō

Meaning: stomach, womb

IE etymology: IE etymology

Gothic: *kʷiɵu-s m. (u) `stomach, womb'

Old Norse: kviδ-r m. `Magen, Bauch, Leib'

Old Swedish: kviɵer `Magen, Mutterleib'

Swedish: kved

Old Danish: kvid `Mutterleib'

Old English: cwiɵ, -es m., cwiɵa, -an m. `womb'; cwidele `Geschwulst'

Dutch: kut f.

Middle Low German: queden `Bauchfell der Eichhörnchen'

Low German: westf. kutte `cunnus'

Old High German: quiti `vulva', quoden `femina, interior coxae pars'

Middle High German: kutel wk. f., kutel-vlëc st. m. `eingeweide von tieren'; kotze st./wk. f. 'hure; vulva'

Altaic etymology :

Proto-Altaic: *gi̯odV

Nostratic: Nostratic

Meaning: belly, stomach

Russian meaning: живот, желудок

Mongolian: *gede-sün

Tungus-Manchu: *gudige

Comments: ТМС 1, 167. A Mong.-Tung. isogloss.

Mongolian etymology :

Proto-Mongolian: *gede-sün

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: belly, intestines

Russian meaning: живот, внутренности

Written Mongolian: gedesü(n), gedüsü(n)

Middle Mongolian: gedesun (HY 47), kesosun (IM), kitäsun, kuǯiesä (MA 391, 345)

Khalkha: gedes, gedsen

Buriat: gedehe(n)

Kalmuck: gesṇ

Ordos: gedüsü

Dongxian: kiǯǝsun, qɨǯǝsun, kiǯiesun

Baoan: Gaǯisoŋ

Dagur: gedes, getes (Тод. Даг. 131), ketes; geǯese, getese, ketese (MD 150, 151, 183)

Shary-Yoghur: gedesǝn

Monguor: gidesǝ (SM 136), gǝdesǝ

Mogol: gesän, gesäl; ZM gisäl (3-6b)

Comments: KW 135, MGCD 289.

Tungus etymology :

Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *gudige

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: stomach

Russian meaning: желудок

Evenki: gudiɣē

Even: gudi

Negidal: gudi

Literary Manchu: guweǯixe

Udighe: gudie

Solon: gudege

Comments: ТМС 1, 167. On Mong. güǯiɣe < TM see Doerfer MT 22; backloans are probably Man. Sib. guǯuge and Nan. gūǯẽ.

Uralic etymology :

Number: 324

Proto: *kitV (*kütV)

> Nostratic: > Nostratic

English meaning: middle, inside, interval

German meaning: Mitte, Zwischenraum

Mari (Cheremis): kǝδäl (KB), kǝ̑δal (U) 'Mitte des Leibes, Mitte', kǝ̑δal (B) 'Weichen', küδü̆l- (KB) 'Nähe'

Khanty (Ostyak): kö̆t (V), kŏt (DN O) 'Zwischenraum', kö̆tǝw (V), kŏtǝp (DN), kutǝp (O) 'Mitte'

Mansi (Vogul): k_oät́ǝĺ (KU), kät́ǝĺ (P), kot́ǝĺ (So.) 'Mitte, mittelst'

Hungarian: köz 'Zwischenraum, Abstand, (altung.) Mitte; gemein, gewöhnlich', közép 'Mitte, mittel-'

Sammalahti's version: *küti

Dravidian etymology :

Proto-Dravidian : *kut-

Meaning : 1 throat 2 neck

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Proto-South Dravidian: *kut-

Proto-Telugu : *kut-ik-

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *kut-

South Dravidian etymology :

Proto-South Dravidian : *kut-

Meaning : neck, throat

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Kannada : kuttige

Kannada meaning : throat, neck, throat and neck

Number in DED : 1718

Telugu etymology :

Proto-Telugu : *kut-ik-

Meaning : throat

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : kutika

Dialectal forms (1) : kutuka

Additional forms : Also [1] kuttika, [2] kuttuka throat, gullet, voice, tone; [1] gontu, [2] gontuka throat, voice, tone

Number in DED : 1718

Gondwan etymology :

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *kut-

Meaning : neck; throat

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Konda : kutu

Proto-Pengo-Manda : *kut-a

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *kū̆t-a

Konda etymology :

Konda : kutu

Meaning: neck (Sova dial.)

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Number in DED : 1718

Pengo-Manda etymology :

Proto-Pengo-Manda : *kut-a

Meaning : hiccough

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Pengo : kuta asponḍ

Manda : kuta ahponḍ

Number in DED : 1718

Kui-Kuwi etymology :

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *kū̆t-a

Meaning : to hiccough

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : kūta vē'ūri aiyali

Kuwi (Schulze) : kūtha wiuri "hicock (sic)"

Tekriya Kuwi : kuta ve'uri "hiccough"

Notes : The -h- in Kuwi_S is strange; could it reflect an older -p-? Probably not, as the root seems to be nominal in PDR. So it is probably just expressive. Also irregular is vowel shortness in Kuwi_T.

Number in DED : 1718

Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *pVr-

Meaning: fly, soar

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Semitic: *pVrr- 'fly' 1, 'flee' 2

Berber: *(Ha)fir- ~ fVrfVr- 'fly'

Egyptian: pꜣ 'fly' (pyr)

Western Chadic: *pir- 'soar into the air' 1, 'stretch the wings' 2

Central Chadic: *pi/ar- 'fly' 1, 'fly away (bird)'2, 'bird's flight' 3, 'jump' 4

Beḍauye (Beja): fir 'fly'

Central Cushitic (Agaw): *fir- 'fly'

Semitic etymology :

Number: 1860

Proto-Semitic: *pVrr-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'fly' 1, 'flee' 2

Ugaritic: pr 1

Aramaic: prr 1

Arabic: frr 2

Tigrai (Tigriñña): frr 1

Mehri: farr 1

Harsusi: fer 1

Soqotri: fer 1

Berber etymology :

Proto-Berber: *Hafir- ~ fVrfVr-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'fly'

Nefusa: far

Siwa: ǝm-fǝr

Ahaggar (Tahaggart): fǝrǝ-t

Semlal: firri

Seghrushen: afru

Izdeg: afl_u

Mzab: fǝrfǝr

Wargla: afǝr

Qabyle (Ayt Mangellat): fferfer 'battre des ailes, s'envoler; voler; aller très vite'

Egyptian etymology :

Old Egyptian: pꜣ (pyr) 1, pry (pyr) 2

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'fly' 1, 'soar, rise' 2

West Chadic etymology :

Proto-WChadic: *pir-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'soar into the air' 1, 'stretch the wings' 2

Hausa: fī̄́rà 1

Angas: piir 2 [Fl]

Central Chadic etymology :

Proto-CChadic: *pi/ar-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'fly' 1, 'fly away (bird)' 2, 'bird's flight' 3, 'jump' 4

Hwona: pǝra 1, 4 MISTAKE

Mafa=Matakam: párr, pérr 3 [BMaf]

Gude: pǝr, fǝr 2 [Hs]

Buduma=Yedina: fǝr 1, 4 {???], Lukas fer 4

Bedauye (Beja) etymology :

Bedauye: fir

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'fly'

Central Cushitic (Agaw) etymology :

Proto-Agaw: *fir-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'fly'

Bilin: fir y-

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