Lezghian etymology :

Proto-Lezghian: *uo-ʎwɨn / *ro-ʎwɨn

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: belly

Lezghian: rufun

Tabasaran: fun

Agul: fun

Rutul: uxun

Tsakhur: wuxun

Kryz: fän

Comment: One of several body part names with probable class prefixation (the Lezg. form points to *r- as opposed to other languages reflecting *u-). 3d class in Rut., Tsakh. and Kryz.

    Cf. Trubetzkoy 1922, 240; Лексика 1971, 109.

North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *ƛwɨ̆nʔi(-e)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: belly, stomach

Proto-Avaro-Andian: *bVxʷVn

Proto-Lak: ku

Proto-Dargwa: *kʷani

Proto-Lezghian: *uo-ʎwɨn / *ro-ʎwɨn

Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. In most languages the root is prefixless, but Av. and some Lezg. languages show traces of old class prefixation (common in PNC for names of body parts).

Avar-Andian etymology :

Protoform: *bVxʷVn

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: abomasum

Avar: maxá

Comments: Isolated in Av., but with reliable external parallels.

Lak etymology :

Lak root: ku

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: stomach; paunch

Lak form: ku

Comments: 3d class. Obl. base kuni-.

Dargwa etymology :

Proto-Dargwa: *kʷani

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: belly

Akusha: kani

Comments: Cf. also Ur., Kad., Kharb. kʷani, Tsud. kuni etc.

Sino-Caucasian etymology :

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ƛwɨ̆nʔi (~-e)

Meaning: belly

North Caucasian: *ƛwɨ̆nʔi (~-e)

Sino-Tibetan: *lūm

Sino-Tibetan etymology :

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *lūm

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: womb

Tibetan: lhums (resp.) the womb.

Burmese: hnǝlumh the heart, soul.

Kachin: sǝlum¹ the heart.

Lushai: hlūm the name given to the womb when contracted immediately after childbirth; hlam placenta

Lepcha: lím, a-lím the spleen

Kiranti: *lum, *hi-lum

Comments: STEDT 280-283 *s-b-[l/r]um ~ *s-b-l(w)am 'womb, placenta' (adding also Tib. sbrum 'pregnant', some LB and Karen forms, as well as a quite improbable Chin. parallel). {Some confusion with *ƛɨăŋ 'heart'.}

Kiranti etymology :

Proto-Kiranti: *lum, *hi-lum

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: middle, inside

Kaling: lüpphi 'centre'; lum liver, epigastrium, stomach

Limbu: lum centre, middle; lem spleen; hi-ra 'vagina'

Yamphu: hirum 'vulva'; rum 'middle'

Comments: STEDT 261-262 compares the 1st part with Tangkhul hai 'vulva', Mru kai id., Kham ca-kǝ 'vagina', reconstructing *hay ~ kay 'vagina'.

Limbu dictionary :

Entry: hira

Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology

Grammar: n.

Meaning: vagina.

Yamphu dictionary :

Entry: hirum

Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology

Grammar: n.

Meaning: vulva.

Nepali: putī

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