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North Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-North-Dravidian : *pat-
Meaning : to pierce, perforate, tap with a chisel
Kurukh : pattnā
Malto : pattre
Additional forms : Also KUR pattā chisel to dig a hole in a piece of wood.
Number in DED : 4452
ndret-meaning,ndret-prnum,ndret-kur,ndret-mlt,ndret-addition,ndret-dednum,
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Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-Dravidian : *pot-
Meaning : to pierce, perforate
Proto-South Dravidian: *pot- Proto-North Dravidian : *pat- Notes : Telugu b- probably by analogy with *bok- 'hole'. Cf. also Parji botta hole (borrowed from Telugu?)
dravet-meaning,dravet-prnum,dravet-sdr,dravet-tel,dravet-koga,dravet-gnd,dravet-ndr,dravet-notes,
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South Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-South Dravidian : *pot-
Meaning : to perforate, bore; hole
Tamil : potir (-pp-, -tt-)
Tamil meaning : to pierce
Tamil derivates : potu (-v-, -nt-) to be perforated; (-pp-, -tt-) to bore, pierce; potumpu hole, hollow in a tree, pit, cave; pottu hole, rat-hole, hollow in a tree, rent or puncture, defect; pottal, pottai hole, orifice, defect; pottilam hole in a tree
Malayalam : pottu
Malayalam meaning : hole in the ground, cavity, hollow hand
Malayalam derivates : pōtu a hole as in worm-eaten wood
Kannada : hodaru
Kannada meaning : hollow of a tree, hole in the ground
Number in DED : 4452
sdret-meaning,sdret-prnum,sdret-tam,sdret-tammean,sdret-tamder,sdret-mal,sdret-malmean,sdret-malder,sdret-kan,sdret-kanmean,sdret-dednum,
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Telugu etymology :
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Proto-Telugu : *bott-
Meaning : hole, leak
Telugu : botta
Number in DED : 4452
telet-meaning,telet-prnum,telet-tel_1,telet-dednum,
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Kolami-Gadba etymology :
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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *pot-p-
Meaning : chisel
Parji : potpa, poppa "a chisel"
Number in DED : 4452
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Gondwan etymology :
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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *pot-
Meaning : to bore, perforate
Proto-Pengo-Manda : *pot- gndet-meaning,gndet-prnum,gndet-gon,gndet-kon,gndet-pem,gndet-kui,
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Gondi etymology :
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Proto-Gondi : *poh-pi
Meaning : chisel
Betul Gondi : pohpī
Mandla Gondi (Williamson) : pohpī
Mandla Gondi (Phailbus) : pohpī
Maria Gondi : poʔpi
Number in DED : 4452
Number in CVOTGD : 2432
gonet-meaning,gonet-prnum,gonet-gondi_tr,gonet-gondi_w,gonet-gondi_ph,gonet-gondi_ma,gonet-dednum,gonet-voc_num,
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Konda etymology :
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Konda : pot- (-t-)
Meaning: to bore, perforate (BB)
Number in DED : 4452
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Pengo-Manda etymology :
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Proto-Pengo-Manda : *pot-
Meaning : to bore, perforate
Pengo : pot- (-t-)
Number in DED : 4452
pemet-meaning,pemet-prnum,pemet-pengo,pemet-dednum,
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Kui-Kuwi etymology :
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Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *pot-
Meaning : to pierce, hole
Kui : pospa (post-) "to pierce, bore a hole, mortise; n. act of piercing, mortising"
Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : pōthali "to hollow out"
Kuwi (Schulze) : poth'nai "to hole"
Kuwi (Israel) : pot- (-h-) "to make a hole (in wood, etc.)"
Additional forms : Also Kui pondo hole; ? bojo wood dust resulting from dry rot
Number in DED : 4452
kuiet-meaning,kuiet-prnum,kuiet-kui,kuiet-kuwi_f,kuiet-kuwi_s,kuiet-kuwi_isr,kuiet-addition,kuiet-dednum,
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Nostratic etymology :
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Eurasiatic: *p`u[ṭ]V
Meaning: hole, vulva
References: МССНЯ 340; ND 1834 *pu(w)ṭE ~ *ṗu(w)ṭE 'hole' (with dub. IE). nostret-meaning,nostret-prnum,nostret-ier,nostret-alt,nostret-ura,nostret-kart,nostret-drav,nostret-reference,
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Indo-European etymology :
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Proto-IE: *pAut-
Meaning: cunnus, etc.
Old Indian: puta- m. (du.) `buttocks' (L.)
Latin: prae-pūtium, -ī n. `Vorhaut'
Celtic: *putu-s > Ir uth `Euter'
Russ. meaning: cunnus etc.
References: WP II 79 f
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Baltic etymology :
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Proto-Baltic: *paũt-a- (2) c.
Meaning: egg, testicle
Lithuanian: paũta-s `Ei, Hode'
Lettish: pàuts `Ei; Hode'
Old Prussian: pawtte `Eier' Grunau 74
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Germanic etymology :
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Proto-Germanic: *fud=, *futt=
Meaning: cunnus, podex
Old Norse: fuδ- `vulva', futta `id.'
Norwegian: fud, fu
Old Swedish: Run. fuɵ
English: dial. fud `podex, cunnus'
Dutch: hondsvot `Schurke'
Middle Low German: vut
Middle High German: futze, fotze wk. f. 'vulva'
germet-meaning,germet-prnum,germet-onord,germet-norw,germet-oswed,germet-engl,germet-dutch,germet-mlg,germet-mhg,
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Altaic etymology :
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Proto-Altaic: *p`ṓt`è
Meaning: hole
Russian meaning: дыра
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Turkic etymology :
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Proto-Turkic: *ǖt
Meaning: hole
Russian meaning: дыра
Old Turkic: üt (OUygh.)
Khakassian: üt
Oyrat: üt
Halaj: hị̄t
Yakut: ǖt
Dolgan: ǖt
Tuva: üt
Kirghiz: üt
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Mongolian etymology :
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Proto-Mongolian: *hütü-
Meaning: vulva
Russian meaning: vulva
Written Mongolian: ütügü(ü) (L 1014) Middle Mongolian: [o]tkeon (IM), hutukun (MA), hotugūn (Lig.VMI) Khalkha: ütrē
Kalmuck: ütgṇ
Ordos: ütügü
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Tungus etymology :
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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *putē
Meaning: 1 hole 2 to break through 3 nostril
Russian meaning: 1 дыра 2 пробивать 3 ноздря
Literary Manchu: feteri 3
Orok: putē 1, putē- 2
Comments: ТМС 2, 43, 305. tunget-prnum,tunget-meaning,tunget-rusmean,tunget-man,tunget-ork,tunget-nan,tunget-reference,
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Korean etymology :
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Proto-Korean: *pot-
Meaning: vulva
Russian meaning: vulva
Modern Korean: pōǯi, dial. podäŋi
koret-prnum,koret-meaning,koret-rusmean,koret-phn,koret-reference,
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Japanese etymology :
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Proto-Japanese: *pǝtǝ
Meaning: vulva
Russian meaning: vulva
Old Japanese: p(w)oto
japet-prnum,japet-meaning,japet-rusmean,japet-ajp,japet-comments,
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Uralic etymology :
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Number: 839
Proto: *putV
English meaning: thick intestine
German meaning: Dickdarm, Mastdarm
Saam (Lapp): pu̮Ht́ɛGɛ̮ 'Mastdarm' (S) ?
Khanty (Ostyak): pŭtǝ (Ni.) 'Dickdarm, Mastdarm', pŭtĭ (Kaz.) 'Dickdarm, Mastdarm (des Rentiers); ein länglicher Sack im Bauch, in der Nähe des Magens' ?
Mansi (Vogul): puti (N) 'толстая, жирная кишка' ?
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Kartvelian etymology :
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Proto-Kartvelian: *bud-
Russian meaning: гнездо
English meaning: nest
Georgian: bude-
Megrel: bude-
Svan: bid-, bud-
Svan meaning (Rus.): vulva
Svan meaning (Eng.): vulva
Notes and references: ЭСКЯ 54, EWK 66. Возможно, экспрессивный вариант того же корня, который налицо в сван. puṭu "дыра"; ср. далее алт. *p`ut`e 'дыра', урал. *putV 'rectum' < ностр. *ṗu[ṭ]V (МССНЯ 340). Сходный корень налицо и в ПВК *pūṭi / *būṭi '(женские) гениталии'.
kartet-prnum,kartet-rusmean,kartet-meaning,kartet-gru,kartet-meg,kartet-sva,kartet-svmean,kartet-esvmean,kartet-notes,
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Long-range etymologies :
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Borean (approx.) : PVTV
Meaning : vulva
Austric : PAN *bediq, *betiq 'vulva, vagina' (or *lubet, lebut 'buttocks, bottom')
Amerind (misc.) : *pet(u) 'vagina' (R 811; actually, only Equat.) Reference : ND 1834; GE 39 *puti (+ NiC, NS, ?Austral.). globet-meaning,globet-nostr,globet-afas,globet-scc,globet-austr,globet-amer,globet-reference,
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Afroasiatic etymology :
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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *p/fVʔw(-at)- (?)
Meaning: vulva
Notes: Scarce data.
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Semitic etymology :
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Number: 2170
Proto-Semitic: *paʔw/y-at-
Meaning: genital organ
Arabic: faʔwā 'gland de la verge' [BK 2 531]
Harari: fōy 'pelvic region, lap' [LH 66]
Gurage: CHA MUH MSQ fǝyä, GYE fiyä, EZ̆A fǝyyä, ENN END GYE fiʔä 'female genital organs, clitoris' [LGur 252]
Notes: Problematic: scarce attestation only in ARB and S. ETH; meanings rather diverse. On a possibility of interpreting HBR pōt as 'female genitals' see *pVʔ-at- 'face, front', No. .
Cf. probably related ETH: GEZ fawt 'dissolute woman' [LGz 172] (otherwise from fota, fawata 'to err, stray' [ibid.]); TGR fāytät 'prostitute' [LH 666] (<*fay-t-at, -t understood as a part of the stem, to which a second feminine suffix -at was attached?), fäytätä 'to have illicit intercourse' [ibid.]; TNA fäytätä 'darsi alla mala vida, alla prostituzione (di donna) e al libertinaggio (di uomo)' [Bass 1011].
[LH 66]: HAR, GUR
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West Chadic etymology :
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Proto-WChadic: *fut-
Meaning: 'hole'
Angas: fut [Fl]
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Low East Cushitic etymology :
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Proto-Low East Cushitic: *fut-
Meaning: 'vulva' 1, 'anus' 2
Somali: futo 1
Oromo (Galla): futee 2
lecet-prnum,lecet-meaning,lecet-som,lecet-oro,
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Sino-Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *[b]ūṭi
Meaning: vulva
Comments and references : NSC 61 *pVṭV. sccet-meaning,sccet-prnum,sccet-cauc,sccet-stib,sccet-buru,sccet-basq,sccet-notes,
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North Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-North Caucasian: *pūṭi / *būṭi (~ -e)
Meaning: genitals (mostly female)
Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. In the Anlaut there occurs a variation *p-/b- (probably *p- > *ṗ- through assimilation and then again > *b- through dissimilation - a process typical for roots containing two stops). The meaning 'hollow stalk, tube' in Lak. provides a necessary semantic link between 'vulva' in Western languages and 'penis' in Aghul; cf. also the meanings in Darg. dialects.
caucet-prnum,caucet-meaning,caucet-nakh,caucet-aand,caucet-cez,caucet-lak,caucet-darg,caucet-lezg,caucet-comment,
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Nakh etymology :
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Proto-Nakh: *buṭ ( ~ -ū-)
Meaning: vulva
Chechen: bud
Ingush: bud
nakhet-prnum,nakhet-meaning,nakhet-che,nakhet-ing,
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Avar-Andian etymology :
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Protoform: *buṭa
Meaning: vulva, vagina
Andian language: buṭa
Akhvakh: buṭa
Chamalal: buṭa
Tindi: buṭa
Karata: buṭa
Botlikh: buṭa
Bagvalal: buṭa
Godoberi: buṭa
Comments: Tind. > Inkh. buṭa id.
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Tsezian etymology :
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Proto-Tsezian: *bɨṭV A ( ~ -i-)
Meaning: vagina
Tsezi: beṭi
Ginukh: beṭe
Comments: PTsKh *biṭǝ ( ~ -ɨ-).
cezet-prnum,cezet-meaning,cezet-cez,cezet-gin,cezet-comment,
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Lak etymology :
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Lak root: puṭi
Meaning: a hollow stalk, tube
Lak form: puṭi
laket-prnum,laket-meaning,laket-lak,
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Dargwa etymology :
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Proto-Dargwa: *puṭi
Meaning: 1 chibouque 2 anus
Akusha: puṭi 1
Chiragh: puṭe 2
Comments: The common meaning is "hollow tube" (cf. the Lak. form).
darget-prnum,darget-meaning,darget-drg,darget-chr,darget-comment,
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Lezghian etymology :
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Proto-Lezghian: *p:oṭ (~-u-)
Meaning: 1 penis 2 vagina
Agul: buṭ 1
Budukh: biṭi 2
Comment: The Ag. and Bud. words are hard to separate; in view of the external evidence the Ag. meaning must be secondary (through an intermediate meaning like "clitoris" - cf. analagous semantic shifts in the root *ḳħǝlč̣V). With expressive irregularities cf. also Tab. Düb. baIt:aj 'vagina (of a girl)'.
lezget-prnum,lezget-meaning,lezget-agu,lezget-bud,lezget-comment,
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :
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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: [*PVt]
Meaning: vulva; penis shaft
Burmese: cauk-pat vagina, LB *pytx vulva.
Kachin: nɛ31 po_t31 penis shaft
Comments: Kokborok ši-paʔ, Kanauri phɛ:ts, Sak a-pɛt etc.; see STEDT 258-261 *b(y)at, 331 *pot.
stibet-prnum,stibet-meaning,stibet-burm,stibet-kach,stibet-comments,
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Burushaski etymology :
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Common Burushaski: *bot
Meaning: vulva
Hunza: bot
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Basque etymology :
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Proto-Basque: *pot-
Meaning: 1 testicle 2 kiss 3 female genitals 4 ovary (of animals) 5 hernia
Bizkaian: potro 1, potxin, potxor 3
Gipuzkoan: potra-min 5
High Navarrese: pot 2
Low Navarrese: pot 2
Lapurdian: potro 1, pot 2
Baztanese: pottoin 4
Zuberoan: pot 2
Comments: Many etymologists attribute these words to Romance origin, but extremely ancient and native words of this general form are found on every continent, and there is no reason to think Bsq had to acquire them from outside.
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