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Long-range etymologies :

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Borean (approx.) : PVCKV
Meaning : thigh, leg (?)
Eurasiatic : *ṗVǯkV
Afroasiatic : *paḫVǯ-
Sino-Caucasian : *bV́stV (?)
Amerind (misc.) : *peCi 'hoof, leg, shin' (under *peti R 287) [P H CA MT E MC MP MG]
African (misc.) : Cf. Bantu *-pìcí 'bone'.
Reference : ND 1843; Guthrie 1511.
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *ṗVǯkV
Meaning: thigh, rump
Borean: Borean
Indo-European: *post 'behind' (?)
Altaic: *p`ukǯi
Uralic: *počka
Dravidian: *poč- (? also SDr *boǯǯ-ai 'paunch, belly')
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *post
Meaning: prep./adv.
Tokharian: B ompostäṃ 'derrière cela, après cela'
Old Indian: paścā `behind', paścā́d `from behind'
Avestan: pasča 'behind', paskāt_ 'from behind'
Armenian: ǝst
Old Greek: pós (Arc., Cypr.) = prós LS 1452
Slavic: *po 'after', *pozdē
Baltic: *pas(t), *past-ar-a- adj.
Latin: post; posterus 'später'
References: Fraenkel 542
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Baltic etymology :

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Proto-Baltic: *pas(t), *past-ar-a- adj.
Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology
Lithuanian: pàs 'bei, an, zu', pãstara- 'letzter'
Lettish: pastars 'letzter, der letzte'
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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *p`ukǯi
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: thigh, rump
Russian meaning: бедро, крестец
Mongolian: *(h)ögǯeg
Tungus-Manchu: *pogǯV
Comments: A Mong.-Tung. isogloss.
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *(h)ögǯeg
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: buttock, hind side of thigh
Russian meaning: задница, задняя сторона бедра
Written Mongolian: ögeǯeg (L 632), öǯigeneg
Khalkha: ögʒög
Kalmuck: ögzǝg, öǯǝgnnǝg
Comments: KW 293. Mong. > Man. uča etc., see TMN 2, 138, Doerfer MT 116.
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *pogǯV
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 lower part of the back 2 tail
Russian meaning: 1 нижняя часть спины 2 хвост
Evenki: hogǯō 1, 2
Even: hogǯị 2
Comments: ТМС 2, 329.
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Uralic etymology :

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Number: 793
Proto: *počka
> Nostratic: > Nostratic
English meaning: thigh, shank
German meaning: Schenkel
Finnish: potka (dial. pokka) 'Schenkel, Hinterfuß', potki- 'mit dem Fuß stoßen, ausschlagen'
Estonian: põtk (gen. põtka), dial. petk, põkk 'Schinken, Lende'
Saam (Lapp): boas'ke- -sk- (N) 'the small of the leg', påsk̀ē (L) 'Fußsohle (des Mittelfußes), Fußblatt; Ferse, Hacken (eines Schuhes)', pi̮ǝ̑ts̨̄k-vi̮ǝ̑n̄́t́š́E (T), puǝts̨̄k-vuǝn̄́t́š́ɛ (Kld.), pŭα't̨s̨̀k̀'-vŭᾰD́t́š́E (Not.) 'Schenkel, Wade', pȱ͕ă͕s̨̄ḱE (Ko.), pŭᾰ't̨s̨̄ḱE, puα's̨ḱE, pŭă'ts̄ka (Not.) 'Knochen im hinteren Teil des Fußgelenks am Hinterbein des Rentiers'
Mordovian: pukšo (E), pukša (M) 'das dicke Fleisch; Schenkel' ?
Selkup: pak͔tur (OO), påqtur (Ča.) 'Wade' ?
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *poč-
Meaning : vulva
Proto-South Dravidian: *poč-
Brahui : pōs
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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *poč-
Meaning : vulva
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : poccu
Tamil meaning : woman's pubic hair, vulva, anus
Malayalam : pocca, pocci
Malayalam meaning : membrum muliebre
Kannada : pucci, pucce
Kannada meaning : vulva
Proto-Nilgiri : *poǯ
Number in DED : 4476
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Nilgiri etymology :

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Proto-Nilgiri : *poǯ
Meaning : vulva
South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology
Kota : poj
Number in DED : 4476
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Brahui etymology :

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Brahui : pōs
Meaning : vulva
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Number in DED : 4476
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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *paḫVǯ- (?)
Meaning: thigh
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
Semitic: *paḫ(i)d_- 'hip, thigh'
Egyptian: ḫpd 'thigh' (pyr)
Notes: Scarce data.
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Semitic etymology :

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Number: 142
Proto-Semitic: *paḫ(i)d_-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: hip, thigh
Hebrew: paḥad 'thigh, haunch' [KB 923].

    Hapax in Job. -d is probably due to the ARM origin of the word. There is an old tradition of translating this word as 'testiculus' (a recent discussion supporting this opinion see in [Pope Job 272]).

Judaic Aramaic: paḥdīn (pl.) 'testiculi' [Ja 1151].

    Jastrow's explanation as 'blown up' does not look convincing; a similar shift of meaning see in AKK pah_allu 'thigh' vs. 'penis' in other SEM (see *paḥ(a)l- 'penis', No. ) or in AKK birku 'knee; lap; male and female sexual parts' [CAD b 255]

Syrian Aramaic: puḥdā (-u- < *a in the vicinity of p ?) 'femur, clunis' [Brock 562]
Arabic: fah_id_-, fah_d_-, fih_d_- 'cuisse' [BK 2 552]
Epigraphic South Arabian: SAB fh_d_ 'hip' [SD 43]
Mehri: ǝfh_ād (to read ǝfh_ād_?), pl. fǝh_yōd_ 'flesh and bone of upper leg from knee to hip' [JM 110].

    ǝfh_ād is likely to be a misprint in [JM], since all the derivatives have -d_ as the last consonant [ibid.]; cf., however, QISHN fh_ād 'cuisse' [SS L 2 216]

Jibbali: fah_d_ 'flesh and bone of upper leg from knee to hip' [JJ 67]
Harsusi: ǝfḫād_
Notes: SOQ fáh_id [LS 335], fh_ed 'cuisse' [SSL 4 87] must be an Arabism because of -h_- in place of the expected *ḥ.

    Note a derived meaning 'tribe': ARM: PLM pḥd/pḥz 'tribal union'; ARB fah_id_-/fah_d_-/fih_d_- 'la plus petite subdivision d'une tribu' [BK 2 552]; ESA: QAT fh_d_ 'clan, family, sub-tribe' [Ricks 129]; MSA: MHR fǝh_ǝ́d_ǝt 'tribe' [JM 110], JIB fh_ǝ́d_ǝt do. [JJ 67], SOQ fâḥid 'peuple' (also fh_edeh, which must be an Arabism because of -h_-) 'peuple' [LS 335] (an areal Arabian semantic evolution?).

    On this semantic shift see [M. Cohen Genoux], [Kogan, Militarev].

    [KB 953]: HBR, ARM, ARB; [Brock 565]: SYR, ARB, HBR

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Egyptian etymology :

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Old Egyptian: ḫpd (pyr)
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'thigh'
Notes: Metathesis.
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Sino-Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *bV́stV
Meaning: knee
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
North Caucasian: *b[ǝ]c_V
Sino-Tibetan: *pŭt(-s)
Yenisseian: *baʔt-
Burushaski: *bácin
Basque: *borc / *bośt
Comments and references : HGC 20, DCE 2. Yen. *b- is irregular.
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North Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-North Caucasian: *b[ǝ]c_V
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: paw, part of arm or leg
Proto-Avaro-Andian: *bic:V
Proto-Tsezian: *bɨsV A
Proto-Lezghian: *p:ac
Notes: The PTs vowel -ɨ- is not clear (a trace of Ablaut?); otherwise the correspondences are regular. Reconstructed for PEC.
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Avar-Andian etymology :

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Protoform: *bic:V
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 ham 2 knee (of animal), thigh
Avar: púrc:i 1
Chamalal: becʷ 2
Comments: In Av. -r- isprobably secondary (púrc:i < *bVc:-ri with secondary assimilation *b- > p-), since no resonant is present in related EC forms.
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Tsezian etymology :

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Proto-Tsezian: *bɨsV A
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: fist
Tsezi: besi
Ginukh: beši
Khvarshi: besa
Inkhokvari: buso
Bezhta: biza
Gunzib: bɨza
Comments: PTsKh *bɨsǝ; PGB *bɨza.
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Lezghian etymology :

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Proto-Lezghian: *p:ac
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 paw 2 cushions for taking the kettle off fire
Lezghian: p:ac 1
Tabasaran: bac 1
Rutul: bac-bɨr 2 (Kich.)
Comment: The Rut. form is plural (lit. "the paws"). Obl. base *p:acɨ- (cf. Lezg. p:acu-, Tab. Düb. bac, bacu-).
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *pŭt(-s) (~-ɨ̆-)
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: knee
Chinese: 巿 *pǝt knee-covers.
Tibetan: pus-mo knee.
Burmese: LB: Maru pat-law knee, Phunoi phat tho khaw kneel (Luce 33: Burm. puʔ-ćhać knee).
Kachin: lǝphut2 knee, phut2tiʔ2 kneel.
Lushai: KC *pus.
Lepcha: tŭk-păt the knee
Kiranti: *po[C]
Comments: Mikir keŋ-phu; Thado khu-bu; Kanauri puś-păn; Rawang phaŋ-phit knee, ur-phut elbow, ra-phut shoulder, Trung băk1-pǝt1 knee. Sh. 49, 132; Ben. 16-17.
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Chinese characters :

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Character: 巿
Modern (Beijing) reading: fù
Preclassic Old Chinese: pǝt
Classic Old Chinese: pǝt
Western Han Chinese: pǝt
Eastern Han Chinese: pwǝt
Early Postclassic Chinese: pwɨt
Middle Postclassic Chinese: pwɨt
Late Postclassic Chinese: pwɨt
Middle Chinese: püt
English meaning : knee-covers
Russian meaning[s]: древн. ритуальный передник; [fēi] древн. лиана
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Radical: 50
Four-angle index: 3924
Karlgren code: 0501 a-b
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Kiranti etymology :

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Proto-Kiranti: *po[C]
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Meaning: knee
Sunwar: pōk-ci
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Yenisseian etymology :

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Proto-Yenisseian: *baʔt-
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: knee
Ket: batpuĺ5 (Imb.), pl. batpuĺǝŋ5,6; baʔt (Werner 1, 108) 'joint, knee', bátiŋ pl. 'joints of reindeer'
Yug: batpɨl5, pl. batpɨlɨŋ6; baʔt (Werner 1, 108) 'joint, knee'
Kottish: pulpatap (Бол.) "metatarsus"
Arin: karam-pat (Лоск.) "elbow"; (Лоск.) patas "knee"
Comments: ССЕ 206. Cf. also Ket bātkup1 'bend (of a river)' (the second part - kup - is not quite clear). Ket and Kottish reflect a compound with *bul 'foot, leg' q.v. Werner 1, 108-109 gives a completely folk-etymological analysis of bat-puĺ as bat "forehead, face" + būĺ "leg": it is the stranger because on the same page he adds the attested plain stem baʔt 'joint, knee' and bátiŋ 'joints' - clearly distinct from bat / bāt3 'face' q.v.
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Burushaski etymology :

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Common Burushaski: *bácin
Sino-Caucasian Etymology: Sino-Caucasian Etymology
Meaning: shank, hind leg above the hock
Hunza: bácin
Nagar: bácin
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Basque etymology :

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Proto-Basque: *borc / *bośt
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: five
Bizkaian: bost
Gipuzkoan: bost
High Navarrese: (South) bortz, (North) bost, (Lezaka) borz
Low Navarrese: bost, (Garazi) bortz
Salazarese: bortz
Lapurdian: bortz
Baztanese: borz
Aezkoan: bortz
Zuberoan: bost
Roncalese: bost, bortz, (Ustárroz) borz
Comments: *borc and *bośt seem to reflect original allomorphs: *borc in final position and *bośt before an affix? Cf. the variation of -rc- vs. -śt- in *ɦerce ~ *ɦeśte 'intestine', and a few other cases.
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