Indo-European etymology : List with all references

Proto-IE: *pīp-, *peip-

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Meaning: a k. of bird

Old Indian: píppakā f. `a sp. of bird', pippī́kā f. id.

Old Greek: pī̂po-s, píppo-s, píphiŋk-s, -ik-s, -āk-s Namen unbekannter Vögel

Slavic: *pīpā (Sloven pípa `Huhn')

Baltic: *peîpal-ā̂ (Lith 1) f., *peîpal-a- c., *paîpal-ā̂ (Lett 2) f., *paipul-iā̃ f., *penpal-ā̂ f.

Latin: pīpiō, -ōnis m. `Piepvogel, Täubchen'

Russ. meaning: птица (вид)

References: WH

Baltic etymology :

Proto-Baltic: *peîpal-ā̂ (Lith 1) f., *peîpal-a- c., *paîpal-ā̂ (Lett 2) f., *paipul-iā̃ f., *penpal-ā̂ f.

Meaning: quail

Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology

Lithuanian: píepala, píepala-s 'Wachtel'

Lettish: paîpala, paîpale², paipule `Wachtel'

Old Prussian: penpalo V. 770 'Wachtel'

Comments: Cf. OPrus pippalins `Vögel', pepelis `Vogel'

Pokorny's dictionary :

Number: 1522

Root: pīp(p)-

English meaning: to squeak

German meaning: `piepen'

General comments: auch unredupl. pī̆- mit verschiedenen Ableitungen. Schallwort

Material: Ai. píppakā `ein bestimmter Vogel', pippīka- `ein Vogel'? gr. πι̃πος f. oder πίππος m. `junger Vogel', πῑπώ, πίπρα f. `eine Art Baumhacker', πιπ(π)ίζω `piepe'; lat. pīpilō, -āre, pīpiō, -īre, pīpō, -āre `piepen', pip(p)itāre `vom Naturlaut der Mäuse', pīpulum `das Wimmern', osk. pipatio `clamor plorantis', nhd. (nd.) piepen (mit verhinderter Lautverschiebung); lit. pỹpti `pfeifen' (Lw.?); čech. piptěti `piepsen', sloven. pípa `Huhn; Röhre', serb. piра, eine Krankheit der Hühner' (nhd. Pips) usw.;

čech. pikati `piepen', u. dgl.; bulg. pile, skr. pïle `Küchlein' u. dgl.; ähnlich alb. bibë `junger Wasservogel', arm. bibem `pigolare', gr. πίφιγξ, πιφαλλίς `ein Vogel'.

References: WP. II 70, WH. II 309; Vasmer 2, 363 f.

Pages: 830

PIE database: PIE database

Nostratic etymology :

Eurasiatic: *ṗVṗV

Meaning: a k. of bird

Indo-European: *pīp-

Altaic: *pi̯api ( ~ *p`-)

Altaic etymology :

Proto-Altaic: *pi̯api ( ~ *p`-)

Nostratic: Nostratic

Meaning: a k. of small bird

Russian meaning: вид мелкой птицы

Tungus-Manchu: *piabi

Korean: *pjǝ̄p-sāi

Japanese: *pipa

Comments: An onomatopoeic Eastern isogloss.

Tungus etymology :

Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *piabi

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: a k. of sparrow

Russian meaning: вид воробья

Evenki: hiwi, Yerb. hē̂wi 'клест, снегирь, дрозд ореховый'

Literary Manchu: f́abqu, f́afiqu 'воробей-конопляник'

Comments: ТМС 2, 321.

Korean etymology :

Proto-Korean: *pjǝ̄p-sāi

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: jenny wren, Korean crow-tit

Russian meaning: крапивник

Modern Korean: pǟpsä

Middle Korean: pjǝ̄p-sāi (-sāi 'bird')

Comments: Nam 258, KED 756.