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Sino-Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ƛwɨ̆nʔi (~-e)
Meaning: belly
sccet-meaning,sccet-cauc,sccet-stib,
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North Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-North Caucasian: *ƛwɨ̆nʔi(-e)
Meaning: belly, stomach
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).
caucet-prnum,caucet-meaning,caucet-aand,caucet-lak,caucet-darg,caucet-lezg,caucet-comment,
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Avar-Andian etymology :
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Protoform: *bVxʷVn
Meaning: abomasum
Avar: maxá
Comments: Isolated in Av., but with reliable external parallels.
aandet-prnum,aandet-meaning,aandet-ava,aandet-comment,
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Lak etymology :
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Lak root: ku
Meaning: stomach; paunch
Lak form: ku
Comments: 3d class. Obl. base kuni-.
laket-prnum,laket-meaning,laket-lak,laket-comment,
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Dargwa etymology :
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Proto-Dargwa: *kʷani
Meaning: belly
Akusha: kani
Comments: Cf. also Ur., Kad., Kharb. kʷani, Tsud. kuni etc.
darget-prnum,darget-meaning,darget-drg,darget-comment,
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Lezghian etymology :
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Proto-Lezghian: *uo-ʎwɨn / *ro-ʎwɨn
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.
lezget-prnum,lezget-meaning,lezget-lzg,lezget-tab,lezget-agu,lezget-rut,lezget-cak,lezget-krz,lezget-comment,
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :
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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *lūm
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
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'.}
stibet-prnum,stibet-meaning,stibet-tib,stibet-burm,stibet-kach,stibet-lush,stibet-lepcha,stibet-kir,stibet-comments,
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Kiranti etymology :
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Proto-Kiranti: *lum, *hi-lum
Meaning: middle, inside
Kaling: lüpphi 'centre'; lum liver, epigastrium, stomach
Comments: STEDT 261-262 compares the 1st part with Tangkhul hai 'vulva', Mru kai id., Kham ca-kǝ 'vagina', reconstructing *hay ~ kay 'vagina'.
kiret-prnum,kiret-meaning,kiret-kal,kiret-lim,kiret-yam,kiret-notes,
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Limbu dictionary :
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Entry: hira
Grammar: n.
Meaning: vagina.
limet-prnum,limet-pspeech,limet-meaning,
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Yamphu dictionary :
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Entry: hirum
Grammar: n.
Meaning: vulva.
Nepali: putī
yamet-prnum,yamet-pspeech,yamet-meaning,yamet-nepali,
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