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Sino-Tibetan etymology :
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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *Qʷɨ (~ *Qju)
Meaning: intestine, bowels
Tibetan: rgju entrails, intestines, bowels.
Burmese: u intestine, bowels, LB *ɣu.
Comments: Cf. Karen *hV.3B, Nung *wa, Rawang phǝ-wa, Pumi *r-vu, Dimasa haw 'belly'; the relationship of some Tibetan dialect forms (Xiaxe, Alike ho 'belly') is not quite clear.
stibet-prnum,stibet-meaning,stibet-tib,stibet-burm,stibet-comments,
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Sino-Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *jǟlχ(k)V ?
Meaning: intestines
sccet-meaning,sccet-cauc,sccet-stib,
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North Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-North Caucasian: *jǟlχ_V
Meaning: some part of the stomach
Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. Seems reliable, although preserved in a restricted number of languages.
caucet-prnum,caucet-meaning,caucet-nakh,caucet-cez,caucet-lezg,caucet-comment,
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Nakh etymology :
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Proto-Nakh: *jōħ
Meaning: large intestine
Chechen: jöħ
Batsbi: ajħi
Comments: PN paradigm: *jōħ, *ʔāħi-. In Bacb. the former oblique stem became direct; in Chech., vice versa, the direct base became oblique: *jōħi-. In its turn, the new oblique base influenced the vocalism of the direct one (jöħ).
nakhet-prnum,nakhet-meaning,nakhet-che,nakhet-bcb,nakhet-comment,
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Tsezian etymology :
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Proto-Tsezian: *ʔǝ̃χ: (~ ʁ)
Meaning: belly
Bezhta: õχ
Comments: Preserved only in Bezht. (where it contrasts with ãχ 'stomach' < *ʔãχ: q.v.), but having probable external parallels.
cezet-prnum,cezet-meaning,cezet-bzt,cezet-comment,
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Lezghian etymology :
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Proto-Lezghian: *jälχ:-
Meaning: third stomach
Archi: (χIošon)-erχ:i
Comment: The word is isolated in Arch. (the component χIošon means literally "shirt"), but has probable external correspondences (whence the probable protoform).
lezget-prnum,lezget-meaning,lezget-arc,lezget-comment,
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