Japanese etymology :

Proto-Japanese: *úpái

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: fish-trap

Russian meaning: ловушка для рыбы

Old Japanese: upe

Middle Japanese: úfé

Tokyo: ue

Comments: JLTT 560.

Altaic etymology :

Proto-Altaic: *ŋúpu ( ~ -o-)

Nostratic: Nostratic

Meaning: a k. of clamp

Russian meaning: вид зажима

Mongolian: *gub-

Tungus-Manchu: *ŋubi

Japanese: *úpái

Comments: An interesting common Altaic cultural term: as seen from the reflexes, it could denote a device that could snap around some object (a fish-trap, a clamp, a two-pronged rowlock etc.).

Mongolian etymology :

Proto-Mongolian: *gub-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: 1 wooden clamp put on the nose of a young camel; stick attached to the neck of a dog 2 to put a saddlecloth on the back of an animal 3 to catch fish with a net

Russian meaning: 1 деревянный зажим на носу молодого верблюда; палка, прикрепленная к шее собаки 2 класть попону на спину животного 3 ловить рыбу сетью

Written Mongolian: ɣubaǯi 1, ɣubči- 2, 3 (L 363)

Middle Mongolian: xubuči'ur 'big net' (HY 21)

Khalkha: guvǯ 1, guvči- 2, 3

Buriat: gubša- 3, gubšūr `net'

Kalmuck: ɣuvǯǝ 1 (КРС)

Comments: Mong. > Evk. gupči- (Poppe 1972, 97, ТМС 1, 153).

Tungus etymology :

Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *ŋubi

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: 1 saddlegirth 2 rowlock (as a two-pronged fork)

Russian meaning: 1 подпруга 2 уключина (в виде двурогой вилки)

Evenki: ŋuwi 1

Orok: ŋojo 2

Comments: ТМС 1, 664, 666.

Nostratic etymology :

Eurasiatic: *ŋUpV

Meaning: trap, net

Altaic: *ŋúpu ( ~ -o-)

Uralic: *weptV (*wäptV)

Comments: ? Cf. *HubV (Ural. may have a contamination).

Uralic etymology :

Number: 1726

Proto: *weptV (*wäptV)

> Nostratic: > Nostratic

English meaning: to catch with a net (ducks, hares or fish)

German meaning: mit Netz fangen (Enten, Hasen od. Fische)

Mari (Cheremis): wapte- (B) 'Netz ausspannen (zum Fangen von Hasen od. Fischen)', wäpš (KB U), waptǝ̑š (U B) 'mehrwandiges Netz (KB U), Jagdnetz zum Fangen von Hasen, Hasennetz'

Udmurt (Votyak): votes (S) 'Jägergarn, Jagdnetz', č́ońari-botos (K), č́onari-votes, -votos (J) 'Spinngewebe, Spinnengewebe'

Komi (Zyrian): vete̮s (Ud.) 'Netz zum Fangen von Enten', ćerań-vete̮s (S), će^.rań-vo^.tań, -vo^.tan (PO) 'Spinnengewebe' ( > Mansi N patės 'Luftnetz für fliegende Vögel', pātǝs (So.) 'Entennetz')

Sammalahti's version: *väptVs

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