Proto-Altaic: *pisV ( ~ p`-, -i̯a-)
Meaning: seed, grain
Russian meaning: семя, зерно
Comments: EAS 54, 82, SKE 231, Цинциус 1984, 40, Lee 1958, 110, АПиПЯЯ 296. A Tung.-Kor. isogloss. Since the TM forms meaning "millet" go back to the same root, the second of Ramstedt's etymologies (SKE 214, comparison with Kor. phi 'millet') should be rejected. In Kor. cf. also psắr '(fine) rice' (see Lee 1958, 109).
