Proto-Yenisseian: *bɨs-
Meaning: wesp, bee
Ket: bɨśtin6, bɨśt, pl. bɨśtinǝŋ5
Yug: bɨsset5,6, pl. bɨssetn5
Kottish: pačem "hornet"
Comments: ССЕ 211. Werner 1, 160 says "kot. pačem "Hornisse" läßt sich mit ket. bɨśtin "Wespe" kaum verbinden", but does not explain why - phonetic and sematic correspondences are in this case completely satisfactory. For the Ket and Yug forms he gives a most fantastic explanation: Ket. bɨśtin < bɨʔs 'penis' + -t (genitive marker) + iʔn 'needle' ("needle of the penis"??); Yug bɨsset (obviously = Ket. bɨśt-) < bɨʔs 'penis' + i:ht 'tooth' ("tooth of the penis")??? - thus preferring very dubious folk etymologies to regular reconstruction.
