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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *bedV
Meaning: stick into, pierce
Borean: Borean
Indo-European: *bhodh- / *bhedh-
Uralic: peδe- 'pierce' (Coll. 74)
Kartvelian: Georg. bedeḳi 'cleft, rift', bedena 'difference'
Dravidian: *Peṭ-
References: МССНЯ 357, ND 171 *bed[e].
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *bhodh- / *bhedh-
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Meaning: to dig
Hittite: {peta- `to dig' - source?}
Old Greek: bóthro-s, bóthǖno-s m. `Loch, Grube, Graben, Vertiefung'
Baltic: *bed- (*bed-a-) vb. tr, *bed-r-iā̃ f.
Germanic: *bad-ja- n., m.
Latin: fodiō, -ere, fōdī, fossum `graben', fossa f. `Graben'
Celtic: *bed- > Cymr bedd `Grab', Corn beth `Grab', Bret béz `Grab'
Russ. meaning: рыть яму
References: WP II 188
Comments: Usually compared also with Slav. *bostī, *bodātī 'to butt' and the correspondent Balt. forms, but semantics is difficult.
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Baltic etymology :

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Proto-Baltic: *bed- (*bed-a-) vb. tr, *bed-r-iā̃ f.
Meaning: dig
Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology
Lithuanian: bèsti (bẽda) `graben'
Lettish: best (będu/bežu bedu) 'graben, beerdigen'; bedre 'Grube; Grab; ausgefahrene Stelle auf dem Wege; Vorofen des Backofens od. des Ofens in der Riege'
Comments: Lith bèsti (bẽda) `stechen, stecken'; intens. badī́ti, bedžiṓti 'spalten', Lett badît (-u, -īju) tr., intr. 'stechen, stochern, stossen (nam. mit den Hörnern)', OPrus boadis Voc. 164 'Stich', embaddusisi 'steckt, stecken' (intr.) Ench. 71, 31/32, 4/5 are related to another BS root, cf. Slav *bodǭ 'stechen, stossen (mit den Hörnern)'
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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *badja-n, -z
Meaning: bed
IE etymology: IE etymology
Gothic: badi n. (ja) `bed'
Old Norse: beδ-r m. `Polster, Federbett'
Norwegian: bed `Bett'; dial. bed `Lager der Tiere, Nest'
Old Swedish: bädhil `Lager der Tiere'
Swedish: bädd
Danish: bed
Old English: bedd `Bett', wyrt-bed `Pflanzenstandort'
English: bed
Old Frisian: bed
Old Saxon: { bedi }, bed `Bett'
Middle Dutch: bedde
Dutch: bed n.
Middle Low German: bedde
Old High German: betti 'Lager, Bett, Federbett, Beet' (8.Jh.)
Middle High German: bɛtte, bɛt st. n. 'bett, ruhebett; feld-, gartenbeet'
German: Bett n., Beet n.
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *Peṭ-
Meaning : to place, put
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Proto-South Dravidian: *peṭ-
Proto-Telugu : *peṭṭ-
Proto-Gondi-Kui : *beṭ-
Notes : Unclear b- in Konda.
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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *peṭ-
Meaning : to push in, insert
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kannada : heṭṭu
Kannada meaning : to push or put into, insert
Kannada derivates : peṭṭu to push penis into vagina
Miscellaneous : KOR (M) heṭṭɨ to prick
Number in DED : 4390
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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *peṭṭ-
Meaning : blow, stroke, knock, thump
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : peṭṭu
Telugu (Krishnamurti) : peṭṭu "id.; vb. to hit, beat"
Number in DED : 4389
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Gondwan etymology :

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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *beṭ-
Meaning : to put (cattle in yard)
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Konda : beṭ- (-t-)
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Konda etymology :

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Konda : beṭ- (-t-)
Meaning: to put (cattle in yard)
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Number in DED : 4390
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Long-range etymologies :

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Borean (approx.) : PVTV
Meaning : separate, split
Eurasiatic : *bedV
Afroasiatic : *bad-
Reference : ND 171 (but the SH forms listed - except Omotic - are quite different).
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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bad-
Meaning: separate
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
Semitic: *bud- 'take away' 1, 'separate' 2, 'disperse' 3
Western Chadic: *bad- `split, divide, separate'
High East Cushitic: *bad- 'separate'
Omotic: *bad- 'split, cut (wood)'
Notes: Cf. LEC *baḍ- 'half, part' (Som baḍ).
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Semitic etymology :

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Number: 492
Proto-Semitic: *bud-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'take away' 1, 'separate' 2, 'disperse' 3
Ugaritic: bd 1
Hebrew: bdd 2
Aramaic: (Emp) bdd 3
Mehri: abdēd
Harsusi: abdōd
Notes: Secondary *-u- < *-a- after a labial consonant
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West Chadic etymology :

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Proto-WChadic: *bad-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: `split, divide, separate'
Tangale: abde [JgT]
Miya: ̣
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High East Cushitic etymology :

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Proto-High East Cushitic: *bad-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'separate'
Sidamo: bad-
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Omotic etymology :

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Proto-Omotic: *bad-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'cut (wood)'
Kafa (Kaficho): bad-
Mocha: badda-
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