Nostratic etymology :

Eurasiatic: *pVNV

Meaning: pot

Borean: Borean

Altaic: *pòjńV́ ( ~ p`-)

Uralic: *peńV

Dravidian: *bān- (*-ṇ-)

References: ND 1746 *ṗäńV 'hollowed out vessel'.

Altaic etymology :

Proto-Altaic: *pòjńV́ ( ~ p`-)

Nostratic: Nostratic

Meaning: vessel; boat

Russian meaning: сосуд; лодка

Mongolian: *haji-ǯagan

Korean: *pắi

Japanese: *pùná-i

Comments: Martin 226, Menges 1984, 284, АПиПЯЯ 67, 288 (with a different Turk. parallel, see *eńa). Basically a Kor.-Jpn. isogloss (the Mong. form is poorly attested and has a somewhat obscure suffixation; besides, one would rather expect *huji- or *heji-). Jpn. > MKor. pòńắ, mod. posigi 'basin, bowl' (on the other hand, Kor. pắi may be the source of OJ pé 'bow, front of boat', see JLTT 403).

Mongolian etymology :

Proto-Mongolian: *haji-ǯagan

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: ship

Russian meaning: корабль

Middle Mongolian: haiǯaɣa (IM)

Korean etymology :

Proto-Korean: *pắi

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: boat

Russian meaning: лодка

Modern Korean: pä

Middle Korean: pắi

Comments: Nam 251, KED 743.

Japanese etymology :

Proto-Japanese: *pùná-i

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: boat, vessel

Russian meaning: лодка, сосуд

Old Japanese: pune

Middle Japanese: fùné

Tokyo: fúne

Kyoto: fùné

Kagoshima: funé

Comments: JLTT 418. puna- in OJ compounds (puna-pjito etc.).

Uralic etymology :

Number: 755

Proto: *peńV

> Nostratic: > Nostratic

English meaning: spoon

German meaning: Löffel

Mordovian: penč, pänč (E), peńč (M) 'Löffel'

Udmurt (Votyak): puńi̮ (S), puńǝ̑ (K), puńị̑ (G)

Komi (Zyrian): pań (S P PO) (proto-perm. or proto-udm. > Mari B pańe, M pańǝ̑)

Khanty (Ostyak): pĕń (V Koš.)

Dravidian etymology :

Proto-Dravidian : *bān- (*-ṇ-)

Meaning : pot

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Proto-South Dravidian: *PāN-ai

Proto-Telugu : *bān-a

Notes : Possibly two roots (both b- and p- variants present in Kannada, for instance).

South Dravidian etymology :

Proto-South Dravidian : *PāN-ai

Meaning : a k. of pot

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : pān_ai

Tamil meaning : large earthen pot; a measure of capacity

Tamil derivates : pāṇā large rounded pot

Malayalam : pāna, pāni

Malayalam meaning : water pot

Kannada : pāne, hāne

Kannada meaning : a pot of metal or earth

Kannada derivates : bāne, bāna, bāni large earthen pot with a broad mouth

Kodagu : pāni

Kodagu meaning : a measure (= two sērɨ)

Tulu : pāṇi, pāṇè

Tulu meaning : a large pot

Tulu derivates : pānè a kind of brass vessel; bāna, bāṇa water-vessel

Proto-Nilgiri : *pāṇ-ĭ

Notes : Most probably two different roots here, hopelessly contaminated, which explains both the variations between voiced/voiceless labials in the anlaut and dental/retroflex nasal in the inlaut.

Number in DED : 4124

Nilgiri etymology :

Proto-Nilgiri : *pāṇ-ĭ

Meaning : a measure

South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology

Kota : pāṇy "a measure (= eight oḷk)"

Toda : pōny "Badaga contribution to Toda (four oḷk a house)"

Number in DED : 4124

Telugu etymology :

Proto-Telugu : *bān-a

Meaning : a large earthen pot, boiler, kettle

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : bāna

Number in DED : 4124

Long-range etymologies :

Borean (approx.) : PVNV

Meaning : a k. of vessel

Eurasiatic : *pVNV

Sino-Caucasian : *pV́ńV ( ~ *b-)

Austric : *ʔpuŋ ( ~ *ʔb-, -ʔn)

Sino-Caucasian etymology :

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *pV́ńV ( ~ *b-)

Meaning: a k. of ladle

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Sino-Tibetan: *Piǝ̄ŋ (~ w-)

Yenisseian: *piʔn

Sino-Tibetan etymology :

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *Piǝ̄ŋ (~ w-)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: pitcher

Chinese: 缾 *bēŋ pitcher.

Tibetan: phiŋ earthenware pitcher, cup.

Chinese characters :

Character: 缾

Modern (Beijing) reading: píng

Preclassic Old Chinese: bēŋ

Classic Old Chinese: bēŋ

Western Han Chinese: bēŋ

Eastern Han Chinese: biēŋ

Early Postclassic Chinese: biēŋ

Middle Postclassic Chinese: biēŋ

Late Postclassic Chinese: biēŋ

Middle Chinese: bieŋ

English meaning : bottle

Comments: For *b- cf. Xiamen pan2, Chaozhou paŋ2, Fuzhou piŋ2, Jianou paiŋ9.

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Yenisseian etymology :

Proto-Yenisseian: *piʔn

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: scoop

Ket: hiʔn, pl. hīneŋ

Yug: fiʔn, pl. finɨŋ

Comments: ССЕ 248. Werner 1, 320 <*p^heʔn / *p^hiʔn>. The same root may be observed in the compound *ʔeχV-piʔn > Ket ēɣiń́¹ / eɣiń⁶ / ɛɣǝn⁵, Yug ejfɨn¹ "ladle, bailer", lit. "iron scoop".

Austric etymology :

Proto-Austric: *ʔpuŋ ( ~ *ʔb-, -ʔn)

Meaning: basket

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Proto-Austroasiatic: *bʔuŋ / *bʔoŋ

Austroasiatic meaning: basket

Proto-Thai: kraʔpuŋ.A

Austro-Asiatic etymology :

Proto-Austro-Asiatic: *bʔuŋ / *bʔoŋ

Meaning: basket

Austric etymology: Austric etymology

Thai: kraʔpuŋ.A

Proto-Bahnaric: *bɔ:ŋ E?

Proto-Palaungic: *boŋ

Bahnar etymology :

Proto-Bahnaric: *bɔ:ŋ

Meaning: coffin, trough

Presyllable: #/tǝ-

Austro-Asiatic etymology: Austro-Asiatic etymology

Bahnar: bɔ:ŋ

Bahnar meaning: casket

Proto-North Bahnaric: *bo:ŋ.T

Proto-West Bahnaric: *bɔ:ŋ, tǝ-

Proto-Northwest-Bahnaric: *bɔ:ŋ, tǝ-

Harak: tabɔ:ŋ

References: PNB-172, JS-462, TB8.97

North Bahnaric etymology :

Proto-North-Bahnaric: *bo:ŋ.T

Meaning: coffin, casket

Bahnaric etymology: Bahnaric etymology

Rengao form: bo:ŋ.T

Rengao meaning: coffin, casket

Jeh form: bo:ŋ.T

Jeh meaning: coffin, casket

Sedang form: poaŋ.T

Sedang meaning: casket

References: PNB-172

South Bahnaric etymology :

Proto-South Bahnaric:

Meaning: coffin, trough

Bahnaric etymology: Bahnaric etymology

Chrau form: bɔ:ŋ

Chrau meaning: trough

References: SBS-434

West Bahnaric etymology :

Proto-West- Bahnaric: *bɔ:ŋ, tǝ-

Meaning: trough

Bahnaric etymology: Bahnaric etymology

Jaru form: tbɔ:ŋ

Jaru meaning: pig's trough

Nhaheung form: pɔ:ŋ

Nhaheung meaning: trough

References: JS-462

North-West Bahnaric etymology :

Proto-North-West- Bahnaric: *bɔ:ŋ, tǝ-

Meaning: coffin

Bahnaric etymology: Bahnaric etymology

Tariang: tabɔ:ŋ

Yaeh: pǝdɔ:ŋ I?

Harak etymology :

Proto-Harak: *bɔ:ŋ, tǝ-

Meaning: coffin

Bahnaric etymology: Bahnaric etymology

Harak: tabɔ:ŋ

Palaung-Wa etymology :

Proto-Palaung-Wa: *boŋ; *pɨŋ ??

Meaning: bucket

Austro-Asiatic etymology: Austro-Asiatic etymology

Proto-Wa: *buŋ; *puŋ

Proto-Plang: *bo[:]ŋ

Wa etymology :

Proto-Wa:

Meaning: bucket

Palaung-Wa etymology: Palaung-Wa etymology

Paraok: puŋ.B

Paraok meaning: bucket

Wa (dial.): puŋ.1

Wa (dial.) meaning: bucket

Plang etymology :

Proto-Plang: *bo[:]ŋ

Meaning: bucket

Palaung-Wa etymology: Palaung-Wa etymology

Konto: poŋ.2

Konto meaning: bucket

Samtao (Paulsen): poŋ.B.2

Samtao (Paulsen) meaning: bucket

References: P-236: *Còŋ.2

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