Nostratic etymology :

Eurasiatic: *tVbV

Meaning: back

Borean: Borean

Indo-European: ? *dumb-

Altaic: *tèbú

Uralic: *tuppV

Comments: Cf. *ṭubV.

References: ND 499 *dub[ʔ]V, 2285 *tupʕV 'tail, back' (hardly distinguishable).

Indo-European etymology :

Proto-IE: *dumb-

Meaning: tail, penis

Avestan: duma- m. 'Schwanz' (< *dumb(h)-ma-)

Other Iranian: NPers dum, dumb 'Schwanz'

Germanic: *tump-a- m., *tump-an- m.

Russ. meaning: хвост, penis

References: WP I 816

Germanic etymology :

Proto-Germanic: *tumpa-z, *tumpēn

Meaning: penis

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old High German: zumpfo `penis'

Middle High German: zumpf(e), zump(e) st./wk. m. 'das männl. glied'

Pokorny's dictionary :

Number: 366

Root: dumb- (-bh?)

English meaning: penis, tail

German meaning: `penis, Schwanz', vielleicht eigentlich `Stab'

Material: Av. duma- m. `Schwanz', npers. dum, dumb (*dum(h)ma-), ahd. zumpfo `penis', mhd. zumpf(e), zumpfelīn (Sütterlin IF. 4, 93); dazu vielleicht av. dumna- n. `Hand (?)' (*dumbna-), s. Scheftelowitz IF. 33, 142 mit zahlreichen Parallelen für die Bed.-Entw. `Stange, Stab - penis, Schwanz' und `Stab - Arm, Hand'. Wohl zu mnd. timpe `Spitze, Gipfel', ags. ātimplian `mit Nägeln versehen', nasal. Form von germ. *tippa `Zipfel' in engl. tip `Spitze', mhd. zipf(el); germ. *tuppa- `Zopf' in anord. toppr ds., ags. topp m. `Gipfel', mhd. zopf `Zopf, Ende eines Dinges', mit bb: mnd. tobbe, tubbe `Zapfen', vgl. lett. duba `aufgestellte Garbe'; germ. *tappan `Zapfen' in ags. tæppa m. (engl. tap), mnd. tappe m., ahd. zapho, mhd. zapfe m. Offenbar `mot populaire' mit intensiver Konsonantenschärfung, Nasalierung und Vokalwechsel a : i : u; vgl. oben S. 221 drop-: drip-: drup-.

References: WP. I 816, Fick III 155, 164, 168, Petersson Heterokl. 70 f.

See also: S. auch oben S. 177.

Pages: 227

PIE database: PIE database

Altaic etymology :

Proto-Altaic: *tèbú

Nostratic: Nostratic

Meaning: pelvis, lower part of body

Russian meaning: таз, нижняя часть тела

Tungus-Manchu: *debu(kī)

Japanese: *tùmpì

Comments: A Tung.-Jap. isogloss.

Tungus etymology :

Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *debu(kī)

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: 1 pelvis 2 lower part of back 3 side

Russian meaning: 1 таз 2 нижняя часть спины, круп 3 бок

Evenki: duwukī, dewukī 1, 2

Even: dewki 1, 2

Negidal: dōxī, dewexī 1, 2

Literary Manchu: du, dū 1

Ulcha: dewe 1

Orok: dewe 1, 2

Nanai: dewe 1

Udighe: deuxi 1

Solon: debexi, dewexi 3

Comments: ТМС 1, 218.

Japanese etymology :

Proto-Japanese: *tùmpì

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: 1 vulva 2 arse

Russian meaning: 1 vulva 2 зад

Middle Japanese: tùbì 1

Comments: JLTT 552. The meaning 'arse' is attested in Ryukyu dialects (Shuri čibi etc., see ibid.).

Uralic etymology :

Number: 1094

Proto: *tuppV

> Nostratic: > Nostratic

English meaning: back, spine

German meaning: Rücken, Rückgrat

Mari (Cheremis): tup (KB U B) 'Rücken' ?

Udmurt (Votyak): ti̮bi̮r (S), tǝ̑bǝ̑r (K) 'Rücken; Rückgrat' ?

Hungarian: top (dial.) 'der dicke Teil der Schweinskeule od. des Schenkens', tomp (dial.) 'Oberschale des Rindes', tompor 'Hüfte, Hanke, (veralt.) Schenkel' ?

Long-range etymologies :

Borean (approx.) : TVPV

Meaning : back

Eurasiatic : *tVbV

Afroasiatic : *dub- ~ *damb- (+ *dab(ʔ)- 631)

Reference : ND 499, 2285 (differ. variants in SH).

Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *dub- ~ *damb-

Meaning: tail; back

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Western Chadic: *dub- 'tail'

Central Chadic: *(mV-)du(H)b- 'back' 1, 'buttocks' 2

Central Cushitic (Agaw): *danb- 'bottom, back'

Low East Cushitic: *dVb- 'tail' 1,'buttocks' 2, 'upper back' 3, 'behind' 4

High East Cushitic: *dubb- 'tail; behind' ~ *damb- 'back'

Warazi (Dullay): *tup- (<*dub-?) 'behind, after'

Omotic: *damb- 'vulva, anus, back' ~ *duṗ- 'tail'

Notes: Agaw *danb- (<*damb, with dissimilation), HEC *damb- 'back' and Om. *damb- 'vulva, anus, back' should probably be separated and reconstructed as a different root *damb- 'back'.

West Chadic etymology :

Proto-WChadic: *dub-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'tail'

Angas: tup [Fl]

Notes: Devoicing is regular.

Central Chadic etymology :

Proto-CChadic: *(mV-)du(H)b-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'back' 1, 'buttocks' 2

Gisiga: dǝba 1, 2

Mafa=Matakam: dǝba 1 [BMof]

Daba: mǝ́dǝ́ba 2 [Kr: 156]

Fali Jilvu: ḍubà-ku 1 [Kr: 6]

Musgu: dēba 1 [LMsg]

Gidar: dúbo 1

Zime-Batna: dùbù 1 [Sa]

Central Cushitic (Agaw) etymology :

Proto-Agaw: *danb-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'bottom, back'

Bilin: dänbi

Low East Cushitic etymology :

Proto-Low East Cushitic: *dVb-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'tail' 1,'buttocks' 2, 'upper back' 3, 'behind' 4

Somali: dib 1, dabo 1, 2

Oromo (Galla): duboo 1

Rendille: dub- 1

Baiso: däbe 1, 2

Arbore: dub 2

Konso: tup-a 4, tupp-aa 3

Notes: See Sasse PEC 16.

High East Cushitic etymology :

Proto-High East Cushitic: *dubb- 1 ~ damb- 2

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'tail' 1, 'back' 2, 'behind' 3

Sidamo: dambaa 2 ('back, near')

Darasa (Gedeo): duba 1 ('tail (of sheep)')

Hadiya (Gudella): dubb-o 3

Alaba: dubb-o 1

Warazi etymology :

Proto-Warazi: *tup- (<*dub-?)

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'behind, after'

Gawwada (Gawata): tup-

Harso (Werize): tup-

Gollango (Wellango): tup-

Notes: Sasse PEC 16 ("with various extentions")

Omotic etymology :

Proto-Omotic: *damb- 1, *duṗ- 2

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'vulva, anus, back' 1, 'tail' 2

Ometo: duuṗiya 2

Kafa (Kaficho): dambo 1

Anfillo (Southern Mao): dombo 1

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