Nostratic etymology :

Eurasiatic: *[ʒ]iṭxV

Meaning: dirt, excrements

Indo-European: *sk(')eit-, -d-

Uralic: *sitta

Kartvelian: Georg. zitx- 'dirt'

Dravidian: *ǯī̆nṭ- (?)

Comments: Expected *s- in IE (assimilation?). Cf. also: PK *c̣ida, PDr *cet- (suggested by V. Glumov).

References: ND 2687 *z/ʒitχ/qa 'dirt, excrements'.

Indo-European etymology :

Proto-IE: *sk(')eit-, -d-

Meaning: vomere, cacare

Germanic: *skīt-a- vb., *skīt-a- m., *skīt-ō(n-) f., *skit-jō(n-) f.

Celtic: *skeit- > Ir sgeith `act of spewing, vomiting, shedding'; Cymr chwydu `sich erbrechen', Brtet c'houeda `sich erbrechen'

Russ. meaning: vomere, cacare

References: WP II 541 f

Germanic etymology :

Proto-Germanic: *skītan-, *skīta-z, *skītō(n), *skitjō(n)

Meaning: defecate

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: skīta st. `scheissen', skīt-r m. `Kot'

Swedish: skita

Old English: scītan `scheissen'; scitte f. `buikloop'; scīte

English: shit; dial. to shite

Middle Dutch: scīten; scīte f. `ontlasting, stront'; scitte f. `stoelgang, drek'

Dutch: schijten; scheet

Middle Low German: schīten; schīte f. `drek'

Old High German: biskīʒan 'besudeln' (11.Jh.)

Middle High German: schīʒen st. 'cacare'; schīʒe f. `Durchfall'

German: scheissen; Schiet m., Schiete f. 'Kot' (< LG); Beschiss m.

Uralic etymology :

Number: 913

Proto: *sitta

> Nostratic: > Nostratic

English meaning: shit

German meaning: Dreck, Scheisse, Kot, Mist; seine Notdurft verrichten, scheissen

Finnish: sitta (dial.) 'Kacke, Dreck, Auswurf' (? > Saam. L siksta, sikta 'die Losung, der Kot des Rentiers im Sommer'), dial. sittu- 'kacken, sich ausleeren, beschmutzen', sitti 'Mistkäfer, Roßkäfer; kleiner Fisch'

Estonian: sitt (gen. sita) 'Kot, Dreck, Mist, Dünger', sitta- 'düngen', sitti-, sittu- 'misten, seine Notdurft verrichten', sitik, sitike, sitikas 'Mistkäfer'

Udmurt (Votyak): sit́ (S K G) 'Dreck, Kot, Mist', sit́- (S) 'scheißen', sit́an (S K) 'Arsch, After'

Komi (Zyrian): sit (S P PO) 'Kot, Dreck, Mist, Scheiße' ( > Khanty Vj. sö̆t 'Kot, Mist des Bären (hart)', S sitan, P sita^.n 'Gesäß, After')

Nganasan (Tawgi): t́iʔ, t́îʔ 'Unrat', t́idiʔ- 'seine Notdurft verrichten'

Selkup: tüt (Ta.) 'Mist, Kot, Exkremente', tyt (Ta. B), tytti (Ke.) 'Kot, Unrat', tyde- (N) 'stinken'

Kamass: thü'd 'Unrat', tш', tu' 'Scheiße; Floh, Käfer'

Sammalahti's version: FP *sitta

Dravidian etymology :

Proto-Dravidian : *ǯī̆nṭ- (?)

Meaning : to stick to; gum

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Proto-South Dravidian: *ǯiḍḍ- (*ʒ-)

Proto-Telugu : *ǯiḍḍ-

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *ǯiṬ-

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *sīnḍ- (*ʒ-)

Notes : Irregular correspondences.

South Dravidian etymology :

Proto-South Dravidian : *ǯiḍḍ- (*ʒ-)

Meaning : a smeary or greasy substance

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Kannada : jiḍḍu

Kannada meaning : a substance that is smeary, greasy or oily, as ghee or oil

Number in DED : 2516

Telugu etymology :

Proto-Telugu : *ǯiḍḍ-

Meaning : oiliness, grease or greasiness, unctuousness

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : jiḍḍu

Number in DED : 2516

Kolami-Gadba etymology :

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *ǯiṬ-

Meaning : to stick to

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Naikri : jiṭkip- "to stick to (tr.)"

Parji : cin- "to stick, adhere"

Additional forms : Also Parji caus. cinip- (cinit-)

Notes : Parji cin- probably does not belong here.

Number in DED : 2516

Gondwan etymology :

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *sīnḍ- (*ʒ-)

Meaning : gum, resin

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *sīnḍ-

Kui-Kuwi etymology :

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *sīnḍ-

Meaning : resin, gum

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Kui : sīnḍu, sīnḍru, jīnḍru "gum, resin"

Sunkarametta Kuwi : hinḍru "resin"

Additional forms : Also Kui siṭpa (siṭṭ-), siṛpa (siṛt-) to be sticky, tacky

Number in DED : 2516

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