Nostratic etymology :

Eurasiatic: *ṗVńcwV ( ~ -c`w-)

Meaning: bird's tail

Borean: Borean

Indo-European: *peisk- ?

Uralic: *pančV ~ *pačV (*pončV ~ *počV)

Dravidian: *pinc-

Indo-European etymology :

Proto-IE: *peisk- ?

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Meaning: feather (a k. of)

Old Indian: piccha- n. `feather of a tail'

Slavic: *pīskъ: Czech pisk `unentwickelde junge Feder'

Russ. meaning: перо (какое-то)

References: WP II 11

Uralic etymology :

Number: 712

Proto: *pančV ~ *pačV (*pončV ~ *počV)

> Nostratic: > Nostratic

English meaning: tail

German meaning: Schwanz

Saam (Lapp): (bǫʒâ -ʒʒ- (N) 'lower, thick end of bird's feather' - rejected by Redei)

Mari (Cheremis): pač (KB), poć (U) 'Schwanz, Schweif', poč (B) 'Schwanz', paštek (KB) 'nach, hinter'

Udmurt (Votyak): bi̮ž (S), bǝ̑ž (K), bị̑ž (G) 'Schwanz, Schweif'

Komi (Zyrian): be̮ž (S P), bu̇ž (PO) 'Schwanz' ( > Khanty O posi 'Schwanz'), pǫšĭ (Kaz.) 'hinterer Teil; Schwanz', puči̮ (V), pusi (O) 'Hinterteil, unteres Ende'

Khanty (Ostyak): poč (V Vj.) 'Ferse (V), Nacken (Vj.)', păšŋat (DN), pătlaŋ (O), pŏtḷaŋ (Kaz.) 'Hinterkopf'

Mansi (Vogul): ponš-pun (P) 'Schwanzfeder', ponsėp (K), pā̊nsip (N) id.

Nenets (Yurak): (panco 'Schwanz' - rejected by Redei)

Enets (Yen): (batuʔo 'Schwanz' - rejected by Redei)

Nganasan (Tawgi): (batụʔa 'Schwanz' - rejected by Redei)

Sammalahti's version: *ponci

Dravidian etymology :

Proto-Dravidian : *pinc-

Meaning : peacock's tail

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *pinc-

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *pīc-

Proto-North Dravidian : *pic-ā

Kolami-Gadba etymology :

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *pinc-

Meaning : peacock's tail

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Naiki : pika (?) "feather, peacock's tail"

Salur Gadba : pince "tail of peacock"

Number in DED : 4226

Gondwan etymology :

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *pīc-

Meaning : peacock's feather

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *pīc-

Kui-Kuwi etymology :

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *pīc-

Meaning : tail feather of a peacock

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Kui : pīseri, plieri

Additional forms : Also Kui pieli peacock

Notes : The forms plieri and pieli seem to be borrowed from SDR.

Number in DED : 4226

North Dravidian etymology :

Proto-North-Dravidian : *pic-ā

Meaning : tail of a peacock

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Malto : pice

Notes : Also MLT picale peacock in full plume

Number in DED : 4226

Long-range etymologies :

Borean (approx.) : PVNCV

Meaning : tail, (long) hair

Eurasiatic : *ṗVńcwV ( ~ -ć`w-, -č`w-, -ǯ-)

Sino-Caucasian : *pVnc̣V

Austric : *pVs

Sino-Caucasian etymology :

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *pVnc̣V

Meaning: brow, hair

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: PL *pinc̣ `eyelash; feather'

Burushaski: *phénVs

Basque: *pinc

Comments and references : DCE 10.

North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian:

Proto-Lezghian: *pinc̣ʷ

Lezghian etymology :

Proto-Lezghian: *pinc̣ʷ

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: feather

Agul: pinc̣

Comment: The Ag. root is isolated within Lezgian (cf. only other dialectal forms: bursh. purc̣, fit. murc̣, burk. purc̣/murc̣), but has external parallels.

Burushaski etymology :

Common Burushaski: *phenVs

Sino-Caucasian Etymology: Sino-Caucasian Etymology

Meaning: 1 brow, forehead hair 2 braid, head hair (of women)

Yasin: -phénas 1

Hunza: -phínis 2

Nagar: -phínis 2

Basque etymology :

Proto-Basque: *pinc

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 membrane (covering egg, nut), dermis (inner skin) 2 ampulla (sac) in skin 3 egg (laid without shell) 4 husk

Bizkaian: mintz 1

Gipuzkoan: mintz 1

High Navarrese: mintz 1 4

Low Navarrese: p(h)intz(a) 2 3

Salazarese: mintz 1

Lapurdian: phintz 2

Zuberoan: phintz 2

Roncalese: mintz, mintzi 1

Comments: Of Latin origin, according to Trask (1995). Aragonese Spanish has binza 'membrane covering onion or egg'. Jacobsen (1995) criticizes the supposed derivation from Lat. *vinctiare 'to tie' as "too speculative to be convincing."

Austric etymology :

Proto-Austric: *pVs

Meaning: tail

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Proto-Austroasiatic: pVjh

Austroasiatic meaning: tail

Proto-Austronesian: *ipus

Austronesian meaning: tail

Austro-Asiatic etymology :

Proto-Austro-Asiatic: pVjh

Meaning: tail

Austric etymology: Austric etymology

Proto-Pearic: *phas.N

Proto-Aslian: SML pâs

Pearic etymology :

Proto-Pearic: *phas.N

Meaning: tail

Presyllable: #

Austro-Asiatic etymology: Austro-Asiatic etymology

Chong: phat.A

Chong meaning: tail

Song: phat.A

Song meaning: tail

Kasong: phah.A

Kasong meaning: tai

Samre: phah.A

Samre meaning: tail

References: H-448: *pa(:)s

Aslian etymology :

Proto-Aslian:

Austro-Asiatic etymology: Austro-Asiatic etymology

Meaning: tail

Semelai: pâs

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