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Yenisseian etymology :

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Proto-Yenisseian: *p[u]-
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: intestines
Ket: hū, pl. hu: / hu:n 'heart'; hɨ̄j, pl. Kur. hʌ:ji4, Bak., Sur. hʌ:jǝ4 / hʌjǝ4, South. hʌj4 'belly'
Yug: fu, pl. fu:n 'heart'; fɨj, pl. fʌ:hj 'belly'
Kottish: fui (fūi), phui, pl. fūjaŋ 'inside, intestines'; fa, *pha, g. fai, pl. fajikŋ "breast"; Ass. pa (М., Сл., Кл.) "breast"
Arin: ṕhiáŋ (М., Сл., Кл.), apijen (Лоск.) "breast"
Pumpokol: pfu (Сл., Срсл.) "heart"
Comments: ССЕ 251-252. The forms listed above are hard to separate (although the vocalism is not quite clear). Werner (1, 332, 348) tries to make the picture clearer by reconstructing *phu 'heart' and *phǝj 'belly' respectively - but the relationship between Ket hū and Kott. fa is still unexplained. It still seems to me that we are dealing with a single root separated into later variants through old Ablaut.
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Sino-Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *pVwV́
Meaning: intestines
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
North Caucasian: PTs *pu 'side'
Sino-Tibetan: *phǝ̆w
Yenisseian: *p[u]-
Comments and references : HGC 26.
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *phǝ̆w
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: intestines, bowels
Chinese: *b_os intestines.
Tibetan: pho stomach (cf. also sbo the upper part of the body).
Kachin: pu2 belly.
Lushai: KC *po.
Comments: Haka paw; Bodo bi-bu intestine; PG *phò belly. Sh. 49, 124.
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Chinese characters :

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Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading: fù
Preclassic Old Chinese: b(h)o(ʔ)s
Classic Old Chinese: b(h)oh
Western Han Chinese: b(h)oh
Eastern Han Chinese: b(h)oh
Early Postclassic Chinese: b(h)ò
Middle Postclassic Chinese: b(h)ò
Late Postclassic Chinese: b(h)ò
Middle Chinese: bǜ
English meaning : intestines [Han]
Comments: Probably same word as 蚹 q.v. Also used (since LZ) for *po (MC pü, Pek. fú) 'foot'.
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Radical: 0
Four-angle index: 0
Karlgren code: 0136 o
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Long-range etymologies :

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Borean (approx.) : PVHV
Meaning : belly, intestines
Afroasiatic : *fVʔ-
Sino-Caucasian : *pVwV́
Austric : PAA *pVh belly
Amerind (misc.) : *piʔ 'body' (R 77) (cf. also some forms under *pin 'breast' R 92); *pa 'excrement; guts' (R 224)
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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *fVʔ-
Meaning: body, flesh, meat
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
Berber: *fiyy- 'meat'
Egyptian: ỉwf, ỉf (met.) 'flesh' (pyr), 'body' (med)
Central Chadic: *faw- 'body'
South Cushitic: *fuʔ-un- 'meat'
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Berber etymology :

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Proto-Berber: *fiyy-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: meat
Zenaga: t-fiʔǯǯi <*-fiyy
Semlal: ti-fiyi
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Egyptian etymology :

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Old Egyptian: ỉwf, ỉf
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'flesh' (pyr), 'body' (med)
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Central Chadic etymology :

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Proto-CChadic: *faw-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'body'
Tera: va [Nm]
Gaanda: fǝ̀-ta [Kr N 56]
Gabin: fǝ̀-tǝ [Kr N 56]
Hwona: fa-ra [Kr]
Mofu-Gudur: vɔ̀w [CLR]
Gisiga: vo [CLR]
Buduma=Yedina: fu [CLR: 25]
Notes: v- < *ʔV-fV
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South Cushitic etymology :

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Proto-South Cushitic: *fuʔ-un-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'meat'
Iraqw (Mbulu): fuʔuni
Burunge (Mbulungi): fuʔunai
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