Indo-European etymology :

Proto-IE: *pōy-

Nostratic etymology:

Meaning: to drink

Hittite: pas- (I) 'schlucken, einen Schluck nehmen' (Friedrich 164)

Old Indian: pāti, pipati, ptc. pípāna-, pass. pīyáte, caus. pāyayati, ptc. pītá-, inf. pā́tave, pā́tavaí `to drink'; pītí- f. `drinking, draught'; pā́tar-, pātár- `one who drinks, drinker'; pā́tra- n. `drinking-vessel'; pā́yya- `to be caused to drink', n. `drinking', pā́na- n. `drinking, drink, beverage' || píbati `drink'

Armenian: ump `Trunk', ǝmbem, ǝmpem `trinken'

Old Greek: pī́nō, aeol., dor. pṓnō, ft. píomai̯, aor. épion, imp. pī̂thi, aeol. pō̂thi, p. epóthēn, pf. pépōka, m. pépomai̯, va. potó- `trinken'; caus. pipī́skō, ft. pī́sō, aor. pī̂sai̯ `zu trinken geben, tränken'; potó-n n. `Trank', póto-s m. `das Trinken, der Trank', potǟ́ f. `Trank, Schluck', potḗr m. `Trinkbecher', pósi-s f. `Trank, das Trinken', ám-, ék-pōti-s `Ebbe'; oi̯no-potḗr `Weintrinker', pótǟ-s m., f. póti-s `Trinker(in)', pō̂ma, póma n. `Trunk, Trank, Getränk', pī̂no-n `Gerstentrank', kata-póthrǟ f. `Schlund(gegend)'; böot. pitéu̯ō `tränken, bewässern', a-píteu̯to- `unbewässert'

Slavic: *pьjǭ, *pījǭ; *pojī́tī; *pьjāvъkā, *pьjānъ

Baltic: *pō̃-t-ā̂- f., *pō- vb.

Latin: pōtāre `kräftig trinken, zechen', pōtus, -a `ge-, betrunken', pōtus, -ūs m. `Trank', pōtiō f. `Trinken, Trank', pōtor, -ōris m. `Trinker', pōculum n. (OLat pōcolom) `Becher', pōsca f. `Mischtrank' || bibō, -ere, bibī `trinken'

Celtic: OIr inf dat. oul `zu trinken', Ir inf. dat. ōl `zu trinken' || *hib- > OIr ib- `trinken'; OCymr iben `bibimus', *hibā-mi > Corn evaf `bibo', Bret euaff `bibo'

Albanian: pī `trinke'

Russ. meaning: пить

References: WP II 71 f

Vasmer's dictionary :

Baltic etymology :

Proto-Baltic: *pō̃-t-ā̂- f., *pō- vb.

Meaning: drink, beverage

Indo-European etymology:

Lithuanian: puotà `Trink-, Zechgelage, (Fest)gelage, Gastmahl'

Old Prussian: poūis m. `das Trinken'; puietti 'ihr trinkt', imp. poieiti (pogeitti, puieyti) 'trinket', poūt, pūton (poūton), poutwei `trinken', pogeys 'trinkt' Grinau 14; poadamynan Elbinder Voc. 695 'süsse Milch'

Nostratic etymology :

Eurasiatic: *HVṗV

Meaning: drink, water

Borean:

Indo-European: *ap- <PIH *H->

Altaic: *ṓp`à

Dravidian: *op-

Chukchee-Kamchatkan: *'ъpaɣʷъ-

Comments: Cf. FU *iptV (*üpte) 'high water' (or to PA *ūjbV 'foam')

References: ND 1876 *qapV 'to stream, flow' (IE + Eg.). [Cf. also 2506 *woṗV 'to pour, strew': IIr. *vap-, Sam. *wɔptɔ- + Berb., Eg.?].

Altaic etymology :

Proto-Altaic: *ṓp`à

Nostratic:

Meaning: to drink, inhale

Russian meaning: пить

Turkic: *ōp-

Mongolian: *uw(u)-

Japanese: *apa-ik-

Comments: EAS 78, Владимирцов 211. An expressive root. Cf. also Turk. *öp- 'to kiss' (ЭСТЯ 1, 539); Mong. *aɣa-ki-la- (L 25 akila-, Khalkha āxila-) 'to gasp for breath, pant'; Evn. ābu- 'to kiss' (ТМС 1, 6).

Turkic etymology :

Proto-Turkic: *ōp-

Altaic etymology:

Meaning: to suck, swallow

Russian meaning: сосать, глотать

Old Turkic: op- (Orkh.)

Karakhanid: op- (MK)

Tatar: up-

Oyrat: op-

Yakut: uop-

Dolgan: uobu 'Bissen, Happen'

Kazakh: op-

Noghai: op-

Bashkir: up-

Karaim: op-

Comments: EDT 4, VEWT 363, ЭСТЯ 1, 464-465, 269-273, Stachowski 243.

Mongolian etymology :

Proto-Mongolian: *uw(u)-

Altaic etymology:

Meaning: to drink

Russian meaning: пить

Written Mongolian: u-, uu- (L 864: uu-, aɣu-, uuɣu-)

Middle Mongolian: u- (IM, MA), ū-, u'u- (SH), au- (LH)

Khalkha: ū-

Buriat: ū-

Kalmuck: ū-

Ordos: ū- 'to drink, to smoke'

Dongxian: o-

Baoan: ū-, ō-, u-

Dagur: ō- (Тод. Даг. 159, MD 201)

Shary-Yoghur: ū-

Monguor: ụ̄- (SM 462), u-, ōći- 'boire, prendre (repas du midi)' (SM 299)

Comments: KW 454, MGCD 664, 665.

Japanese etymology :

Proto-Japanese: *apa-ik-

Altaic etymology:

Meaning: to breathe heavily, gasp, pant

Russian meaning: тяжело дышать, задыхаться

Old Japanese: apek-

Middle Japanese: áfék-

Tokyo: aég-

Kyoto: áég-

Kagoshima: àèg-

Comments: JLTT 674. A compound with *-ik- 'breathe'. Accent is difficult to reconstruct: RJ has high tone, but modern dialects point rather to low.

Dravidian etymology :

Proto-Dravidian : *op-

Meaning : to wet

Nostratic etymology:

Proto-North Dravidian : *op-

North Dravidian etymology :

Proto-North-Dravidian : *op-

Meaning : to wet; soft

Dravidian etymology:

Kurukh : opnā (refl.pass. oprnā) "to wet, soak (with a view to softening and preparing for work)"

Malto : oprare "to become soft (as earth by water)"

Number in DED : 981

Chukchee-Kamchatkan etymology :

Proto-Chukchee-Kamchatkan: *'ъpaɣʷ-

Nostratic etymology:

Meaning (Rus.): пить, глотать

Proto-Chukchee-Koryak: *ъp(ʁ)ab-

Proto-Itelmen: *p(')aw-

Chukchee-Koryak etymology :

Proto-Chukchee-Koryak: *'ъp(ʁ)ab-

Chukchee-Kamchatkan etymology:

Meaning (Rus.): пить 1, пить бульон, есть суп 2, хотеть пить 3, пить, припав ртом к реке 4

Chukchee: ǝpáw-, páw- 1, ǝp(ʔ)ǝ́ ikwucí- 4

Koryak: pha-kkǝ 3

Alutor: ǝpav- 1, 2

Itelmen etymology :

Proto-Itelmen: *p(')aw-

Chukchee-Kamchatkan etymology:

Meaning (Rus.): глотать, пить

West Itelmen: рav-kaz

West Itelmen meaning: haurire, bibere

West Itelmen meaning (Polish): chɫonąć, ɫykać, pić

Long-range etymologies :

Borean (approx.) : HVPV

Meaning : to swallow

Eurasiatic : *HVṗV

Afroasiatic : *ʕab- to drink

Sino-Caucasian : *ẋwǝ̆mṗV́̆

Austric : PAA *hu:p 'eat', MY *hop; PAN *SiRup 'sip, suck'

Amerind (misc.) : *pa 'eat' (R 211) [+ A K]; *hobi 'water; rain; drink' (R 837)

Notes : Cf. *ṗVHV.

Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ʕab-

Meaning: drink

Borean etymology:

Semitic: *ʕVb- 'gulp, swallow in one draught'

Central Chadic: *ʔab- 'take mouthful of liquid'

East Chadic: *wa-Hib- 'drink, suck'

Saho-Afar: *ʕab-/ʕub- 'drink'

Low East Cushitic: *ʕabb- 'drink'

Semitic etymology :

Number: 847

Proto-Semitic: *ʕVb-

Afroasiatic etymology:

Meaning: 'gulp, swallow in one draught'

Arabic: ʕbb [-u-]

Central Chadic etymology :

Proto-CChadic: *[ʕ]ab-

Afroasiatic etymology:

Meaning: 'take mouthful of liquid' 1, 'drink' 2

Glavda: xǝb- 2 [Rp]

Guduf: x(ǝ̃)ḅúwà 2 [CLR:111]

Gude: aḅu [Hs[

East Chadic etymology :

Proto-EChadic: *wa-Hib-

Afroasiatic etymology:

Meaning: 'drink, suck'

Jegu: waibo [??]

Notes: Dubious

Saho-Afar etymology :

Proto-Saho-Afar: *ʕab-/ʕub-

Afroasiatic etymology:

Meaning: 'drink'

Saho: -ō`ob-

Afar (Danakil): -aʕab-, -aʕub-

Low East Cushitic etymology :

Proto-Low East Cushitic: *ʕabb-

Afroasiatic etymology:

Meaning: ' drink'

Somali: ʕabb-

Oromo (Galla): obaasa (-)

Sino-Caucasian etymology :

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ẋwǝ̆mṗV́̆

Meaning: to swallow

Borean etymology:

North Caucasian: *ẋwɨm(V)ṗV

Sino-Tibetan: *ẋăp

Yenisseian: *ʔop- ( ˜ x-, -b)

Burushaski: *hūp

North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *ẋwɨm(V)ṗV

Sino-Caucasian etymology:

Meaning: gulp, mouthful

Proto-Lak: ẋ:uṗ

Proto-Lezghian: *ẋumṗ(a)

Proto-Khinalug: ẋob

Proto-West Caucasian: *ẋʷǝm(ǝ)ṗa

Notes: An expressive root; however, chance correspondence between Adygh and EC is hardly possible.

Lak etymology :

Lak root: ẋ:uṗ

North Caucasian etymology:

Meaning: gulp, mouthful

Lak form: ẋ:uṗ

Lezghian etymology :

Proto-Lezghian: *ẋumṗ(a)

North Caucasian etymology:

Meaning: gulp, mouthful

Lezghian: ẋuṗ

Tabasaran: ẋumṗ

Rutul: ẋuṗ (Khniukh.)

Comment: 3d class in Rutul.

Khinalug etymology :

Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :

Proto-West-Caucasian: *ẋʷǝm(ǝ)ṗa

North Caucasian etymology:

Meaning: 1 gulp, mouthful 2 to gulp, lap up

Adyghe: ja-ẋʷǝmṗa-ʁʷ 1

Kabardian: ẋʷǝpǝ-n 2

Comments: PAK *ẋʷǝ(m)ṗV- (with irregular deglottalisation in Kab.).

Sino-Tibetan etymology :

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *ẋăp

Sino-Caucasian etymology:

Meaning: bite, take into mouth

Chinese: 嗋 *xap shut (e. g. mouth).

Tibetan: hab a mouthful.

Burmese: hap to bite, snap.

Lushai: hap bite, snap.

Comments: Ben. 32.

Chinese characters :

Character: 嗋

Modern (Beijing) reading: xiē

Preclassic Old Chinese: hap

Classic Old Chinese: hap

Western Han Chinese: hap

Eastern Han Chinese: hap

Early Postclassic Chinese: hap

Middle Postclassic Chinese: hǝp

Late Postclassic Chinese: hǝp

Middle Chinese: xǝp

English meaning : shut (e. g. mouth)

Sino-Tibetan etymology:

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0639 f

Yenisseian etymology :

Proto-Yenisseian: *ʔop-( ˜ x-, -b)

Sino-Caucasian etymology:

Meaning: to drink

Ket: d-a-b-ɔp, North. da-v-ɔp 'I drink it', d-ɔb-al-ɔp 'I drank it' (Werner 2, 44)

Yug: d-úr-op 'Ich betrinke mich' (Werner 2, 44)

Kottish: ōpaŋ 'to drink', praet. olāpaŋ, imp. alčep; šigap 'drinking'; Ass. (М., Сл., Срсл., Кл.) ulabuŋái, (Кл.) ulapuŋai 'drink'

Comments: Werner 2, 44 *op. This reconstruction should be preferred to *ʔVbV in ССЕ 202, see notes to *ʔa; see also *dop 'drink, eat'.

Burushaski etymology :

Common Burushaski: *hūp

Sino-Caucasian Etymology:

Meaning: to swallow

Hunza: huúp -́t-

Nagar: huúp -́t-

Austric etymology :

Proto-Austric: *ɣup (*XVɣup)

Meaning: to eat, sit

Borean etymology:

Proto-Austroasiatic: *hu:p / *ha:p

Austroasiatic meaning: to eat

Miao-Yao parallels: *hop

Proto-Austronesian: *SiRup

Austronesian meaning: sip, as soup or rice wine from a bowl

Proto-Thai: hup to bite (of fish) CHE

Austro-Asiatic etymology :

Proto-Austro-Asiatic: *hu:p / *ha:p

Meaning: to eat

Austric etymology:

Thai: hup to bite (of fish) CHE

Proto-Katuic: *hu:p

Khmer: hu:p < OK hwap

Proto-Pearic: *hɔ:p V?

Proto-Monic: *ha:p

Proto-Palaungic: PAL hap

References: S-402

Katuic etymology :

Proto-Katuic: *hu:p

Meaning: sip, suck

Presyllable: #

Austro-Asiatic etymology:

Proto-West Katuic: BRU hu:p.N

Proto-East Katuic: *hu:p

References: TK16.153a

West Katuic etymology :

Proto-West Katuic:

Meaning: suck

Katuic etymology:

Bru: hu:p.N

Bru meaning: to suck

East Katuic etymology :

Proto-East Katuic: *hu:p

Meaning: sip (hot liquid from a cup or spoon)

Presyllable: #

Katuic etymology:

Kri: hu:p

Chatong: hu:p

Triw: sru:p E?

Khmer etymology :

Khmer: hu:p

Meaning: to swallow, eat

Austro-Asiatic etymology:

Old Khmer: hwap

Old Khmer Meaning: to eat, swallow

References: P552, JP398

Pearic etymology :

Proto-Pearic: *hɔ:p

Meaning: eat

Presyllable: #

Austro-Asiatic etymology:

Chong: hɔ:p.A

Chong meaning: eat

Kasong: hɔ:p.A

Kasong meaning: eat

Samre: huǝp.B

Samre meaning: eat

References: H-446: *h(ɔ:)p

Viet-Muong etymology :

Proto-Viet-Muong:

Meaning: to suck in

Austro-Asiatic etymology:

Vietnamese: húp

Vietnamese meaning: to suck in

Muong dialect: ʔop.5

Arem: ʒU:p

Monic etymology :

Proto-Monic: *ha:p

Meaning: eat, esp. with the fingers

Presyllable: #

Austro-Asiatic etymology:

Modern Mon: ha:p

Old Mon: ha:p

Middle Mon: ha:p

Nyakur: ca:ʔ.L ha:p.L

Nyakur meaning: to eat

References: V175; S-402