Pokorny's dictionary :

Number: 1506

Root: pes-3, pesos

English meaning: membrum virile

German meaning: `das männliche Glied'

Grammatical comments: n.

Material: Ai. pásas- n. = gr. πέος n. `penis', gr. πόσθη f. ds., lat. pēnis (*pesnis); ahd. fasel, ags.fæsl, ahd. faselt `penis', mhd. vaselrint `Zuchtstier', nhd. Faselschwein `Zuchtschwein', ablaut. mhd. vesil `fruchtbar', visel `penis'.

References: WP. II 68, WH. II 281.

Pages: 824

PIE database: PIE database

Indo-European etymology :

Proto-IE: *pes-

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Meaning: penis

Old Indian: pásas- n. `penis'

Old Greek: péos n. `das männliche Glied'

Slavic: *opesъkā (Czech opeska `praeputium')

Germanic: *fás-Vl=, *fís-Vl=

Latin: pēnis, -is m. `Schwanz; männliches Glied'

Russ. meaning: penis

References: WP II 68

Germanic etymology :

Proto-Germanic: *fásVl=, *físVl=

Meaning: penis

IE etymology: IE etymology

Low German: fisel `penis'

Old High German: faselt `penis'

Middle High German: visel, vësel st. m. `penis'; vasel st. m. 'der fortpflanzung dienendes männliches vieh, zuchstier, -eber u. dgl.', st. n. 'das junge, die nachkommenschaft; gezücht, gesinde'

Nostratic etymology :

Eurasiatic: *ṗacV ( ~ -c`-, -č-)

Meaning: penis

Borean: Borean

Indo-European: *pes-

Uralic: *paćV

References: МССНЯ 372, ОСНЯ 3, 96-97; ND 1818 *P_a(y)ŝE 'penis'.

Uralic etymology :

Number: 691

Proto: *paćV

> Nostratic: > Nostratic

English meaning: penis

German meaning: männliches Glied

Saam (Lapp): buoččâ -ǯ- (N) 'penis of man or horse', puohtja (L) 'penis (an Menschen wie Tieren)', puoš́t́t́š́^A (Ko. Not.), pūD́t́š́^(A) (Kld.), pī̮D́t́š́^(A) (T)

Mari (Cheremis): (pisa^. 'Penis der kleinen Knaben' - rejected by Redei)

Hungarian: fasz

Sammalahti's version: *pa/o/oos'i

Yukaghir parallels: Sieh OC

Long-range etymologies :

Borean (approx.) : PVCV

Meaning : penis

Eurasiatic : *ṗaćV ( ~ -ć`-, -č-) (cf. also *pVjcV ( ~ -č-))

Afroasiatic : *buč-

Sino-Caucasian : *ṗV́c̣V

Amerind (misc.) : *peC(u) 'vulva' (under *pet(u) 'vagina' R 811)

Reference : ND 1818.

Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *buč-

Meaning: (feminine) pudenda

Semitic: *bu(h)t_- 'shame', *b(h)t_ 'be ashamed'

Berber: *buč- 'vagina' 1, 'penis' 2

Beḍauye (Beja): bus 'podex, croupe'

Saho-Afar: *bus- 'vulva'

High East Cushitic: *bis(s)- 'vagina'

Omotic: *bos- 'vulva'

Notes: Semantic shift in Sem.

Semitic etymology :

Number: 65

Proto-Semitic: *bu(h)t_- 1, *b(h)t_ 2

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'shame' 1, 'be ashamed' 2

Akkadian: bâšu, baʔāšu 2

Ugaritic: bt_-t, bht_ 1, bwt_ 2

Hebrew: būšā 1, bwš 2

Aramaic: (Emp) bwt

Syrian Aramaic: behtōt- 1, bht 2

Arabic: Cf. baht_at- 'son of a whore'

Berber etymology :

Proto-Berber: *buč-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'vagina'1 , 'penis' 2

Siwa: bašša 1

Semlal: bǝssi 1

Ntifa: a-bǝssi 1

Iznassen: a-bǝtš-un 1

Qabyle (Ayt Mangellat): a-bbuc 2

Bedauye (Beja) etymology :

Bedauye: bus

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'podex, croupe'

Saho-Afar etymology :

Proto-Saho-Afar: *bus-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'vulva'

Saho: bus

Afar (Danakil): bus, busuu

High East Cushitic etymology :

Proto-High East Cushitic: *bis(s)-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'vagina'

Hadiya (Gudella): bisso

Omotic etymology :

Proto-Omotic: *bos-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'vulva'

Janjero (Yamma, Yemsa): boosaa

Sino-Caucasian etymology :

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ṗV́c̣V

Meaning: penis

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: PL *p:ic̣- 'penis, vulva'

Yenisseian: *bɨʔs

Burushaski: *phóṣi ?

Comments and references : NSC 60 *bVc̣V.

Yenisseian etymology :

Proto-Yenisseian: *bɨʔs

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: penis

Ket: bɨʔś, pl. bɨśǝŋ⁵

Yug: bɨʔs, pl. bɨ:hs

Kottish: puš; асс. puš (М., Сл., Кл.)

Arin: poš (М., Сл., Кл.)

Comments: ССЕ 211. Werner 1, 160.

Burushaski etymology :

Common Burushaski: *phóṣi

Sino-Caucasian Etymology: Sino-Caucasian Etymology

Meaning: vagina

Nagar: phóṣi

Comments: Sh. phóṣi

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