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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *pā̀t`e
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: louse, biting insect
Russian meaning: вошь, кусающее насекомое
Turkic: *bɨt
Mongolian: *batagana
Tungus-Manchu: *pānta- / *pēnte-
Korean: *pátắrí
Comments: Лексика 182. Mergers with *p`ŭ̀nte were possible (which may explain the non-etymological -n- in TM). Cf. also Kor. pindä 'bedbug'?
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Turkic etymology :

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Proto-Turkic: *bɨt
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: louse
Russian meaning: вошь
Old Turkic: bit (OUygh.)
Karakhanid: bit (MK)
Turkish: bit
Tatar: bet
Middle Turkic: bit (Pav. C.)
Uzbek: bit
Uighur: pit
Sary-Yughur: bɨšt
Azerbaidzhan: bit
Turkmen: bit
Khakassian: pǝt
Shor: pit
Oyrat: bijt
Halaj: bit
Chuvash: pɨjdъ
Yakut: bɨt
Tuva: bɨ't
Tofalar: bɨ't
Kirghiz: bit
Kazakh: bi_t
Noghai: bijt
Bashkir: bet
Balkar: bit
Gagauz: bit́
Karaim: bit
Karakalpak: bijt
Salar: bišt
Kumyk: bit
Comments: VEWT 76, EDT 296, ЭСТЯ 2, 151-152, Лексика 182.
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *batagana
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: fly
Russian meaning: муха
Written Mongolian: bataɣana (L 91)
Khalkha: batgana
Buriat: bataganā(n)
Kalmuck: batxǝnǝ
Ordos: bataGana
Comments: KW 36.
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *pānta- / *pēnte-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 rainworm 2 flea
Russian meaning: 1 дождевой червь 2 блоха
Evenki: hānteku 2
Nanai: pēnte 1
Comments: ТМС 2, 47, 315.
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Korean etymology :

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Proto-Korean: *pátắrí
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: a k. of bee
Russian meaning: вид пчелы
Modern Korean: pādǝri
Middle Korean: pátắrí
Comments: Nam 237, KED 704.
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *pVN(T)V ?
Meaning: louse
Borean: Borean
Altaic: *pā̀t`e (+ *p`unte)
Uralic: *pitä-lä 'leech' ?
Dravidian: *pēn
Eskimo-Aleut: *pǝtɣǝ-ʁ
Chukchee-Kamchatkan: Chuk. *piŋ(k)ǝ- 'larva of gadfly' ?
Comments: Aleut *piŋa- > *hiŋa- 'louse'.
References: ND 265a *biṭV 'louse' (compares Turk., NDr *putŋi as well as some SH). Several roots that have to be sorted out.
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Uralic etymology :

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Number: 1512
Proto: *pitä-lä
> Nostratic: > Nostratic
English meaning: leech
German meaning: Blutegel
Estonian: pidal (gen. pidali) 'Blutegel', püdal, püdäl (gen. püdala) 'unechter Blutegel; Hirudo sanguisuga'
Mordovian: pälij, ped́ĺej (E), bed́ĺi (M)
Addenda: Liv. pizàr 'Blutegel' ?? (if not a contraction of *pizàr-i'mmiji 'Tropfensauger', related to Finn. pisara, Est. pisar 'Tropfen') [but cf. also Sam. *pĕnsE - SAS]
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *pēn
Meaning : louse
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Proto-South Dravidian: *pēn-
Proto-Telugu : *pēn-
Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *pēn
Proto-Gondi-Kui : *pēn
Proto-North Dravidian : *pēn
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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *pēn-
Meaning : louse
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : pēn_
Tamil meaning : louse
Malayalam : pēn
Malayalam meaning : louse
Kannada : pēn
Kannada meaning : louse; vb. (lice) to increase or grow greatly
Kodagu : pēnɨ
Kodagu meaning : louse
Tulu : pēnụ
Tulu meaning : louse
Proto-Nilgiri : *pēn
Number in DED : 4449
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Nilgiri etymology :

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Proto-Nilgiri : *pēn
Meaning : louse
South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology
Kota : pēn "head-louse"
Toda : pȫn
Number in DED : 4449
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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *pēn-
Meaning : louse
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : pēnu (pl. pēlu)
Number in DED : 4449
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Kolami-Gadba etymology :

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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *pēn
Meaning : louse
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kolami : pēn (pl. -kul)
Naikri : pēn
Naiki : pēn
Parji : pēni (pl. pēnul)
Ollari Gadba : pēn (pl. pēnil)
Number in DED : 4449
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Gondwan etymology :

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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *pēn
Meaning : louse
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Konda : pēni (pl. pēnku)
Proto-Pengo-Manda : *pen
Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *pēn-u
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Konda etymology :

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Konda : pēni (pl. pēnku)
Meaning: louse (BB)
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Number in DED : 4449
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Pengo-Manda etymology :

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Proto-Pengo-Manda : *pen
Meaning : louse
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Pengo : pen (pl. -ku)
Manda : pen (pl. -ke)
Number in DED : 4449
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Kui-Kuwi etymology :

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Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *pēn-u
Meaning : flea, louse
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Kui : pēnu "flea"
Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : pēnū "flea"
Kuwi (Schulze) : pēnu "louse"
Sunkarametta Kuwi : pēnu (pl. pṇēka) "louse"
Parja Kuwi : pēnu (pl. pēnka) "louse"
Kuwi (Israel) : pēnu (pl. pṇēka) "louse"
Number in DED : 4449
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North Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-North-Dravidian : *pēn
Meaning : louse
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kurukh : pē̃n
Malto : pēnu
Additional forms : Also KUR allā-pē̃n flea (allā dog).
Number in DED : 4449
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Eskimo etymology :

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Proto-Eskimo: *pǝtɣǝ-ʁ
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Meaning: flea
Russian meaning: блоха
Proto-Yupik: *pǝtɣǝ-ʁ
Comments: Possible connections to *mǝtŋǝ- ~ *pǝtŋǝ- 'to jump, to leap up, to spring up' are secondary. Cf. also Seward Peninsula Inupik (KI) pizuaq* 'louse, parasite' [Jen.].
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Yupik etymology :

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Proto-Yupik: *pǝtɣǝ-ʁ
Eskimo etymology: Eskimo etymology
Meaning: sand flea 1, dandruff 2
Russian Meaning: блоха (песчаная) 1, перхоть 2
Alutiiq Alaskan Yupik: pǝtxǝʁjāq 1
Central Alaskan Yupik: pǝtxǝq (ʁ) 2
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 257
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Long-range etymologies :

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Borean (approx.) : PVNTV
Meaning : a k. of insect
Eurasiatic : *pVN(T)V ?
Afroasiatic : *pand- (?); cf. also CCush *bǝt(t)- louse
Sino-Caucasian : NC *bēmṭV worm, snake
Amerind (misc.) : ? *pan 'snake' (R 663)
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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *pand- (?)
Meaning: worm; scorpion
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
Egyptian: pnd (med) 'worm, helminth'
Western Chadic: *pand- 'scorpion'
Notes: Scarce data. Meanings diverse. Unreliable.
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Egyptian etymology :

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Old Egyptian: pnd (med)
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'worm, helminth'
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West Chadic etymology :

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Proto-WChadic: *pand-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'scorpion'
Tangale: ponde, pandende
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