Cognate Set 1218 – Meaning: belly

IE-CoR reference form:
*bʰreu̯s-
IE-CoR reference language:
Proto-Indo-European
Ideophonic:
no
Parallel derivation:
no
Justification:
Slavic and Celtic lexemes derived from PIE *bʰreu̯s- (Vendryes et al. 1959–1996 B:99-100, Matasović 2009:81, ESSJa 3:33-34, Derksen 2008:63).
Found in clades:
Celtic, Slavic
Revised by:
Matthew Scarborough
Found in 2 clades by 10 lexemes.
Language Lexeme Native script Phonetic Phonemic Notes
93   Czech břicho ˈbr̝ɪxɔ ˈbr̝ixo
95   Sorbian: Lower brjuch brʲux brʲux
94   Sorbian: Upper brjuch bʁux bʀux
88   Polish brzuch bʐux bʐux
91   Slovak brucho ˈbɾuxɔ ˈbruxo
159   Gaelic: Scottish brù bruː
158   Old Irish brú ˈbˠrˠuː ˈbruː
89   Kashubian brzëch bʐʌx bʐʌx
87   Old Polish brzuch(o) ˈbr̝ʲux(ɔ) ˈbr̝ux(o) Both outer and inner part of the body. An alternative lexeme could be 'żywot' but in the first line it means 'life, manner of life' then, the meaning 'body, parts of body' and then 'belly, womb' (referring rather to the inner part).
92   Old Czech břuch(o) ˈbr̝ʲyx(ɔ) ˈbr̝jux(ɔ)
References
  • Derksen, Rick: 63
    S.v. Proto-Slavic *br̡ûxo, *br̡ûxъ 'belly' (ESSJa III 33-34), from PIE *bʰreu̯s-o- (cf. OIr. brú 'abdomen, belly', Welsh bru 'womb, belly').
  • Matasović, Ranko: 81
    S.v. Proto-Celtic *bruson- 'abdomen, womb', from PIE *breu̯s- 'belly'(?), cf. OE breost 'breast', Russ. brjúxo 'belly, paunch'. Proto-Celtic *bruson- is an n-stem derived from the zero-grade of the PIE root (*bʰrus-on-).
  • Trubačev, O. N.: III:33-34
    Cf. s.v. Proto-Slavic *br'uxo, arguing from PIE *bhreu- 'swell', comparing Old Irish brū 'belly', Welsh bru 'womb', but also Ved. bhrūṇá-s 'embryo'.
  • Vendryes, Joseph and Bachellery, Edouard and Lambert, Pierre-Yves: B:99-100
    S.v. OIr. 1 brú 'sein, ventre, matrice'. The words suppose a root *bhreus-, *bhrus-, from which Celtic created a stem *bhrusnyo-. The same root is attested in Germanic, cf. Goth. brusts, OHG brust, OE breost, OS briost, etc.