* Re: Push (3)

There's an interesting possibility to link wife, with no known
etymology, with Vogul wup.

Mansi (Vogul): wûp (P) 'Schwägerin, Tante; Frau des jüngeren Bruders
des Mannes', ûp (So.) 'Frau des jüngeren Bruders der Mutter'

Not far from target.

Arnaud


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> Here is some mental food supporting my theory.
> I wonder what are the alternatives to my proposal.
>
> *bakam 'back' < Uralic *muka (Kamas begel)
> Eng fang 'tooth' < Uralic *piNe (Vogul K P päNk)
> *he:ram 'hair' < Ugric *kaj- (Vogul N Haj)
> *handi 'hand' < Uralic *kom(-t) 'hand, handful, palm, five, ten,

etc.'

> Eng leg 'leg' < Uralic *lolk 'paw' (Ugric *laxel 'paw, foot')
>
> *baina 'bone' < Altaic *pejne 'bone' (Japanese hone)
> *blo:tham 'blood' < Altaic *biulu 'blood' (Tungus boldu 'blood

pulse')

> *ke:ko:n 'cheek' < Altaic *kiuge(m) 'jaw, gum' (Korean kehum)
> *pauta 'paw' < Altaic *pukt- (Turcic bu:t 'leg, thigh')
> *Tu:m-a 'thumb' < Altaic *cym 'pinch, thimbleful' (Japanese tsum-)
>
> *marko 'horse' < Altaic *mor 'horse'
> Eng bird < Altaic *bado 'bird' (Turcic budur 'quail') or Tibetan bya
>
> *reidh 'to ride' < Tibetan rta 'horse'
> Eng pig < Tibetan phag 'pig'
> Eng rib < Tibetan rtsib
>
> *skip-am < Ugric *qap 'boat' and Yeniseian *qa?p- 'boat'
> *Hu:s 'house' < Yeniseian *Hu:s
> *dannwo 'fir-tree' < Yeniseian *danje
>
> This also provides a partial answer to M. Elst.
>
> Best
>
> Arnaud.
>
>
>
> PS :
> I remember this :
>
> As far as I'm concerned, none of these passes the laugh test.
> Brian
> http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/cybalist/message/50024
>
> Qui rit bien rira le dernier !
>