- πύννος
- πύννοςGrammatical information: m.Meaning: ὁ πρωκτός H. Beside it πουνιάζειν παιδικοῖς χρῆσθαι. πούνιον γὰρ ὁ δακτύλιος (= anus) H.Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]X [probably]Etymology: Popular word with expressive gemination (Meillet BSL 26, 15f., Specht KZ 62, 213f.). The gen. similarity with πυγή (s. v.), Skt. putau `the two hindmost parts' (onlt Lex. Xp), Latv. pun(i)s `lump, bump', Lith. putà f. `foam-bubble' a.o. is esp. by Persson Beitr. 1, 241 ff. discussed with further connection to *peu-, pū̆- `blow (up)'. Further in WP. 2, 79ff., 82 (also to pū̆- `stink'?), Pok. 847ff.; further Bechtel Dial. 2, 379, Specht Ursprung 217; also W.-Hofmann s. puppis, Fraenkel s. pūnė̃ 2., Mayrhofer s. putau. -- The word may rather be Pre-Greek.Page in Frisk: 2,626
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.