Hungarian Historical Phonology vese

vese 'kidney; Niere'

First attestation/Old Hungarian data

ves (see UEW)

Important dialectal forms

[coming]

Uralic/Ugric/Pre-Hungarian reconstruction

Disputed

UEW: *wȣ̈ćɜ penis; Penis‘

Status of the Ugric etymology

Uncertain

Loan etymology

None suggested

Cognates suggested in earlier research

Mansi: South (TJ) üćəw, East (KU) wǟśəj, West (P) wäśəγ, North (So) wośiγ 'Penis' < PMs ?

Commentary

The etymology includes various problems. It is not clear what Proto-Mansi vowel the Mansi words should reflect, and this makes also the reconstruction of a Proto-Ugric vowel difficult. Because of the semantic differences, it is not certain that Hungarian vese 'kidney' and Mansi üćəw etc. are even connected, even if UEW is able to show some semantic parallels.

Conclusion

Phonological and semantic problems make the etymology uncertain.

References

UEW s.v. wȣ̈ćɜ: ? PUg Uralonet