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#3463 PTB *b(y)at BREAST / CHEST

The semantic range of this etymon is similar to that of English ‘breast’; i.e. it can refer to the general thoracic area (like ‘chest’), or specifically to a woman’s mammary gland. In Southern Loloish this root typically occurs after #3458 PTB *s‑lwaŋ BREAST [q.v.]. The phonological resemblance of this root to #662 PTB *b(y)at VAGINA [q.v.] seems entirely fortuitous.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
2111693463,m592bit³⁵niŋ⁵⁵milkvKaman [Miju]61.1.2Deng1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC611.480
162764p,253,3463862mə̆◦hnɑu¹◦bɛʔ¹breastsLailenpi711.2.3Maraic1Luce 85GHL-PPBP.170
1450613462,3463,298581sok-bit-chibreast milk; mother's milkGaro (Bangladesh)811.7.1.2Garo1Burling 92 GaBaRB-GB0
132395253,3463,m1644nuː◦piʔ meʔmananurse / sucklevYakha312.3.1Eastern Kiranti1Kohn 90TK-Yakha5.4.60
513851288,34631998ʁɑ˧pv˧chestNa (Yongning)436.2Naxi1Michaud 06 NaLazeAM-NaLaze10
193080288,34631676ɣɑ³³pv³³chestNaxi (Yongning)436.2Naxi1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC257.290
126559p,34631157ɑ¹³pv³³chest (of body)Naxi (Eastern)436.2Naxi1He 85JZ-Naxi0