Proto-MSA

*minsab- - pubic hair (Kogan 2015:565)

The origin of Proto-MSA *minsab- ‘pubic hair’ is uncertain, for a few tentative comparisons v. SED I No. 239. The similarity between the MSA terms and Sum. munsub ‘hair’ (Civil 2007:29) is striking, but hard to explain. (Kogan 2015:565)

Areal reconstruction

*š/sVb-, *ˀV-š/sVb- - pubic hair (SED I No. 239)

Problematic; scarce attestation only in South Sem. area.

Mehri

mənsōb - pubic hair (ML 299)

Jibbali

mɔ́sɔ̄t - pubic hair (JL 192)

Harsusi

mensōb - pubic hair (HL 97)