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*giŝŝ- - torso, body (SED I No. 97)

The protoform *giŝŝ- is supported by Akk., Arm., Arb. Daṯ. and presumably MSA.

Akkadian
giššu (gilšu) - hip, flank (CAD G 73, AHw. 288)
giššu is found in the majority of contexts; -l- in gilšu may be the scribal effort in order to render laterality
Hebrew
gäsäs - side, arm (Jastrow 261)
Jewish Babylonian Aramaic
gīsā - side, arm (Jastrow 241, DJBA 282a)
Syriac
gessā - hip.side; girdle around male pubic area; wheels and axles (LSyr. 126, SL 250)
Arabic
ǯaˀš- - coeur, âme, esprit (heart, soul, spirit) (BK 1 245)
Arabic
ǯuˀšūš- - poitrine (breast) (BK 1 245)
Arabic
ǯašš- - milieu du dos, vertèbres (d'une bête de somme) (middle of the back, chine) (BK 1 295)
Arabic
ǯawš- - poitrine; milieu (du corps de l'homme) (chest; midsection) (BK 1 356)
Arabic
ǯūš- - poitrine (chest) (BK 1 356)
Mehri
gəŝŝēt - body, corpse (ML 126)
Jibbali
géŝə́t - side (JL 79)