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Areal reconstruction
*gVrVb- - body, stomach
(SED I No. 90)
Words
Arabic
ǯurǯub-, ǯurǯubān-
- ventre
(BK 1 274)
ǯrǯb ‘manger’. A rather unusual quadriradical root a partial reduplication; however, likely related
Sabaic
grb
- body, person
(SD 50)
Tigre
gärob
- body, trunk
(WTS 574)
Zway
gäräbä
- big stomach of ruminants
(EDG 289)
According to Leslau, possibly < Oromo garbi