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PES
*ˀbr - to be old
(Kogan 2015: 276)
on meaning shift “sturdy, strong” > “old” cf. Buck 1949:959
Higher-level reconstruction высшего уровня
PS
*ˀbr
- to be strong, vigorous
(Kogan 2015: 276)
Words
Geez
ˀəber
- old woman
(CDG 5)
Cf. ˀəberāwi - old man, old woman (CDG 5).
Tigre
ˀabbärä
- to be old, to grow old
(WTS 366)
Selti
əbēr
- grandfather, grandmother
(EDG 9)
Wolane
əber
- grandfather, grandmother
(EDG 9)
Zway
ibīrī
- to be old
(EDG 9)