Common Sem. status questionable; vocalism relying on Arb. only. See discussion on a possible connection with Sem. *brṣ ‘to shine’ in DRS and CDG.
Noteworthy is the structurally similar, well attested Egyptian plant name bsbs (Germer 2008, 64 f.).
See Fronzaroli 1969:6 for the critical analysis of the underlying semantic link and a tentative comparison with PWS *baṣal- ‘onion’.
See Fronzaroli 1969:6 for tentative comparison with PWS *bṣl ‘to cut, to divide (?)’.