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Amharic
əmbiya - chest (of an equine or other animal not considered licit to eat)
(AED 1330)
-bb- > -mb- is not unfrequent in Amh. The protoform may be *γa/umb-
Reconstruction
PS
*γa/ub(a)b-
- bosom, chest; dewlap
(SED I No. 104)