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Harsusi
mensōb - pubic hair
(HL 97)
Reconstruction
Proto-MSA
*minsab-
- pubic hair
(Kogan 2015:565)
The origin of Proto-MSA *minsab- ‘pubic hair’ is uncertain, for a few tentative comparisons v. SED I No. 239. The similarity between the MSA terms and Sum. munsub ‘hair’ (Civil 2007:29) is striking, but hard to explain. (Kogan 2015:565)