Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/pəsə
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Proto-Japonic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Might be cognate with Old Japanese 細し (poso2si, “slender, thin”, modern 細い, hosoi), in reference to the thin size of a navel.
Might also be cognate with Middle Korean ᄇᆡᆺ복 (poyspwok, “navel”, Korean 배꼽 (baekkop, “navel”)). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Noun
[edit]*pəsə