Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *[t]ām
Meaning: carry on the shoulder, support
Tibetan: stem (p. stems) to hold, to support.
Burmese: thamh to bear or carry on the shoulder.
Lushai: dōm to support (from below), dom to hold, hold up.
Comments: With a shift 'shoulder' > 'breast' cf. perhaps Dhimal tum-ta, Konyak tɨm 'breast' (?)
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