Proto-Yenisseian: *b[i]s
Meaning: brother, sister
Ket: biśɛʔp
Yug: bisɛʔp
Kottish: popēš 'brother', popēča 'sister'
Pumpokol: bič
Comments: ССЕ 210. Ket, Yug and Kottish reflect a compound with *beʔb 'son-in-law, husband of elder sister' (q.v.), cf. the plural Ket. biśn-imin, Yug. bisen-bɛfǝn 'brothers'. Werner 1, 133 <*bes>. The pure stem, besides Pump. bič, is attested in Ket (Werner 1, 135) ámdi bīś 'uncle, mother's brother'.