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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *ph(r)ōŋ
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: swell
Chinese: *phrōŋ swollen belly (since MCh).
Kachin: broŋ3 to swell, as steamed rice.
Lushai: pōŋ (pōn) be swollen, uneven.
Comments: An expressive root, somewhat difficult to separate from *pŭŋ q. v.
stibet-prnum,stibet-meaning,stibet-chin,stibet-kach,stibet-lush,stibet-comments,

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