Proto-Altaic: *pĕ̀ma ( ~ p`-)
Meaning: lip; to munch, eat
Russian meaning: губа; жевать, есть
Comments: A Tung.-Jpn. isogloss; cf. perhaps Khalkha omgono- 'to chew with a toothless mouth'. On another possibility of finding Turkic and Mongolian matches see under *emV. {Cf. PAA *pVm, *bʔu:m 'hold in mouth').
