Comments:Poppe 11 compares the Mong. form with TM *pule- which is less likely. Jpn. pà and MKor. pó reflect a contraction < *pi̯ugV-ga. An expressive root with not quite clear vocalic correspondences, rather difficult to distinguish from several similar: cf. *pŏ̀k`è, *p`ū̀gé, *p`àgò.
