*g-m- “to eat, chew, tooth”
PMA jam “to eat, chew” Sanskrit SIG *k1-n-b- Proto-IndoEuropean-AfroAsiatic s^anabun “a serrated state of the teeth and their being separate or apart one from another, or sharpness of the teeth (or of the canine teeth), so that they appear like a saw” Arabic s^aniba “had beautiful teeth” Arabic mi-s^nabun “a young boy whose teeth are sharp and serrated by reason of his youthfulness” Arabic : *g1-n-p- Proto-IndoEuropean-AfroAsiatic *G.1-n-p- > *g1òmbh- (o-grade) Proto-IndoEuropean jámbha- “tooth, palate” Sanskrit zãbû “tooth” Slavic zu:bs “tooth” Latvian kamb-r “comb” Old Norse jámbuka “jackal” Sanskrit EIEC *g'embh-, *g'mbh- “bite, chew” jámbhate “snatches” Sanskrit dhemp “it is painful to me” Albanian zhembiù “cuts up” Lithuanian *gómbhos “tooth” jámba-h “tooth” Sanskrit gomphos “tooth” Greek dhemb “tooth” Albanian kamb “comb” (toothed) Old High German PMA jom, jujum- “eat” Kurku jim- “eat” Juang jum - “eat” Savara ham- “eat” Palaung jam- “eat” Kherwari, Santal, Mundari djamuan- “meal, feast” Malay samu- “to chew” Mangar., Maori amu- “to eat” Tahiti namu- “nibble, chew with closed lips” Hawai'i “chew, taste” Easter Is., Fiji nami- “nibble, bite, taste” Bugotu nam- “chew” Tai -xan- “to eat” Avok -xani- “to eat” Maskelynes -xana “to eat” Aulua jia- “eat” Talaing Back