pale

pale < 白 bright white
pale ⇔ fright fear < peur 怕 pà 𓅾 𓆂
pale ⇔ paleo bald be-old

The weekening of bright into pale happens accross all branches

Proto-Sino-Tibetan bar (“white”) 皤 (OC *baːl, “white, pale”) vâr Proto-Karen *ʔ(b)wa (“white”)

peculiar ϩⲉⲗ ↔ ϩⲉⲗⲓ fear ϣⲉⲗϥ
𓋴 𓂋 𓅾 | fear | GRAUS! ϣⲉⲗϥ Schreck!

伯 bó BRO, paleo, boss eldest brother/senior/paternal elder uncle/respectful form of address