Reconstruction:Proto-Basque/zori
Proto-Basque edit
Etymology edit
Originally meaning "bird", this sense was later applied to a diminutive form (see txori). A similar semantic association between birds and fortune can be seen in Catalan.
Noun edit
*zori
Descendants edit
References edit
- “zori” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk