Reconstruction:Proto-Basque/(h)ogei

This Proto-Basque entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Basque

Etymology

Unknown, but possibly connected to Iberian oŕkei (“twenty”).^[1] It has also been compared to Welsh ugain, but this is probably just a coincidence since the Proto-Celtic form is *wikantī.^[2]

Numeral

*(h)ogei

twenty

Descendants

Basque: hogei

References

^ Orduña A., Eduardo (2011) “Los numerales ibéricos y el protovasco [Iberian numerals and Proto-Basque]”, in Veleia‎^[1] (in Spanish), volume 28, pages 125–139
^ “hogei” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

[1] Orduña A., Eduardo (2011) “Los numerales ibéricos y el protovasco [Iberian numerals and Proto-Basque]”, in Veleia‎^[1] (in Spanish), volume 28, pages 125–139

[2] “hogei” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

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