Reconstruction:Proto-Basque/araN

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. Often linked to Aragonese arañón, Catalan aranyó, Spanish arándano, all of which presuppose an unattested Vulgar Latin *agraniō. Others link it to Irish airne and Welsh eirin, both from Proto-Celtic *agrinyos.

Noun

*araN

1. plum

Descendants

• Basque: aran

References

• “aran” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk