Reconstruction:Proto-Basque/beLe

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.

This Proto-Basque entry contains original research. The reconstruction in this entry is based on published research, but the specific form presented here is not found in prior works.

Proto-Basque

Etymology

From the root *bel- (“black”).

Noun

*beLe

1. crow

Descendants

• Basque: bele

References

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