Reconstruction:Proto-Basque/bel-

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

Alternative reconstructions

• *beL-

Root

*bel-

1. dark, black

Derived terms

• *beLe (“crow”)
  • Basque: bele
• *beletz (“dark, black”)
  • Basque: beltz

References

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