Reconstruction:Proto-Basque/beletz

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

From *bel- (“black, dark”).

Adjective

*beletz

1. black

Descendants

• Aquitanian: Belex
• Basque: beltz
• →? Iberian: beleś

References

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