Reconstruction:Proto-Basque/e(h)uN
Proto-Basque
editEtymology
editProbably native. Alternatively perhaps from Gothic *𐌰𐌹𐌽 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳 (*ain hund, literally “one hundred”). This derivation imposes itself phonetically, but is very problematic insofar as there are no direct borrowings from Gothic into Basque.
Numeral
edit*e(h)uN
Descendants
edit- Basque: ehun
References
edit- “ehun” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk