Reconstruction:Proto-Basque/senbe

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

Appears to contain morphological similarities to both *unbe (“child”) and *seni (“son”). Perhaps from a root such as *sen-.

Noun

*senbe

1. boy

Related terms

• *unbe (“child”)
• *seni (“son”)

Descendants

• ⇒ Aquitanian: Sembedonis
• Basque: seme

References

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