Reconstruction:Proto-Basque/zirar

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

Possibly related to Celtiberian silabur, Proto-Germanic *silubrą (whence English silver), Proto-Slavic *sьrebro, and Lithuanian sidãbras. This appears to be a prehistoric Wanderwort.

Noun

*zirar

1. silver

Descendants

• Basque: zilar

References

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