Reconstruction:Proto-Basque/zirar

This Proto-Basque entry contains reconstructed words 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 Proto-Germanic *silubrą (whence English silver), Proto-Slavic *sьrebro, Lithuanian sidabras and Proto-Berber *a-ẓrəf. This appears to be a pre-historic Wanderwort.

Noun

*zirar

silver

Descendants

Basque: zilar

References

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