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Reconstruction:Proto-Basque/zori
Proto-Basque
Etymology
Originally meaning "bird", this sense was later applied to a diminutive form (see txori). A similar semantic association between birds and fortune can be seen in Catalan.
Noun
*zori
- bird
- luck, fate, fortune
Descendants
- Basque: zori (“luck”), txori (“bird”)
References
- “zori” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk