aurri
Sardinian
Etymology
Of unknown origin. Hypothesized to be part of a Nuragic substrate. Often compared with Basque aurri (“name of a sp. of tree”),[1] although this is not generally accepted as a valid comparison by most Vasconists.[2]
Noun
aurri
- (botany) hornbeam (Carpinus)
References
- “aurri” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
- Mitxelena, Koldo L. (1961) Fonética histórica vasca [Basque Historical Phonetics] (Obras completas de Luis Michelena; 1) (in Spanish), Diputación Foral de Guipuzkoa, published 1990, →ISBN, page 462
Further reading
- Pallottino, Massimo (1950) , Lilliu, Giovanni, editor, La Sardegna nuragica [Nuragic Sardinia] (Bibliotheca Sarda) (in Italian), Ilisso edizioni, published 2001, →ISBN, page 96