Reconstruction:Proto-Basque/akeR

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unknown. It has been linked to Aquitanian Aher-belste, the name of a deity, but this hypothesis presents phonological difficulties.

Noun[edit]

*akeR

  1. billy-goat

Descendants[edit]

  • Basque: aker

References[edit]

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