Reconstruction:Proto-Basque/au(h)ari

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

Alternative reconstructions

• *au(h)ali

Etymology

Contains the meal suffix -ari. The first element might be *gau (“night”), in that case the reconstructed form could be *gau(h)ari.

Noun

*au(h)ari

1. dinner

Descendants

• Basque: afari

References

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