Reconstruction:Proto-Basque/e(h)uN
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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]Probably native. Alternatively perhaps from Gothic *𐌰𐌹𐌽 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳 (*ain hund, literally “one hundred”). This derivation imposes itself phonetically, but is very problematic insofar as there are no direct borrowings from Gothic into Basque.
Numeral
[edit]*e(h)uN
Descendants
[edit]- Basque: ehun
References
[edit]- “ehun” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk