Reconstruction:Proto-Basque/(h)andi

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

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps related to *andere (“lady”) and Aquitanian Andossus.

Adjective

*(h)andi

1. great, large, tall
2. chief, principal

Descendants

• Basque: handi
• →? Iberian: an

References

• R. L. Trask (2008), “handi”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 94