Reconstruction:Proto-Basque/boN

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. A borrowing from Latin bonum has been proposed, but this is unlikely on phonetic grounds. Since a similar word can be found in Iberian, the root can be an early borrowing from original Iberian word.

Adjective

*boN

good

Descendants

Basque: on
>? Iberian: on

References

R. L. Trask (2008), “on”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 309
Villamor, Fernando (2020) A basic dictionary and grammar of the Iberian language