Reconstruction:Proto-Basque/araN
Proto-Basque
Etymology
Unknown. Often linked to Aragonese arañón, Catalan aranyó, Spanish arándano, all of which presuppose an unattested Vulgar Latin *agraniō. Others link it to Irish airne and Welsh eirin, both from Proto-Celtic *agrinyos.
Noun
*araN
Descendants
- Basque: aran
References
- R. L. Trask (2008) “aran”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 101