Reconstruction:Proto-Basque/zirar
Proto-Basque
Etymology
Possibly related to Celtiberian silabur, Proto-Germanic *silubrą (whence English silver), Proto-Slavic *sьrebro, and Lithuanian sidãbras. This appears to be a prehistoric Wanderwort.
Noun
*zirar
Descendants
- Basque: zilar
References
- R. L. Trask (2008) “zilar”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 375