Reconstruction:Proto-Basque/senbe

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

Appears to contain morphological similarities to both *unbe (“child”) and *seni (“son”). Perhaps from a root such as *sen-.

Noun

*senbe

boy

Related terms

*unbe (“child”)
*seni (“son”)

Descendants

⇒ Aquitanian: Sembedonis
Basque: seme

References

“seme” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk