Reconstruction:Proto-Basque/-kunbe

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.

This Proto-Basque entry contains original research. The reconstruction in this entry is based on published research, but the specific form presented here is not found in prior works.

Proto-Basque

Etymology

From *unbe (“child”) with expressive -k-.

Suffix

*-kunbe

Forms names for the young of various animals, -ling, -let

Descendants

Basque: -kume

References

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

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