zilar

Basque

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *ziraŕ, possibly related to Proto-Germanic *silubrą, Proto-Slavic *sьrebro, Lithuanian sidabras, and English silver (from Proto-Germanic). This appears to be a pre-historic Wanderwort. For more detail, see the the etymology section at silver.

Noun

zilar

  1. silver

Declension

References

  • zilar in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
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