Reconstruction:Proto-Basque/baLena

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

Borrowed from Latin ballaena (whale), from Ancient Greek φάλλαινα (phállaina).

Noun

*baLena

  1. whale

Descendants

  • Basque: balea

References