Where does “abere beltz” come from?

abere beltz (Basque) comes from Basque beltz, from Proto-Basque *beletz, from Proto-Basque bel- — black, dark.

abere beltz (Basque): pigs as cattle

Definitions

  1. pigs as cattle

Ancestry of “abere beltz”, step by step

abere beltz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Basque beltz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquebeltzblack; dark; sad
2Proto-Basque*beletzblack
3Proto-Basquebel-black, dark

via Basque abere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basqueaberecattle large, domesticated animal
2Latinhabēregoods, capital, investment
Every word from Proto-Basque bel- →Every word from Proto-Basque *beletz →Every word from Basque beltz →