Where does “ardo beltz” come from?

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

ardo beltz (Basque): red wine

Definitions

  1. red wine

Ancestry of “ardo beltz”, step by step

ardo 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 ardo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basqueardowine
2Proto-Basqueardanowine
Every word from Proto-Basque bel- →Every word from Proto-Basque *beletz →Every word from Basque beltz →