Where does “ilbeltz” come from?

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

ilbeltz (Basque): January

Definitions

  1. January

Ancestry of “ilbeltz”, step by step

ilbeltz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Basque beltz

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

via Basque hil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquehilmonth; to die; to kill
Every word from Proto-Basque bel- →Every word from Proto-Basque *beletz →Every word from Basque beltz →