Where does “ilbeltz” come from?
ilbeltz (Basque) comes from Basque beltz, from Proto-Basque *beletz, from Proto-Basque bel- — black, dark.
ilbeltz (Basque): January
Ancestry of “ilbeltz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Basque | beltz | black; dark; sad |
| 2 | Proto-Basque | *beletz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Basque | bel- | black, dark |