Reconstruction:Proto-Basque/albene
Proto-Basque
Etymology
Perhaps from *al- (“side, flank”) + *bene (“skinny”).
Noun
*albene
- flank (of an animal)
Descendants
- Basque: alme
References
- R. L. Trask (2008) “*al-”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 85