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gaba(r) - Etymological Basque Dictionary-French-Spanish-English
gaba(r)
(1125?) Mountain river. Pre-roman word common to gascon and basque, from the proto-eurasian root *gVb-/*kVp- "hollow, concave". Cp. caucasian xab "ravine", dravidian kavi, gavi "valley", corean kabi "river", japanese gawa /kawa < kafa, *kapa "river". Cf. also altaic *goblu > mongolian gowl > gol "river, valley".
(1125?) Torrente. Palabra pre-romance común al gascón y vasco, de la raíz proto-eurasiana *gVb-/*kVp- "cóncavo". Cp. dravídico kavi, gavi "valle", coreano *kabi "río", japonés gawa / kawa < kafa, *kapa "río". Cf. también altaico *goblu > mongol *gowl > gol "río, valle", caucásico xab "barranco".
(1125?) Torrent, gave. Terme pré-roman commun au gascon et au basque, de la racine proto-eurasienne *gVb-/*kVp- "creux, concave". Cp. caucasien xab "ravin", dravidien kavi, gavi "vallée", coréen kabi "rivière", japonais gawa / kawa < kafa, *kapa "rivière". On peut sans doute y ajouter l’altaïque *goblu > mongol *gowl > gol "rivière, vallée".






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