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osaba - Etymological Basque Dictionary-French-Spanish-English
osaba
(989) Uncle. From protobasque *os "ancestor" and kinship suffix -ba. Old proto-eurasian word cognate with hungarian ős "old man, ancestor"(ős-apa "grandfather"), mordvin ot’ch "uncle", mongolian os "agnatic line", algonquian os "father".
(989) Tío. Del proto-vasco *os "anciano" y sufijo -ba. Palabra proto-eurasiana antigua emparentada con húngaro ős "anciano"(ős-apa "abuelo"), morduino ot’ch "tío", mongol os "linaje agnaticio", algonquin os "padre".
(989) Oncle. Du proto-basque *os "ancêtre, ancien" et suffixe de parenté -ba. Vieux terme proto-eurasien apparenté au hongrois ős "ancêtre" (ős-apa "grand-père"), mordve ot’ch "oncle", mongol os "lignée agnatique", algonquin os "père".






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