PROTO: *siHi
MEANING: rush, reed
BZK: (Arratia, Orozko, Txorierri) zii, zi, (Durango, Gernika, Mañaria) zi
COMMENTS: A western Bsq (BZK) etymon. Proto-Bsq could have been *sinHi, but there is no evidence of nasal vowels in the extant forms (no BZK-arc or ZBR or RNC forms). Phonetically similar to Bsq *siHi 'wedge, skewer', etc., but etymologically distinct.
