Proto-Basque: *san-ko
Meaning: 1 leg 2 calf (of leg) 3 foot 4 paw 5 tibia 6 heel-bone 7 stalk, stem
Bizkaian: zanko 2, 7
Gipuzkoan: zanko, zango 2, 4, 7, zankar, zangar 5, 6
High Navarrese: zango 1, zangar 5
Low Navarrese: zango 1
Salazarese: zango 1
Lapurdian: zango 1, 3, zangar 4, 5
Baztanese: zango 3, zangar 5
Zuberoan: zankho 1, 2, 7
Roncalese: zanko 2, zankar 1
Comments: Apparently < PSC *sɨ̄́nŏ + (diminutive) *-ḳV. Bouda (1948) compared Bsq zanko, zango + Lak s:an 'foreleg'. The commonly supposed derivation from Old Persian zanga ‘leg’ (REW, etc.) is historically and geographically fanciful. As can be seen, this word is deeply embedded in Bsq and apparently has a long history in the language. Vasconic > Spanish > Italian is much more plausible.
