Proto-Basque: *hoć
Meaning: 1 noise, sound 2 fame, reputation 3 passion, longing, mania, strong inclination 4 search(ing)
Bizkaian: ots 1, 2
Gipuzkoan: ots 1, 2
High Navarrese: ots 1, 2
Low Navarrese: hots 1, 2
Lapurdian: hots 1, 2, 3
Baztanese: ots 4
Zuberoan: hots 1, 2
Roncalese: ots 1, 2, 4
Comments: Bsq-NC phonetic similarity is apparent, but semantic correlations are more difficult. S.A. Starostin reconstructed PSC *kwɨ̄́jcV̆ ‘spirit, appearance, demon’. Note especially the semantic similarity of Bsq (L) hots ‘strong inclination’ and Archi kus ‘habit’.
