PROTO: *san-ko
MEANING: 1 leg 2 calf (of leg) 3 foot 4 paw 5 tibia 6 heel-bone 7 stalk, stem
BZK: zanko 2, 7
GIP: zanko, zango 2, 4, 7, zankar, zangar 5, 6
ANV: zango 1, zangar 5
BNV: zango 1
SAL: zango 1
LAB: zango 1, 3, zangar 4, 5
BZT: zango 3, zangar 5
ZBR: zankho 1, 2, 7
RNC: 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.
