Proto-Basque: *čonta / *čindo-
Meaning: 1 finch, chaffinch 2 robin
Bizkaian: txonta 1, txindor, txindorri 2
Comments: Cf. PEC *č̣V̄ʁVliṭV 'a kind of bird' (sparrow, swallow, snipe, partridge). Phonetic development is complex and unclear. Bsq and the PEC word have the sequence affricate + vowel + resonant + coronal. As with many faunal words, these have probably undergone several expressive changes. Cf. also PEC *čHwV̄r(V)ṭV ‘a kind of bird’ (swallow, starling, lark, etc.).
