Where does “Euskal Herria” come from?

Euskal Herria (Basque) comes from Basque herri, from Proto-Basque *(h)eRi — town, nation, inhabited place.

Ancestry of “Euskal Herria”, step by step

Euskal Herria traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Basque herri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basqueherrivillage, town; people, nation; country
2Proto-Basque*(h)eRitown, nation, inhabited place

via Basque euskal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1BasqueeuskalBasque
Every word from Proto-Basque *(h)eRi →
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