Where does “abertzale” come from?
abertzale (Basque) comes from Basque aberri, from Basque herri, from Proto-Basque *(h)eRi.
abertzale (Basque): patriot
Ancestry of “abertzale”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Basque | aberri | fatherland |
| 2 | Basque | herri | village, town; people, nation; country |
| 3 | Proto-Basque | *(h)eRi | — |
Words derived from “abertzale”