Where does “abertzalego” come from?

abertzalego (Basque) comes from Basque abertzale, from Basque aberri, from Basque herri, from Proto-Basque *(h)eRi — town, nation, inhabited place.

abertzalego (Basque): patriotism, nationalism

Definitions

  1. patriotism, nationalism

Ancestry of “abertzalego”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basqueabertzalepatriot
2Basqueaberrifatherland
3Basqueherrivillage, town; people, nation; country
4Proto-Basque*(h)eRitown, nation, inhabited place
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