Where does “amu-hari” come from?

amu-hari (Basque) comes from Basque amu, from Spanish hamo, from Latin hāmus — A hook.

amu-hari (Basque): fishing line

Definitions

  1. fishing line

Ancestry of “amu-hari”, step by step

amu-hari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Basque amu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basqueamuhook
2Spanishhamofish-hook
3LatinhāmusA hook

via Basque hari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquehariwire; dative singular of hura
2Basquehurathat; that one; he, she, it
Every word from Latin hāmus →Every word from Spanish hamo →Every word from Basque amu →