Where does “artalde” come from?

artalde (Basque) comes from Basque ardi, from Proto-Basque ardi — sheep.

artalde (Basque): flock of sheep; christian community

Definitions

  1. flock of sheep; christian community

Ancestry of “artalde”, step by step

artalde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Basque ardi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basqueardisheep; ewe
2Proto-Basqueardisheep

via Basque talde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquetaldegroup; team; band
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