Where does “artzain-txakur” come from?

artzain-txakur (Basque) comes from Basque txakur, from Basque zakur, from Proto-Basque zacuŕ — dog, hound.

artzain-txakur (Basque): sheepdog

Definitions

  1. sheepdog

Ancestry of “artzain-txakur”, step by step

artzain-txakur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Basque txakur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquetxakurdog; cop
2Basquezakurhound
3Proto-Basquezacuŕdog, hound

via Basque artzain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basqueartzainshepherd; priest
2Basqueardisheep; ewe
3Proto-Basqueardisheep
Every word from Proto-Basque zacuŕ →