Where does “bizpahiru” come from?

bizpahiru (Basque) comes from Basque bi, from Proto-Basque biga — two.

bizpahiru (Basque): around two or three

Definitions

  1. around two or three

Ancestry of “bizpahiru”, step by step

bizpahiru traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Basque bi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquebitwo
2Proto-Basquebigatwo

via Basque hiru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquehiruthree
2Proto-Basque(h)iluŕthree

via Basque ez

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basqueezno; not
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