Where does “erlauntza” come from?

erlauntza (Basque) comes from Basque erle, from Proto-Basque ez-le, from Proto-Basque ez-, from Proto-Indo-European eǵʰs — out; from, out of.

erlauntza (Basque): beehive

Definitions

  1. beehive

Ancestry of “erlauntza”, step by step

erlauntza traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Basque erle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basqueerlebee
2Proto-Basqueez-le—
3Proto-Basqueez-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeaneǵʰsout; from, out of

via Basque ontzi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basqueontzicontainer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European eǵʰs →Every word from Proto-Basque ez- →Every word from Proto-Basque ez-le →