Where does “esaera zahar” come from?

esaera zahar (Basque) comes from Basque zahar, from Proto-Basque *za(h)ar — old.

esaera zahar (Basque): proverb

Definitions

  1. proverb

Ancestry of “esaera zahar”, step by step

esaera zahar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Basque zahar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquezaharold, aged
2Proto-Basque*za(h)arold

via Basque esaera

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basqueesaera
Every word from Proto-Basque *za(h)ar
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