Where does “gehienbat” come from?

gehienbat (Basque) comes from Basque bat, from Proto-Basque bade — one, some.

gehienbat (Basque): mostly, mainly, principally

Definitions

  1. mostly, mainly, principally

Ancestry of “gehienbat”, step by step

gehienbat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Basque bat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquebata, an, some; one; some
2Proto-Basquebadeone, some

via Basque gehien

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquegehien
Every word from Proto-Basque badeEvery word from Basque bat