Where does “gotorleku” come from?

gotorleku (Basque) comes from Basque leku, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

gotorleku (Basque): fortress

Definitions

  1. fortress

Ancestry of “gotorleku”, step by step

gotorleku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Basque leku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquelekuplace; position; surroundings
2Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
3Old Latinstlocus
4Proto-Italicstlokos
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

via Basque gotor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquegotor
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel-Every word from Proto-Italic stlokosEvery word from Old Latin stlocus