Where does “hartz zuri” come from?

hartz zuri (Basque) comes from Basque zuri, from Proto-Basque zuri, from Proto-Basque -i — Forms participles from verb roots and nouns;...

hartz zuri (Basque): polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

Definitions

  1. polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

Ancestry of “hartz zuri”, step by step

hartz zuri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Basque zuri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquezuriwhite; bright; false, hypocrite
2Proto-Basquezuri—
3Proto-Basque-iForms participles from verb roots and nouns;...

via Basque hartz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquehartzbear
2Proto-Celticartosbear
3Ancient Greekἄρτοςa cake or loaf of wheat bread; bread
Every word from Proto-Basque -i →Every word from Proto-Basque zuri →Every word from Basque zuri →
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