Where does “hemezortzi” come from?

hemezortzi (Basque) comes from Basque hamar, from Proto-Basque (H)anbaŕ — ten.

hemezortzi (Basque): eighteen

Definitions

  1. eighteen

Ancestry of “hemezortzi”, step by step

hemezortzi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Basque hamar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquehamarten
2Proto-Basque(H)anbaŕten

via Basque zortzi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquezortzieight
2Proto-Basquezorźieight

Words derived from “hemezortzi

Every word from Proto-Basque (H)anbaŕEvery word from Basque hamar