Where does “hilerri” come from?
hilerri (Basque) comes from Basque herri, from Proto-Basque *(h)eRi — town, nation, inhabited place.
hilerri (Basque): graveyard, cemetery
Definitions
- graveyard, cemetery
Ancestry of “hilerri”, step by step
hilerri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Basque herri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basque | herri | village, town; people, nation; country |
| 2 | Proto-Basque | *(h)eRi | town, nation, inhabited place |
via Basque hil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basque | hil | month; to die; to kill |