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Where does “hiriburu” come from?

hiriburu (Basque) comes from Basque hiri, from Proto-Basque *(h)ili.

hiriburu (Basque): a capital

Definitions

  1. a capital

Ancestry of “hiriburu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquehiricity; dative of hi
2Proto-Basque*(h)ili—
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