Where does “hiruhortz” come from?

hiruhortz (Basque) comes from Basque hiru, from Proto-Basque (h)iluŕ — three.

hiruhortz (Basque): three-toothed rake

Definitions

  1. three-toothed rake

Ancestry of “hiruhortz”, step by step

hiruhortz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Basque hiru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquehiruthree
2Proto-Basque(h)iluŕthree

via Basque hortz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquehortztooth
Every word from Proto-Basque (h)iluŕEvery word from Basque hiru