Where does “hiruki” come from?
hiruki (Basque) comes from Basque hiru, from Proto-Basque (h)iluŕ — three.
hiruki (Basque): triangle; triplet
Ancestry of “hiruki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Basque | hiru | three |
| 2 | Proto-Basque | (h)iluŕ | three |