Where does “hirurogeita hamabi” come from?

hirurogeita hamabi (Basque) comes from Basque eta, from Latin et, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

hirurogeita hamabi (Basque): seventy-two

Definitions

  1. seventy-two

Ancestry of “hirurogeita hamabi”, step by step

hirurogeita hamabi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Basque eta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basqueetaand; plus, and; upon, after
2Latinetand; plus; though, even if
3Proto-Indo-Europeanétibeyond; over
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éand, then
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

via Basque hamabi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquehamabitwelve
2Basquehamarten
3Proto-Basque(H)anbaŕten

via Basque hirurogei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquehirurogeisixty
2Basquehiruthree
3Proto-Basque(h)iluŕthree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁é →Every word from Proto-Indo-European éti →