Where does “hogeita hiru” come from?

hogeita hiru (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.

hogeita hiru (Basque): twenty-three

Definitions

  1. twenty-three

Ancestry of “hogeita hiru”, step by step

hogeita hiru 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 hiru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquehiruthree
2Proto-Basque(h)iluŕthree

via Basque hogei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquehogeitwenty
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éEvery word from Proto-Indo-European éti
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