Where does “igeltsu zuri” come from?

igeltsu zuri (Basque) comes from Basque igeltsu, from Asturian yelsu, from Latin gypsum, from Ancient Greek γύψος — chalk; cement.

igeltsu zuri (Basque): white plaster higher-quality plaster

Definitions

  1. white plaster higher-quality plaster

Ancestry of “igeltsu zuri”, step by step

igeltsu zuri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Basque igeltsu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basqueigeltsuplaster building material
2Asturianyelsugypsum
3Latingypsumgypsum; a plaster figure
4Ancient Greekγύψοςchalk; cement

via Basque zuri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquezuriwhite; bright; false, hypocrite
2Proto-Basquezuri—
3Proto-Basque-iForms participles from verb roots and nouns;...
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