Where does “ipar-mendebal” come from?

ipar-mendebal (Basque) comes from Basque ipar, from Basque ibar, from Proto-Basque *ibar — valley.

ipar-mendebal (Basque): northwest

Definitions

  1. northwest

Ancestry of “ipar-mendebal”, step by step

ipar-mendebal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Basque ipar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basqueiparnorth; north wind
2Basqueibarvalley
3Proto-Basque*ibarvalley

via Basque mendebal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquemendebalwest
Every word from Proto-Basque *ibar →Every word from Basque ibar →Every word from Basque ipar →