Where does “iparrorratz” come from?

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

iparrorratz (Basque): compass

Definitions

  1. compass

Ancestry of “iparrorratz”, step by step

iparrorratz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Basque ipar

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

via Basque orratz

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