Where does “kontagailu” come from?

kontagailu (Basque) comes from Basque gailu, from Proto-Germanic gailō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰēy- — to yawn, gape; to go.

kontagailu (Basque): meter instrument

Definitions

  1. meter instrument

Ancestry of “kontagailu”, step by step

kontagailu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Basque gailu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquegailudevice
2Proto-Germanicgailōa gap; crevice; chasm; ravine
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰēy-to yawn, gape; to go

via Basque kontatu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquekontatu—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gailō →Every word from Basque gailu →
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