Where does “lauhortz” come from?

lauhortz (Basque) comes from Basque lau, from Proto-Basque laur — four.

lauhortz (Basque): four-toothed rake for ploughing

Definitions

  1. four-toothed rake for ploughing

Ancestry of “lauhortz”, step by step

lauhortz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Basque lau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquelauflat, level; plain, simple; simply
2Proto-Basquelaurfour

via Basque hortz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquehortztooth
Every word from Proto-Basque laur →Every word from Basque lau →