Where does “laurogeita zazpi” come from?

laurogeita zazpi (Basque) comes from Basque eta, from Latin et, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

laurogeita zazpi (Basque): eighty-seven

Definitions

  1. eighty-seven

Ancestry of “laurogeita zazpi”, step by step

laurogeita zazpi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Basque eta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basqueetaand; plus, and; upon, after
2Latinetand; plus; though, even if
3Proto-Indo-Europeanétibeyond; over
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éand, then
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

via Basque laurogei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquelaurogeieighty
2Basquehogeitwenty

via Basque zazpi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquezazpiseven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁é →Every word from Proto-Indo-European éti →