Where does “mendate” come from?

mendate (Basque) comes from Basque mendi, from Proto-Basque bendi.

mendate (Basque): mountain pass

Definitions

  1. mountain pass

Ancestry of “mendate”, step by step

mendate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Basque mendi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquemendimountain
2Proto-Basquebendi—

via Basque ate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basqueatedoor, entrance; pass, gorge; goal
Every word from Proto-Basque bendi →Every word from Basque mendi →