Where does “ongi etorri” come from?

ongi etorri (Basque) comes from Basque ongi, from Basque on, from Proto-Basque boń — good.

ongi etorri (Basque): welcome

Definitions

  1. welcome

Ancestry of “ongi etorri”, step by step

ongi etorri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Basque ongi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basqueongiwell, good, alright
2Basqueongood; useful, convenient
3Proto-Basquebońgood

via Basque etorri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basqueetorrito come

Words derived from “ongi etorri”

Every word from Proto-Basque boń →Every word from Basque on →Every word from Basque ongi →