Where does “ongietorri egin” come from?

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

ongietorri egin (Basque): to welcome

Definitions

  1. to welcome

Ancestry of “ongietorri egin”, step by step

ongietorri egin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Basque ongietorri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basqueongietorriwelcome, reception
2Basqueongi etorriwelcome
3Basqueongiwell, good, alright
4Basqueongood; useful, convenient
5Proto-Basquebońgood

via Basque egin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basqueeginto do, make, create, produce; to be; to speak
Every word from Proto-Basque boń →Every word from Basque on →Every word from Basque ongi →