Where does “sudur-zulo” come from?

sudur-zulo (Basque) comes from Basque zulo, from Proto-Basque *zuLo — hole.

sudur-zulo (Basque): nostril

Definitions

  1. nostril

Ancestry of “sudur-zulo”, step by step

sudur-zulo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Basque zulo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquezulohole; pit; den, hiding place
2Proto-Basque*zuLohole

via Basque sudur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquesudurnose; trunk
Every word from Proto-Basque *zuLo →Every word from Basque zulo →