Where does “suhiltzaile” come from?

suhiltzaile (Basque) comes from Basque su, from Proto-Basque *su.

suhiltzaile (Basque): firefighter

Definitions

  1. firefighter

Ancestry of “suhiltzaile”, step by step

suhiltzaile traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Basque su

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquesufire
2Proto-Basque*su

via Basque hiltzaile

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquehiltzailekiller
2Basquehilmonth; to die; to kill
Every word from Proto-Basque *suEvery word from Basque su