Where does “txerri-hiltze” come from?

txerri-hiltze (Basque) comes from Basque txerri, from Basque zerri, from Proto-Basque zeŕi.

txerri-hiltze (Basque): pig slaughter

Definitions

  1. pig slaughter

Ancestry of “txerri-hiltze”, step by step

txerri-hiltze traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Basque txerri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquetxerripig; slob
2Basquezerripig; slob
3Proto-Basquezeŕi—

via Basque hil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquehilmonth; to die; to kill
Every word from Proto-Basque zeŕi →Every word from Basque zerri →Every word from Basque txerri →