Where does “udaltzain” come from?

udaltzain (Basque) comes from Basque zain — vein.

udaltzain (Basque): agent of the municipal police

Definitions

  1. agent of the municipal police

Ancestry of “udaltzain”, step by step

udaltzain traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Basque zain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquezainvein

via Basque udal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basqueudalcity council, town council; municipality

Words derived from “udaltzain

Every word from Basque zain