Where does “zaintzuri” come from?

zaintzuri (Basque) comes from Basque zuri, from Proto-Basque zuri, from Proto-Basque -i — Forms participles from verb roots and nouns;...

zaintzuri (Basque): nerve

Definitions

  1. nerve

Ancestry of “zaintzuri”, step by step

zaintzuri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Basque zuri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquezuriwhite; bright; false, hypocrite
2Proto-Basquezuri
3Proto-Basque-iForms participles from verb roots and nouns;...

via Basque zain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquezainvein
Every word from Proto-Basque -iEvery word from Proto-Basque zuriEvery word from Basque zuri