Where does “zorion” come from?

zorion (Basque) comes from Basque zori, from Proto-Basque *zori.

zorion (Basque): good luck, luck, fortune

Definitions

  1. good luck, luck, fortune

Ancestry of “zorion”, step by step

zorion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Basque zori

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquezorimature, ripe; luck, chance, fate, fortune
2Proto-Basque*zori—

via Basque on

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basqueongood; useful, convenient
2Proto-Basquebońgood

Words derived from “zorion”

Every word from Proto-Basque *zori →Every word from Basque zori →