Where does “zorrozkailu” come from?

zorrozkailu (Basque) comes from Basque gailu, from Proto-Germanic gailō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰēy- — to yawn, gape; to go.

zorrozkailu (Basque): pencil sharpener

Definitions

  1. pencil sharpener

Ancestry of “zorrozkailu”, step by step

zorrozkailu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Basque gailu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquegailudevice
2Proto-Germanicgailōa gap; crevice; chasm; ravine
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰēy-to yawn, gape; to go

via Basque zorrotz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquezorrotzsharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gailō →Every word from Basque gailu →