Where does “zulagailu” come from?

zulagailu (Basque) comes from Basque zulatu, from Basque -tu, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

zulagailu (Basque): drill

Definitions

  1. drill

Ancestry of “zulagailu”, step by step

zulagailu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Basque zulatu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquezulatuto pierce, to puncture
2Basque-tuThe most common verb-forming suffix
3Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
4Proto-Italic-tus—
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

via Basque gailu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquegailudevice
2Proto-Germanicgailōa gap; crevice; chasm; ravine
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰēy-to yawn, gape; to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Latin -tus →Every word from Basque -tu →