Where does “Mendoza” come from?

Mendoza (English) comes from Spanish Mendoza, from Basque Mendoza, from Basque mendi, from Proto-Basque bendi.

Ancestry of “Mendoza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishMendoza—
2BasqueMendoza—
3Basquemendimountain
4Proto-Basquebendi—

Words derived from “Mendoza”

Every word from Proto-Basque bendi →Every word from Basque mendi →Every word from Basque Mendoza →
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