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Where does “Zaldivar” come from?

Zaldivar (English) comes from Spanish Zaldívar, from Basque Zaldibar, from Basque ibar, from Proto-Basque *ibar.

Ancestry of “Zaldivar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishZaldívarZaldibar
2BasqueZaldibar—
3Basqueibarvalley
4Proto-Basque*ibar—
Every word from Proto-Basque *ibar →