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Where does “Archuleta” come from?

Archuleta (Spanish) comes from Basque Aretxuloeta, from Basque Aretxabaleta, from Basque zabal, from Czech zabalit, from Czech za-, from Old Czech za-, from Proto-Slavic za- — for.

Ancestry of “Archuleta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1BasqueAretxuloeta—
2BasqueAretxabaleta{{w|Arechavaleta}}
3Basquezabalwide, ample; generous
4Czechzabalit—
5Czechza-A prefix; Forms adjectives referring to places
6Old Czechza-—
7Proto-Slavicza-for
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