Where does “Vizcaya” come from?
Vizcaya (Spanish) comes from Basque bizkar, from Proto-Basque *bizkaR — back.
Ancestry of “Vizcaya”, step by step
Vizcaya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Basque Bizkaia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basque | Bizkaia | — |