Where does “ertzaina” come from?

ertzaina (Spanish) comes from Basque ertzain, from Basque herri, from Proto-Basque *(h)eRi — town, nation, inhabited place.

ertzaina (Spanish): A member of the Ertzaintza, police force of the...

Definitions

  1. A member of the Ertzaintza, police force of the...

Ancestry of “ertzaina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basqueertzainagent of the Basque police; police, bailiff
2Basqueherrivillage, town; people, nation; country
3Proto-Basque*(h)eRitown, nation, inhabited place
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