Where does “Esquivel” come from?

Esquivel (Tagalog) comes from Spanish Esquivel, from Basque Ezkibel, from Basque bele, from Proto-Basque beɫe, from Proto-Basque bel- — black, dark.

Esquivel (Tagalog): mostly found in Metro Manila, Nueva Ecija and Bulacan

Definitions

  1. mostly found in Metro Manila, Nueva Ecija and Bulacan

Ancestry of “Esquivel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishEsquivel—
2BasqueEzkibel—
3Basquebelecrow
4Proto-Basquebeɫecrow
5Proto-Basquebel-black, dark
Every word from Proto-Basque bel- →Every word from Proto-Basque beɫe →Every word from Basque bele →