Where does “Mendoza” come from?

Mendoza (Tagalog) comes from Spanish Mendoza, from Basque Mendoza, from Basque mendi, from Proto-Basque bendi.

Mendoza (Tagalog): the [[Appendix:Filipino surnames (1-1000)

Definitions

  1. the [[Appendix:Filipino surnames (1-1000)

Ancestry of “Mendoza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishMendoza—
2BasqueMendoza—
3Basquemendimountain
4Proto-Basquebendi—
Every word from Proto-Basque bendi →Every word from Basque mendi →Every word from Basque Mendoza →