artzain
Basque (Bidasoa Valley)
/ar.t͡s̻aiɲ/
noun
Definitions
- shepherd
- priest
Etymology
Affix from Basque ardi (sheep, ewe) + Basque zain (custodian, keeper, guardian).
Origin
Basque (Bidasoa Valley)
zain
Gloss
custodian, keeper, guardian
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ardi gasna English
- bareshë Albanian
- bari Albanian
- *bara Proto-Albanian
- ardi Basque
- artzain-txakur Basque
- erlezain Basque
- txakur Basque
- zain Basque
- *art- Proto-Basque