Where does “purtaru” come from?

purtaru (Aromanian) comes from Aromanian poartã, from Latin porta, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “purtaru”, step by step

purtaru traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Aromanian poartã

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aromanianpoartãgate
2Latinportagate, especially of a city; entrance, passage,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Latin portārius

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinportāriusdoorkeeper, gatekeeper
2Latin-āriuser
3Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin porta →