Where does “portái” come from?
portái (Asturian) comes from Asturian portar, from Latin portō, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
portái (Asturian): second-person plural imperative of portar
Definitions
- second-person plural imperative of portar
Ancestry of “portái”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Asturian | portar | to act |
| 2 | Latin | portō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |