Where does “por” come from?

por (Chavacano) comes from Spanish por, from Old Spanish por, from Vulgar Latin por, from Latin prō, from Latin ratus, from Latin rēōr, from Proto-Italic rēōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

por (Chavacano): by; through; via

Definitions

  1. by; through; via

Ancestry of “por”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishporby; for; through, out, via
2Old Spanishpor
3Vulgar Latinporfor
4Latinprōfor
5Latinratusconsidered, having been considered; established,...
6Latinrēōrto reckon, calculate
7Proto-Italicrēōrto reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-