Where does “Poroshenko” come from?

Poroshenko (English) comes from Ukrainian Пороше́нко, from Ukrainian -е́нко, from Ukrainian Тара́с, from Ancient Greek Ταράσιος, from Ancient Greek ταράσσω, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreh₂gʰ- — to irritate; rough.

Ancestry of “Poroshenko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1UkrainianПороше́нкоPoroshenko
2Ukrainian-е́нкоAdded to a stem to form a patronymic or matronymic surname
3UkrainianТара́с—
4Ancient GreekΤαράσιος—
5Ancient GreekταράσσωI disturb; I agitate
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreh₂gʰ-to irritate; rough
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreh₂gʰ- →