Where does “Zaporozhye” come from?
Zaporozhye (English) comes from Russian Запоро́жье, from Russian поро́г, from Proto-Slavic porgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic parˀgas, from Proto-Indo-European porg-o-.
Ancestry of “Zaporozhye”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | Запоро́жье | — |
| 2 | Russian | поро́г | threshold, doorstep |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | porgъ | threshold, doorstep |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | parˀgas | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | porg-o- | — |