Where does “porka” come from?

porka (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto porko, from Latin porcus, from Proto-Italic porkos, from Proto-Indo-European pórḱos, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

porka (Esperanto): porcine

Definitions

  1. porcine

Ancestry of “porka”, step by step

porka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto porko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoporkopig
2Latinporcusa piglet, a young pig; a pig, hog; Short for...
3Proto-Italicporkospig
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpórḱospiglet
5Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱeh₂

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱeh₂—

Words derived from “porka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- →