Where does “keulaportti” come from?

keulaportti (Finnish) comes from Finnish portti, from Swedish port, from Old Norse port, from Latin porta, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

keulaportti (Finnish): bow door

Definitions

  1. bow door

Ancestry of “keulaportti”, step by step

keulaportti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish portti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishporttigate; port; hilum, hilus
2Swedishporta larger entrance
3Old Norseport
4Latinportagate, especially of a city; entrance, passage,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Finnish keula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeulabow, prow
2Proto-Germanickulącoal
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷol-
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵwelH-to burn; to shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Latin porta
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