Where does “kunniaportti” come from?

kunniaportti (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.

kunniaportti (Finnish): gate of honor, honorary arch

Definitions

  1. gate of honor, honorary arch

Ancestry of “kunniaportti”, step by step

kunniaportti 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 kunnia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkunniahonor; glory; credit, honor
2Proto-Finnic*kunnijakin, family
3Proto-Germanickunjąkin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁yom
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Latin porta
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