Where does “laituriportaat” come from?

laituriportaat (Finnish) comes from Finnish porras, from Proto-Finnic pordas, from Proto-Germanic bordaz, from Proto-Germanic burdą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

laituriportaat (Finnish): dock stairs

Definitions

  1. dock stairs

Ancestry of “laituriportaat”, step by step

laituriportaat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish porras

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishporrasstep, stair
2Proto-Finnicpordasstair, step
3Proto-Germanicbordaz—
4Proto-Germanicburdąboard, plank; table
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

via Finnish laituri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaiturilarge: pier, wharf, quay, dock, mole, landing;...
2Finnishlaitaedge, margin, border, verge, brink, side; brim;...
3Finnish-mpiForms comparative adjectives; Forms adjectives...
4Proto-Uralic-mpa—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burdą →Every word from Proto-Germanic bordaz →