Where does “maihinnousuportti” come from?
maihinnousuportti (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.
maihinnousuportti (Finnish): gangway
Ancestry of “maihinnousuportti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | portti | gate; port; hilum, hilus |
| 2 | Swedish | port | an entrance , a gate, a portal, a door, a... |
| 3 | Old Norse | port | — |
| 4 | Latin | porta | gate, especially of a city; entrance, passage,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |