Where does “pörttei” come from?
pörttei (Finnish) comes from English birthday, from Middle English birthdai, from Old English ġebyrddæġ — birthday.
pörttei (Finnish): birthday
Ancestry of “pörttei”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | birthday | The anniversary of the day on which someone is... |
| 2 | Middle English | birthdai | — |
| 3 | Old English | ġebyrddæġ | birthday |