Where does “porailla” come from?
porailla (Finnish) comes from Finnish porata, from Finnish pora, from Swedish borr, from Old Norse bǫrr, from Proto-Germanic barwaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰorwos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰor- — to hum, buzz; coniferous forest; to protrude;...
Ancestry of “porailla”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | porata | to drill, bore; to bore out; to wallbang |
| 2 | Finnish | pora | drill |
| 3 | Swedish | borr | drill |
| 4 | Old Norse | bǫrr | man; a kind of tree |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | barwaz | coniferous forest; pinewood; wood; grove |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰorwos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰor- | to hum, buzz; coniferous forest; to protrude;... |