Where does “porraskäytävä” come from?
porraskäytävä (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.
porraskäytävä (Finnish): A stairwell
Definitions
- A stairwell
Ancestry of “porraskäytävä”, step by step
porraskäytävä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish porras
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | porras | step, stair |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | pordas | stair, step |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bordaz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | burdą | board, plank; table |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰers- | top, tip, point |
via Finnish käytävä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | käytävä | A corridor; An aisle; Present passive participle... |
| 2 | Finnish | käydä | to visit, go to (and return), attend (a place) |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | käüdäk | to walk, to go |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | käwe- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *skēwijaną | to go |