Where does “portsari” come from?
portsari (Finnish) comes from Finnish portieeri, from French portier, from Old French portier, from Old French porte, from Latin porta, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
portsari (Finnish): bouncer
Ancestry of “portsari”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | portieeri | doorman, especially in a restaurant or hotel |
| 2 | French | portier | gatekeeper, doorkeeper, doorman; goalkeeper |
| 3 | Old French | portier | — |
| 4 | Old French | porte | door |
| 5 | Latin | porta | gate, especially of a city; entrance, passage,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “portsari”