Where does “portti” come from?

portti (Finnish) comes from Swedish port, from Old Norse port, from Latin porta, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

portti (Finnish): gate; port; hilum, hilus

Definitions

  1. gate; port; hilum, hilus

Ancestry of “portti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishporta larger entrance
2Old Norseport—
3Latinportagate, especially of a city; entrance, passage,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “portti”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin porta →