Where does “porttirakennus” come from?
porttirakennus (Finnish) comes from Finnish portti, from Swedish port, from Old Norse port, from Latin porta, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
porttirakennus (Finnish): a building through which a gateway runs; gatehouse
Definitions
- a building through which a gateway runs; gatehouse
Ancestry of “porttirakennus”, step by step
porttirakennus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish portti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | portti | gate; port; hilum, hilus |
| 2 | Swedish | port | a larger entrance |
| 3 | Old Norse | port | — |
| 4 | Latin | porta | gate, especially of a city; entrance, passage,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Finnish rakennus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rakennus | building; building, construction |
| 2 | Finnish | rakentaa | to build, construct |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | rakentadak | — |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | rakkɜ- | to make, prepare, build |