Where does “porttitarkastus” come from?

porttitarkastus (Finnish) comes from Finnish tarkastus, from Finnish tarkastaa, from Finnish tarkka, from Swedish stärk, from Old Swedish starker, from Old Norse sterkr, from Proto-Germanic starkuz, from Proto-Germanic sterkaną — rigid, stiff; to love.

porttitarkastus (Finnish): gate inspection

Definitions

  1. gate inspection

Ancestry of “porttitarkastus”, step by step

porttitarkastus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tarkastus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtarkastusexamination, inspection, supervision, survey
2Finnishtarkastaato check, inspect
3Finnishtarkkaaccurate, exact, precise; particular, pedantic,...
4Swedishstärkstrong
5Old Swedishstarkerstiff, rigid; steady; strong
6Old Norsesterkrstrong
7Proto-Germanicstarkuzstiff; rigid; strong
8Proto-Germanicsterkanąto become stiff, stiffen
9Proto-Indo-Europeansterg-rigid, stiff; to love

via Finnish portti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishporttigate; port; hilum, hilus
2Swedishporta larger entrance
3Old Norseport—
4Latinportagate, especially of a city; entrance, passage,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sterkaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic starkuz →