Where does “porttola” come from?
porttola (Finnish) comes from Finnish portto, from Swedish porto, from Italian porto, from Portuguese Porto, from Old Portuguese porto, from Latin Portus Cale, from Latin Portus, from Proto-Italic portus — passed , crossed.
porttola (Finnish): brothel
Ancestry of “porttola”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | portto | A harlot, whore, prostitute |
| 2 | Swedish | porto | fee |
| 3 | Italian | porto | port, harbour; port; carriage |
| 4 | Portuguese | Porto | Oporto |
| 5 | Old Portuguese | porto | — |
| 6 | Latin | Portus Cale | Oporto |
| 7 | Latin | Portus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | portus | harbour |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pértus | crossing |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |