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Where does “portugalinvesikoira” come from?

portugalinvesikoira (Finnish) comes from Finnish portugali, from Portuguese Portugal, from Middle English Portyngale, from Middle French Portingal, from Latin Portucale, from Latin Portus Cale, from Latin Portus, from Proto-Italic portus — passed , crossed.

portugalinvesikoira (Finnish): Portuguese Water Dog

Definitions

  1. Portuguese Water Dog

Ancestry of “portugalinvesikoira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishportugaliThe Portuguese language
2PortuguesePortugal—
3Middle EnglishPortyngale—
4Middle FrenchPortingal—
5LatinPortucalePortugal
6LatinPortus CaleOporto
7LatinPortus—
8Proto-Italicportusharbour
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpértuscrossing
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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