Where does “purtilo” come from?
purtilo (Finnish) comes from Finnish pursi, from Proto-Finnic purci, from Proto-Germanic burdą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.
purtilo (Finnish): trough, manger
Ancestry of “purtilo”, step by step
purtilo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pursi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pursi | sailboat; barque |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | purci | (small) boat, sailboat |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | burdą | board, plank; table |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰers- | top, tip, point |
via Latin Tiburtius
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Tiburtius | a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by |
| 2 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |