Where does “sikariporras” come from?

sikariporras (Finnish) comes from Finnish sikari, from Swedish cigarr, from Spanish cigarro, from Spanish cigarra, from Vulgar Latin *cicār(r)a, from Latin cicada — cicada, tree-cricket; vocative singular of...

Ancestry of “sikariporras”, step by step

sikariporras traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sikari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsikaricigar
2Swedishcigarrcigar
3Spanishcigarrocigar; cigarette
4Spanishcigarracicada
5Vulgar Latin*cicār(r)a—
6Latincicadacicada, tree-cricket; vocative singular of...

via Finnish porras

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishporrasstep, stair
2Proto-Finnicpordasstair, step
3Proto-Germanicbordaz—
4Proto-Germanicburdąboard, plank; table
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point
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