Where does “sulkuportti” come from?

sulkuportti (Finnish) comes from Finnish portti, from Swedish port, from Old Norse port, from Latin porta, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

sulkuportti (Finnish): gate, lock gate

Definitions

  1. gate, lock gate

Ancestry of “sulkuportti”, step by step

sulkuportti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Finnish sulku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsulkubracket; blockade; lock
2Finnishsulkeato close, shut; to turn off, to switch off
3Proto-Finnicsülkedäkto spit
4Proto-Finno-Permicśulke-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin porta →