Where does “მოფორთოხლისფრო” come from?

მოფორთოხლისფრო (Georgian) comes from Georgian ფორთოხლისფერი, from Georgian ფორთოხალი, from Ottoman Turkish پورتقال, from Portuguese Portugal, from Middle English Portyngale, from Middle French Portingal, from Latin Portucale, from Latin Portus Cale — passed , crossed.

მოფორთოხლისფრო (Georgian): orangish

Definitions

  1. orangish

Ancestry of “მოფორთოხლისფრო”, step by step

მოფორთოხლისფრო traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian ფორთოხლისფერი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianფორთოხლისფერიorange-colored, orange
2Georgianფორთოხალიorange fruit
3Ottoman Turkishپورتقالorange (fruit and tree)
4PortuguesePortugal
5Middle EnglishPortyngale
6Middle FrenchPortingal
7LatinPortucalePortugal
8LatinPortus CaleOporto
9LatinPortus” or, later, “Portus Rōmae”}} Portus large artificial harbour of Ancient Rome
10Proto-Italicportusharbour
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpértuscrossing
12Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Georgian მო- -ო

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianმო- -ო
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós