Where does “ფორთოხალი” come from?
ფორთოხალი (Georgian) comes from Ottoman Turkish پورتقال, 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.
ფორთოხალი (Georgian): orange fruit
Definitions
- orange fruit
Ancestry of “ფორთოხალი”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | پورتقال | orange (fruit and tree) |
| 2 | Portuguese | Portugal | — |
| 3 | Middle English | Portyngale | — |
| 4 | Middle French | Portingal | — |
| 5 | Latin | Portucale | Portugal |
| 6 | Latin | Portus Cale | Oporto |
| 7 | Latin | Portus | ” or, later, “Portus Rōmae”}} Portus large artificial harbour of Ancient Rome |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | portus | harbour |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pértus | crossing |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |