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Where does “πορδίτσα” come from?

πορδίτσα (Greek) comes from Greek πορδή, from Ancient Greek πέρδομαι, from Proto-Hellenic pérdomai, from Proto-Indo-European pérdetor, from Proto-Indo-European perd- — to fart loudly, pass gas, break wind.

πορδίτσα (Greek): Diminutive of πορδή

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of πορδή

Ancestry of “πορδίτσα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekπορδήfart; little fart, little shit; twit, fart
2Ancient Greekπέρδομαιto fart, break wind
3Proto-Hellenicpérdomaito fart loudly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpérdetorto be farting
5Proto-Indo-Europeanperd-to fart loudly, pass gas, break wind
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