Where does “portok” come from?

portok (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian port, from Hungarian pór, from Bavarian paur, from German bauen, from Middle High German būwen, from Old High German būan, from Proto-West Germanic *būan, from Proto-Germanic būaną — to become, grow, appear.

portok (Hungarian): nominative plural of port; anther

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of port; anther

Ancestry of “portok”, step by step

portok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian port

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianportport; accusative singular of por
2Hungarianpórpeasant
3Bavarianpaurfarmer
4Germanbauento build; to construct; to roll a joint; to rely
5Middle High Germanbūwento build
6Old High Germanbūanto build
7Proto-West Germanic*būan—
8Proto-Germanicbūanąto dwell, reside
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via Hungarian tök

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantöksquash, pumpkin, vegetable marrow; bells;...
2Proto-Slavictykypumpkin, gourd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic būaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *būan →