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Where does “porca” come from?

porca (Italian) comes from Latin porca, from Esperanto porka, from Esperanto porko, from Latin porcus, from Proto-Italic porkos, from Proto-Indo-European pórḱos, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

porca (Italian): the ridge between two furrows; balk; sow; A...

Definitions

  1. the ridge between two furrows; balk; sow; A...

Ancestry of “porca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinporcasow; the ridge between two furrows; a balk
2Esperantoporkaporcine
3Esperantoporkopig
4Latinporcusa piglet, a young pig; a pig, hog; Short for...
5Proto-Italicporkospig
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpórḱospiglet
7Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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