Where does “pulta” come from?

pulta (Jakaltek) comes from Spanish puerta, from Old Spanish puerta, from Latin porta, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

pulta (Jakaltek): door

Definitions

  1. door

Ancestry of “pulta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpuertadoor; gate; doorway, doorstep, gateway
2Old Spanishpuerta—
3Latinportagate, especially of a city; entrance, passage,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin porta →