Where does “purtəğâl” come from?
purtəğâl (Khalaj) comes from Persian پرتقال, 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 — passed , crossed.
purtəğâl (Khalaj): orange
Definitions
- orange
Ancestry of “purtəğâl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | پرتقال | orange |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | پورتقال | orange (fruit and tree) |
| 3 | Portuguese | Portugal | — |
| 4 | Middle English | Portyngale | — |
| 5 | Middle French | Portingal | — |
| 6 | Latin | Portucale | Portugal |
| 7 | Latin | Portus Cale | Oporto |
| 8 | Latin | Portus | ” or, later, “Portus Rōmae”}} Portus large artificial harbour of Ancient Rome |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | portus | harbour |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pértus | crossing |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |