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Where does “портокалов” come from?

портокалов (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian портокал, 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.

портокалов (Macedonian): orange

Definitions

  1. orange

Ancestry of “портокалов”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianпортокалorange
2Ottoman Turkishپورتقال—
3PortuguesePortugal—
4Middle EnglishPortyngale—
5Middle FrenchPortingal—
6LatinPortucalePortugal
7LatinPortus CaleOporto
8LatinPortus—
9Proto-Italicportusharbour
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpértuscrossing
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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