Where does “purking” come from?
purking (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål purke, from Old Norse purka, from Latin porca, from Esperanto porka, from Esperanto porko, from Latin porcus, from Proto-Italic porkos, from Proto-Indo-European pórḱos — passed , crossed.
purking (Norwegian Bokmål): the act of sleeping heavily and audibly, often while snoring
Definitions
- the act of sleeping heavily and audibly, often while snoring
Ancestry of “purking”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | purke | a sow |
| 2 | Old Norse | purka | sow |
| 3 | Latin | porca | sow; the ridge between two furrows; a balk |
| 4 | Esperanto | porka | porcine |
| 5 | Esperanto | porko | pig |
| 6 | Latin | porcus | a piglet, a young pig; a pig, hog; Short for... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | porkos | pig |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pórḱos | piglet |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |