Where does “porko” come from?

porko (Papiamentu) comes from Kabuverdianu porku, from Portuguese Porco, from Old Portuguese porco, from Latin porcus, from Proto-Italic porkos, from Proto-Indo-European pórḱos, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

porko (Papiamentu): pig

Definitions

  1. pig

Ancestry of “porko”, step by step

porko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kabuverdianu porku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kabuverdianuporkupig
2PortuguesePorcopig the domesticated farm animal
3Old Portugueseporco—
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

via Spanish puerco

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpuercopig; pork; police officer; "pig"
2Old Spanishpuerco—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- →