Where does “zaporoski” come from?

zaporoski (Polish) comes from Polish Zaporoże, from Russian Запоро́жье, from Russian поро́г, from Proto-Slavic porgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic parˀgas, from Proto-Indo-European porg-o-.

zaporoski (Polish): Zaporozhian

Definitions

  1. Zaporozhian

Ancestry of “zaporoski”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishZaporoże—
2RussianЗапоро́жье—
3Russianпоро́гthreshold, doorstep
4Proto-Slavicporgъthreshold, doorstep
5Proto-Balto-Slavicparˀgas—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanporg-o-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European porg-o- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic parˀgas →Every word from Proto-Slavic porgъ →