Where does “Bósforo” come from?

Bósforo (Portuguese) comes from Medieval Latin Bosphorus, from Ancient Greek Βόσπορος, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.

Ancestry of “Bósforo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval LatinBosphorus—
2Ancient GreekΒόσποροςBosporus
3Ancient Greekπόροςa means of passage, passageway, way, opening;...
4Ancient GreekπείρωI pierce, run through; I cleave through
5Proto-Hellenic*péryō—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *péryō →Every word from Ancient Greek πείρω →Every word from Ancient Greek πόρος →