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Where does “porkos” come from?

porkos (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European pórḱos, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

porkos (Proto-Italic): pig

Definitions

  1. pig

Ancestry of “porkos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpórḱospiglet
2Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “porkos”

  • pork
  • porcupine
  • porcine
  • porpoise
  • porker
  • porcini
  • porky
  • Porcellian
  • Porkopolis
  • porpentine
  • porcupinefish
  • porket
  • porkling
  • porkless
  • porklike
  • porkish
  • porcupette
  • porkiness
  • nonporcine
  • antipork
  • nonpork
  • Old World porcupine
  • porkily
  • porkwood
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