Where does “впору” come from?

впору (Russian) comes from Russian в, from Old East Slavic въ, from Proto-Slavic vъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

впору (Russian): fitting just right; one might as well, one can do...

Definitions

  1. fitting just right; one might as well, one can do...

Ancestry of “впору”, step by step

впору traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian в

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвin, at, on; to, into; at, in, on
2Old East Slavicвъinside
3Proto-Slavicvъ(n)in, inside, within; in, into, inside; at
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via Russian пора

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпораtime; season; weather
2Ancient Greekπόροςa means of passage, passageway, way, opening;...
3Ancient GreekπείρωI pierce, run through; I cleave through
4Proto-Hellenic*péryō—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥ →Every word from Proto-Slavic vъ(n) →