Where does “паперть” come from?

паперть (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic папьрть, from Proto-Slavic papьrtь, from Proto-Slavic pьrtь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pirtis, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tis, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

паперть (Russian): portico of a church

Definitions

  1. portico of a church

Ancestry of “паперть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicпапьрть—
2Proto-Slavicpapьrtь—
3Proto-Slavicpьrtьbathhouse; trail, corridor
4Proto-Balto-Slavicpirtisbathhouse
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tis →