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
Ancestry of “паперть”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Slavic | папьрть | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | papьrtь | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | pьrtь | bathhouse; trail, corridor |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | pirtis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |