Where does “по́рка” come from?

по́рка (Russian) comes from Russian поро́ть, from Old East Slavic пороти, from Proto-Slavic porti, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

по́рка (Russian): unstitching

Definitions

  1. unstitching

Ancestry of “по́рка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпоро́тьto rip (a garment) at the seams, to unstitch
2Old East Slavicпоротиcut, rip
3Proto-Slavicportito unstitch
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Slavic porti →