Where does “порка” come from?
порка (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.
Ancestry of “порка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | поро́ть | — |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | пороти | cut, rip |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | porti | to unstitch |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |