Where does “портовый” come from?
портовый (Russian) comes from Russian порт, from German Port, from English Port, from English portfolio, from Italian portafoglio, from Italian foglio, from Latin folium, from Proto-Italic *foljom.
портовый (Russian): port
Ancestry of “портовый”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | порт | port, harbor |
| 2 | German | Port | haven; harbor, port; port |
| 3 | English | Port | — |
| 4 | English | portfolio | A case for carrying papers, drawings,... |
| 5 | Italian | portafoglio | wallet, billfold; portfolio |
| 6 | Italian | foglio | sheet |
| 7 | Latin | folium | a leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *foljom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰolh₃yom | leaf |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |