Where does “porra” come from?
porra (Spanish) comes from Latin porrum, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥so- — leek.
porra (Spanish): club, baton, truncheon, night stick; thick type...
Definitions
- club, baton, truncheon, night stick; thick type...
Ancestry of “porra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | porrum | leek; chives |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥so- | leek |
Words derived from “porra”