Where does “poro” come from?

poro (Toba Batak) comes from Proto-Batak *pərəh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəʀəq, from Proto-Austronesian *pəʀəq — to wring out.

poro (Toba Batak): to wring, to squeeze

Definitions

  1. to wring, to squeeze

Ancestry of “poro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Batak*pərəhto wring out
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*pəʀəqto wring out
3Proto-Austronesian*pəʀəqto wring out
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *pəʀəq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəʀəq →Every word from Proto-Batak *pərəh →