Where does “pyrtykal” come from?
pyrtykal (Turkmen) comes from Classical Persian پُرْتُقَال, from Ottoman Turkish پورتقال, from Portuguese Portugal, from Middle English Portyngale, from Middle French Portingal, from Latin Portucale, from Latin Portus Cale, from Latin Portus — passed , crossed.
pyrtykal (Turkmen): orange (fruit and tree)
Definitions
- orange (fruit and tree)
Ancestry of “pyrtykal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | پُرْتُقَال | — |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | پورتقال | orange (fruit and tree) |
| 3 | Portuguese | Portugal | — |
| 4 | Middle English | Portyngale | — |
| 5 | Middle French | Portingal | — |
| 6 | Latin | Portucale | Portugal |
| 7 | Latin | Portus Cale | Oporto |
| 8 | Latin | Portus | ” or, later, “Portus Rōmae”}} Portus large artificial harbour of Ancient Rome |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | portus | harbour |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pértus | crossing |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |