porsas

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • A piglet.
  • Pork (meat).
  • A pig in the sense of messy, slovenly, disgusting, or nasty person.

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *porcas inherited from *porćas derived from Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos (young swine, young pig, pig).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*pórḱos

Gloss

young swine, young pig, pig

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Animals

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