por.
indicates motion
Meaning & usage
indicates motion
pola rúa
pola porta
for (over a period of time)
por dez anos
about, around (near, in the vicinity of)
polas seis
por aquí
for (to obtain)
Fun á tenda por xabón.
for (in exchange for)
for (on behalf of)
times, by, multiplied by
oito por sete
by (indicates the actor in a clause with its verb in the passive voice)
by, by means of
per
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese por, from Late Latin pōr, from Latin prō (“for”) (with metathetic shift due to per), from Proto-Indo-European *pro-, form of *por-. See also porto.
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