Where does “Fidjiaans” come from?
Fidjiaans (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans Fidjiaan, from Afrikaans aan, from Dutch aan, from Middle Dutch āne, from Old Dutch āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana — on, onto.
Fidjiaans (Afrikaans): Fijian of, from, or pertaining to Fiji, the Fijian people or the Fijian language
Definitions
- Fijian of, from, or pertaining to Fiji, the Fijian people or the Fijian language
Ancestry of “Fidjiaans”, step by step
Fidjiaans traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans Fidjiaan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | Fidjiaan | Fijian person from Fiji or of Fijian descent |
| 2 | Afrikaans | aan | on; at; on; to |
| 3 | Dutch | aan | on; to; on, being operative |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | āne | on, on top of |
| 5 | Old Dutch | āna | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Afrikaans s
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | s | — |