Where does “sii” come from?

sii (Aukan) comes from Sranan Tongo siri, from English seed, from English See, from Middle English seen, from Old English sēon, from Proto-West Germanic sehwan, from Proto-Germanic sehwaną, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

sii (Aukan): seed

Definitions

  1. seed

Ancestry of “sii”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sranan Tongosiriseed
2EnglishseedA fertilized and ripened ovule, containing an...
3EnglishSee
4Middle Englishseento see
5Old Englishsēonto be; to filter; to see, look, behold, perceive,...
6Proto-West Germanicsehwanto see
7Proto-Germanicsehwanąto see
8Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-Every word from Proto-Germanic sehwanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic sehwan
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