Where does “yumitri” come from?
yumitri (Bislama) comes from Bislama yumi, from Bislama mi, from English Me, from Middle English me, from Middle English men, from Old English menn, from Proto-Germanic manniz, from Proto-Germanic mann- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
yumitri (Bislama): "first person trial inclusive pronoun": you,...
Definitions
- "first person trial inclusive pronoun": you,...
Ancestry of “yumitri”, step by step
yumitri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Bislama yumi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bislama | yumi | "first person multiple plural inclusive pronoun";... |
| 2 | Bislama | mi | I/me; my |
| 3 | English | Me | Abbreviation of methyl; Alternative letter-case... |
| 4 | Middle English | me | me; myself; Alternative form of mi |
| 5 | Middle English | men | Alternative form of man; plural of mon |
| 6 | Old English | menn | plural of mann; men, persons, human beings;... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | manniz | nominative/vocative plural of *mann- |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | mann- | human, human being, person, individual; name of... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |