Where does “yumitu” come from?
yumitu (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,...
yumitu (Bislama): "first person dual inclusive pronoun": you and I
Definitions
- "first person dual inclusive pronoun": you and I
Ancestry of “yumitu”, step by step
yumitu 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,... |