Where does “阿星” come from?

阿星 (Chinese) comes from Chinese 阿, from English aren’t, from English -n’t, from English Not, from Middle English not, from Middle English nought, from Old English nōwiht, from Old English ne — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

阿星 (Chinese): South Asian person, especially a Sikh

Definitions

  1. South Asian person, especially a Sikh

Ancestry of “阿星”, step by step

阿星 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese
2Englisharen’tare not (negative auxiliary)
3English-n’t
4EnglishNot
5Middle Englishnotnot; nothing, nought; nobody, no person
6Middle Englishnoughtnothing, none; not; iniquitous, wicked
7Old Englishnōwiht
8Old Englishnenot; or, and not; "ne... ne..." is used to mean "...
9Old Englisheallescompletely, wholly, entirely; totally,...
10Old English-espossessive marker, indicating that an object...
11Proto-Germanic-asused in formation of adverbs
12Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
13Proto-Indo-European-ess
14Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

via Chinese pa:ਸਿੰਘ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinesepa:ਸਿੰਘ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -osEvery word from Old English -esEvery word from Old English ealles