Where does “bulmakau” come from?
bulmakau (Dadibi) comes from Tok Pisin bulmakau, from Samoan Plantation Pidgin bula-ma-kau, from English bull, from Middle English bole, from Old English bula, from Old Norse boli, from Proto-Germanic bulô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰl̥no-.
bulmakau (Dadibi): cow
Definitions
- cow
Ancestry of “bulmakau”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | bulmakau | cow, cattle |
| 2 | Samoan Plantation Pidgin | bula-ma-kau | — |
| 3 | English | bull | An adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen; A... |
| 4 | Middle English | bole | bull, steer, male cow; A heraldic bull; Taurus |
| 5 | Old English | bula | bull, steer |
| 6 | Old Norse | boli | bull |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bulô | bull |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰl̥no- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |