Where does “Proto-Trans-New Guinea” come from?
Proto-Trans-New Guinea (English) comes from English Trans-New Guinea, from English trans-, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
Proto-Trans-New Guinea (English): The reconstructed proto-language ancestral to the Trans-New Guinea languages
Definitions
- The reconstructed proto-language ancestral to the Trans-New Guinea languages
Ancestry of “Proto-Trans-New Guinea”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Trans-New Guinea | A major language family spoken in large parts of New Guinea |
| 2 | English | trans- | Across, through, over, beyond, to or on the other... |
| 3 | Latin | trāns | across, beyond |
| 4 | Latin | Padus | the River Po |
| 5 | Lepontic | Bodincus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |