Where does “Singlish” come from?
Singlish (English) comes from English English, from French French, from English French, from Middle English French, from Old English Frenċisċ, from Old English Franca, from Proto-West Germanic frankō, from Proto-Germanic frankô — pole, stalk.
Singlish (English): A highly colloquial or basilectal variety of...
Definitions
- A highly colloquial or basilectal variety of...
Ancestry of “Singlish”, step by step
Singlish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English English
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | English | Of or pertaining to England; English-language; of... |
| 2 | French | French | — |
| 3 | English | French | The people of France; groups of French people;... |
| 4 | Middle English | French | — |
| 5 | Old English | Frenċisċ | Frankish |
| 6 | Old English | Franca | Frank, Frenchman; a Frank |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | frankō | spear, javelin; a Frank |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | frankô | spear, javelin; a Frank |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | prAng- | pole, stalk |
via English singaporean
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | singaporean | Of, pertaining to, or from Singapore, or its language or people |
| 2 | English | Singapore | Singapore-style noodles |
| 3 | Malay | Singapura | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | सिंहपुर | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | पुर | fortress, castle, city, town; the female... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | पर | other; more remote; distant, further, other |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |