Where does “firiimaan” come from?

firiimaan (Fiji Hindi) comes from English freeman, from Old English freomann, from Old English frēo, from Proto-Germanic *frī, from Proto-Germanic frijaz, from Proto-Indo-European priHós, from Proto-Indo-European preyH- — to love, to please.

firiimaan (Fiji Hindi): A person who has completed his indenture

Definitions

  1. A person who has completed his indenture

Ancestry of “firiimaan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfreemanA free person, "particularly"
2Old Englishfreomannfreeman someone not enslaved
3Old Englishfrēofree, joyful
4Proto-Germanic*frī—
5Proto-Germanicfrijazfree
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpriHósdear, beloved; happy, free
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European priHós →Every word from Proto-Germanic frijaz →