Where does “sitoa” come from?
sitoa (Finnish) comes from Tok Pisin stua, from English store, from Middle English store, from Old French estor, from Frankish sturm, from Proto-Germanic sturmaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)twer- — to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn...
sitoa (Finnish): to bind, to tie, to fasten; to tie up; to...
Definitions
- to bind, to tie, to fasten; to tie up; to...
Ancestry of “sitoa”, step by step
sitoa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tok Pisin stua
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | stua | store |
| 2 | English | store | A place where items may be accumulated or... |
| 3 | Middle English | store | supplies, provisions; livestock, farm animals;... |
| 4 | Old French | estor | battle; combat |
| 5 | Frankish | sturm | storm, commotion, battle; storm |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sturmaz | storm |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)twer- | to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn... |