Where does “siò͘-tò͘” come from?
siò͘-tò͘ (Hokkien) comes from Japanese ショート, from English short, from Middle English schort, from Old English sċeort, from Proto-West Germanic skurt, from Proto-Germanic skurtaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
Ancestry of “siò͘-tò͘”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | ショート | Synonym of 短絡; Clipping of ショートストップ |
| 2 | English | short | Having a small distance from one end or edge to... |
| 3 | Middle English | schort | short as opposed to being tall or long |
| 4 | Old English | sċeort | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skurt | short; lacking, deficient |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skurtaz | short; lacking, deficient |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |