Where does “maipâwl” come from?
maipâwl (Mizo) comes from English pawl, from English foul, from Middle English foulen, from Old English fūlian, from Proto-Germanic fūlāną, from Proto-Germanic -āną, from Proto-Germanic -ajaną, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti — he, she.
maipâwl (Mizo): winter melon (Benincasa hispida)
Definitions
- winter melon (Benincasa hispida)
Ancestry of “maipâwl”, step by step
maipâwl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pawl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pawl | A pivoted catch designed to fall into a notch on... |
| 2 | English | foul | Covered with, or containing unclean matter;... |
| 3 | Middle English | foulen | To dirty or foul; to make or become dirty |
| 4 | Old English | fūlian | to become foul; rot; decay |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fūlāną | To become foul; rot; decay |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -āną | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives, later... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ajaną | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Proto-Indo-European mai-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | mai- | to cut |
| 2 | Tagalog | ma- | Used to form adjectives indicating a quality;... |
| 3 | Icelandic | landi | the people, general population; a fellow... |
| 4 | Icelandic | land | land, earth, ground; country; countryside,... |
| 5 | Old Norse | land | land |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | landą | land, area of ground |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |