Where does “sieri” come from?

sieri (Rotokas) comes from Tok Pisin sen, from English chain, from Middle English cheyne, from Old French chaine, from Latin catēna, from Proto-Indo-European kat- — cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

sieri (Rotokas): cent

Definitions

  1. cent

Ancestry of “sieri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tok Pisinsenchain; cent
2EnglishchainA series of interconnected rings or links usually...
3Middle EnglishcheyneA chain; a series of links made of metal,...
4Old Frenchchaine—
5Latincatēnachain
6Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kat- →Every word from Latin catēna →Every word from Old French chaine →