Where does “beki” come from?
beki (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch bekken, from Dutch bek, from Middle Dutch bec, from Old French bec, from Latin beccus, from Latin -āceus, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
beki (Sranan Tongo): washtub
Definitions
- washtub
Ancestry of “beki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bekken | basin, broad-shaped liquid container; basin,... |
| 2 | Dutch | bek | a bird's beak; any animal's mouth; a human mouth |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | bec | — |
| 4 | Old French | bec | beak, bill |
| 5 | Latin | beccus | beak, bill |
| 6 | Latin | -āceus | aceous; resembling, having the nature of, forming, belonging to |
| 7 | Latin | -āx | ish, -y |
| 8 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 9 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |