Where does “broko” come from?

broko (Sranan Tongo) comes from English broke, from Middle English broce, from Old English gebroc, from Old English brecan, from Proto-West Germanic brekan, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

broko (Sranan Tongo): broken

Definitions

  1. broken

Ancestry of “broko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishbrokesimple past tense of break; past participle of...
2Middle Englishbroce—
3Old Englishgebrocfragment
4Old Englishbrecanto break; to break into a place
5Proto-West Germanicbrekanto break
6Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

Words derived from “broko”

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