Where does “kumakriki” come from?

kumakriki (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch gemakkelijk, from Dutch lijk, from Middle Dutch lijc, from Old Dutch līk, from Proto-West Germanic līk, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

kumakriki (Sranan Tongo): easy

Definitions

  1. easy

Ancestry of “kumakriki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgemakkelijkeasy; easily
2DutchlijkThe dead but otherwise intact body of a human or...
3Middle Dutchlijc—
4Old Dutchlīk—
5Proto-West Germaniclīkbody
6Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Proto-West Germanic līk →
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