Where does “lantibakra” come from?

lantibakra (Sranan Tongo) comes from Sranan Tongo lanti, from Dutch land, from Middle Dutch lant, from Old Dutch lant, from Proto-West Germanic land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

lantibakra (Sranan Tongo): civil servant

Definitions

  1. civil servant

Ancestry of “lantibakra”, step by step

lantibakra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sranan Tongo lanti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sranan Tongolantigovernment, state, administration
2Dutchlandland; country; land
3Middle Dutchlantland; country, region; ground, earth
4Old Dutchlantland; land, terrain; territory
5Proto-West Germaniclandland, area of ground
6Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

via Sranan Tongo bakra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sranan Tongobakrawhite person
2Efikmbakara
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ-