Where does “pikinmisi” come from?

pikinmisi (Sranan Tongo) comes from Sranan Tongo misi, from Dutch meisje, from Middle Dutch meisin, from Dutch meid, from Middle Dutch meit, from Middle Dutch meget, from Old Dutch magath, from Proto-Germanic magaþs — boy; young person; boy-servant?; young person.

pikinmisi (Sranan Tongo): young lady

Definitions

  1. young lady

Ancestry of “pikinmisi”, step by step

pikinmisi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sranan Tongo misi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sranan Tongomisigirl
2Dutchmeisjegirl; girlfriend
3Middle Dutchmeisin—
4Dutchmeidgirl, lass; maid; Commonly used as an address for...
5Middle Dutchmeit—
6Middle Dutchmeget—
7Old Dutchmagath—
8Proto-Germanicmagaþsmaiden, girl; virgin
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmogʰusboy; young person; boy-servant?; young person

via Sranan Tongo pikin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sranan Tongopikinsmall; child
2PortuguesepequeninoDiminutive of pequeno; wee; boy, child; tiny
3Portuguesepequenosmall; child
4Old Portuguesepequeno—
5Vulgar Latinpitinnussmall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mogʰus →Every word from Proto-Germanic magaþs →Every word from Old Dutch magath →