Where does “sekrepatu” come from?

sekrepatu (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch schildpad, from Dutch pad, from Middle Dutch pat, from Old Dutch path, from Proto-West Germanic paþ, from Proto-Germanic paþaz, from Proto-Iranian pántaHh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pántaHs — to pass; path.

sekrepatu (Sranan Tongo): tortoise, turtle

Definitions

  1. tortoise, turtle

Ancestry of “sekrepatu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschildpadtortoise, turtle; reptile of the order...
2Dutchpadpath; toad; The slot in the frame that accepts...
3Middle Dutchpat
4Old Dutchpath
5Proto-West Germanicpaþpath
6Proto-Germanicpaþazpath
7Proto-IranianpántaHh
8Proto-Indo-IranianpántaHspath
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpent-to pass; path
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pent-