Where does “sibibusi” come from?
sibibusi (Sranan Tongo) comes from Sranan Tongo busi, from English Bush, from Middle English bush, from Old English busċ, from Latin bosca, from Late Latin busca, from Proto-West Germanic busk, from Proto-Germanic buskaz — to become, grow, appear.
sibibusi (Sranan Tongo): cloudburst, sudden torrential tropical rainstorm
Definitions
- cloudburst, sudden torrential tropical rainstorm
Ancestry of “sibibusi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sranan Tongo | busi | forest, woods |
| 2 | English | Bush | A place name |
| 3 | Middle English | bush | grove, wood; thicket, underbrush; bush; branch of... |
| 4 | Old English | busċ | — |
| 5 | Latin | bosca | firewood |
| 6 | Late Latin | busca | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | busk | bush, thicket |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | buskaz | bush; thicket |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |