Where does “skapuloiri” come from?
skapuloiri (Sranan Tongo) comes from Sranan Tongo skapu, from Dutch schaap, from Middle Dutch scaep, from Old Dutch skāp, from Proto-West Germanic skāp, from Proto-Germanic skapą, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
skapuloiri (Sranan Tongo): Linnaeus's two-toed sloth (Choloepus didactylus)
Definitions
- Linnaeus's two-toed sloth (Choloepus didactylus)
Ancestry of “skapuloiri”, step by step
skapuloiri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sranan Tongo skapu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sranan Tongo | skapu | sheep |
| 2 | Dutch | schaap | sheep; someone with very curly hair; a member of... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | scaep | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | skāp | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skāp | sheep |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skapą | shape |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |