Where does “sma” come from?
sma (Sranan Tongo) comes from Sranan Tongo suma, from English someone, from English one, from Middle English one, from Middle English onen, from Middle English -en, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn — adjectival suffix.
sma (Sranan Tongo): person
Definitions
- person
Ancestry of “sma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sranan Tongo | suma | who |
| 2 | English | someone | Some person; A partially specified but unnamed... |
| 3 | English | one | The number represented by the Arabic numeral 1;... |
| 4 | Middle English | one | Alternative form of on; Alternative form of hone;... |
| 5 | Middle English | onen | to unify; to join together; to gather together;... |
| 6 | Middle English | -en | Denotes the past participle form when attached to... |
| 7 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 8 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 9 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |