Where does “uma-asi” come from?
uma-asi (Sranan Tongo) comes from Sranan Tongo uma-, from Sranan Tongo uma, from English woman, from Middle English womman, from Old English wīfmann, from Old English mann, from Proto-West Germanic mann, from Proto-Germanic *mann- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
uma-asi (Sranan Tongo): mare female horse
Definitions
- mare female horse
Ancestry of “uma-asi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sranan Tongo | uma- | Forms female equivalents |
| 2 | Sranan Tongo | uma | woman |
| 3 | English | woman | An adult female human; All female humans... |
| 4 | Middle English | womman | An female adult person; a woman; The female sex... |
| 5 | Old English | wīfmann | woman; female servant; woman |
| 6 | Old English | mann | person; man meaning mankind; man meaning adult... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | mann | person, human |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |