Where does “aosik” come from?
aosik (Takia) comes from Tok Pisin haus sik, from Tok Pisin sik, from English sick, from English sic, from English seek, from Middle English seke, from Old English sēċan, from Proto-West Germanic sōkijan — to seek out.
aosik (Takia): hospital
Definitions
- hospital
Ancestry of “aosik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | haus sik | hospital |
| 2 | Tok Pisin | sik | illness, disease; sick, ill |
| 3 | English | sick | In poor health; ill; Having an urge to vomit;... |
| 4 | English | sic | Thus; thus written; To mark with a bracketed sic;... |
| 5 | English | seek | To try to find; to look for; to search for; To... |
| 6 | Middle English | seke | Alternative form of seken |
| 7 | Old English | sēċan | to seek or inquire about |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | sōkijan | to seek, to look for |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | sōkijaną | to seek, look for |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂gyeti | to give a sign |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂g- | to seek out |