Where does “ai i pas” come from?
ai i pas (Tok Pisin) comes from Tok Pisin ai, from English Eye, from Middle English eye, from Old English eġe, from Old English ēage, from Proto-West Germanic augā, from Proto-Germanic augô, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.
ai i pas (Tok Pisin): blind
Ancestry of “ai i pas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Tok Pisin | ai | eye; hole, opening, lid; tip |
| 2 | English | Eye | — |
| 3 | Middle English | eye | awe, reverence, worshipfulness; horror, panic;... |
| 4 | Old English | eġe | — |
| 5 | Old English | ēage | eye |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | augā | eye |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | augô | eye |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |