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

Definitions

  1. blind

Ancestry of “ai i pas”, step by step

ai i pas traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Tok Pisin ai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tok Pisinaieye; hole, opening, lid; tip
2EnglishEyeA place name
3Middle Englisheyeawe, reverence, worshipfulness; horror, panic;...
4Old Englisheġefear
5Old Englishēageeye
6Proto-West Germanicaugāeye
7Proto-Germanicaugôeye
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

via Tok Pisin i

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tok PisiniSeparates the subject of a sentence from the...
2EnglishISInitialism of International Sign; Initialism of...
3Middle Englishisice; That which is short-lived like ice; icy...
4Old Englishīsice
5Proto-West Germanicīsice
6Proto-Germanicīsąice
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost

via Tok Pisin pas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tok Pisinpaspouch; closed; shut; sealed
2EnglishpouchA small bag usually closed with a drawstring; A...
3Middle Englishpouche
4Old Northern Frenchpouche
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ-Every word from Proto-Germanic augôEvery word from Proto-West Germanic augā