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
- blind
Ancestry of “ai i pas”, step by step
ai i pas traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Tok Pisin ai
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | ai | eye; hole, opening, lid; tip |
| 2 | English | Eye | A place name |
| 3 | Middle English | eye | awe, reverence, worshipfulness; horror, panic;... |
| 4 | Old English | eġe | fear |
| 5 | Old English | ēage | eye |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | augā | eye |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | augô | eye |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |
via Tok Pisin i
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | i | Separates the subject of a sentence from the... |
| 2 | English | IS | Initialism of International Sign; Initialism of... |
| 3 | Middle English | is | ice; That which is short-lived like ice; icy... |
| 4 | Old English | īs | ice |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | īs | ice |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | īsą | ice |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eyH- | ice, frost |