Where does “bikpela magani” come from?
bikpela magani (Tok Pisin) comes from Tok Pisin Bikpela, from English big, from Middle English big, from Middle English biggen, from Old Norse byggja, from Proto-Germanic būwijaną, from Proto-Germanic būaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.
bikpela magani (Tok Pisin): kangaroo
Definitions
- kangaroo
Ancestry of “bikpela magani”, step by step
bikpela magani traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tok Pisin Bikpela
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | Bikpela | Lord; the Lord; LORD |
| 2 | English | big | Of great size, large; Thought to have undue... |
| 3 | Middle English | big | — |
| 4 | Middle English | biggen | build; dwell |
| 5 | Old Norse | byggja | to settle, build; to inhabit, dwell, live; to let... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | būwijaną | to settle, to inhabit |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | būaną | to dwell, reside |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |
via Tok Pisin magani
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | magani | wallaby |