Where does “bilum bilong pikinini” come from?
bilum bilong pikinini (Tok Pisin) comes from Tok Pisin bilong, from English belong, from Middle English belongen, from Middle English be-, from Old English be-, from Old English hrōpan, from Proto-West Germanic hrōpan, from Proto-Germanic hrōpaną — army.
bilum bilong pikinini (Tok Pisin): uterus
Definitions
- uterus
Ancestry of “bilum bilong pikinini”, step by step
bilum bilong pikinini traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Tok Pisin bilong
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | bilong | of, belonging to; having a tendency to, known... |
| 2 | English | belong | To have its proper place; To be part of, or the... |
| 3 | Middle English | belongen | — |
| 4 | Middle English | be- | — |
| 5 | Old English | be- | a productive prefix usually used to form verbs... |
| 6 | Old English | hrōpan | to shout, proclaim; cry out, scream, howl; to cry... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | hrōpan | to cry out, to call, to shout |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hrōpaną | to cry out, call, shout |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via Tok Pisin pikinini
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | pikinini | child |
| 2 | English | pickaninny | A black child; Little, small |
| 3 | Portuguese | pequenino | Diminutive of pequeno; wee; boy, child; tiny |
| 4 | Portuguese | pequeno | small; child |
| 5 | Old Portuguese | pequeno | — |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | pitinnus | small |
via Tok Pisin bilum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | bilum | bag (made of net) |