Where does “blakpela sos” come from?
blakpela sos (Tok Pisin) comes from Tok Pisin blakpela, from Tok Pisin -pela, from English fella, from English fellow, from Middle English felawe, from Old English fēolaga, from Old Norse félagi, from Old Norse félag — to pluck; livestock; wealth.
blakpela sos (Tok Pisin): Any black sauce, such as barbecue sauce and soy sauce
Definitions
- Any black sauce, such as barbecue sauce and soy sauce
Ancestry of “blakpela sos”, step by step
blakpela sos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tok Pisin blakpela
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | blakpela | black |
| 2 | Tok Pisin | -pela | added to adjectives to mark that the adjective is... |
| 3 | English | fella | Pronunciation spelling of fellow; 1997, Donald... |
| 4 | English | fellow | A colleague or partner; A companion; a comrade; A... |
| 5 | Middle English | felawe | A partner, friend, or colleague; one linked with... |
| 6 | Old English | fēolaga | companion, partner, colleague |
| 7 | Old Norse | félagi | one with whom one has joined one's property;... |
| 8 | Old Norse | félag | fellowship, partnership |
| 9 | Old Norse | fé | cattle; livestock; property, money |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | fehu | livestock, cattle; property; name of the F-rune |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | péḱu | livestock |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | peḱ- | to pluck; livestock; wealth |
via Tok Pisin sos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | sos | sauce; gravy |
| 2 | English | sauce | A liquid condiment or accompaniment to food;... |
| 3 | Middle English | sauce | A sauce or gravy; a liquid condiment; A solution... |
| 4 | Old French | sause | sauce (condiment) |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | salsa | nominative feminine singular of salsus;... |
| 6 | Latin | salsus | salty, briny; salted; witty |
| 7 | Latin | sāl | salt |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | sāls | salt |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *sḗh₂l | salt |