Where does “brukim ai” come from?
brukim ai (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.
brukim ai (Tok Pisin): wink
Definitions
- wink
Ancestry of “brukim ai”, step by step
brukim ai traces back through two 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 brukim
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | brukim | To break; to tear apart; to rend |
| 2 | English | break | To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture... |
| 3 | Middle English | breken | to break |
| 4 | Old English | brecan | to break; to break into a place |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | brekan | to break |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | brekaną | to break |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēǵ- | to shine, shimmer |