Where does “daunim narapela” come from?
daunim narapela (Tok Pisin) comes from Tok Pisin daunim, from Tok Pisin -im, from English ’em, from English hem, from Middle English hem, from Old English hem, from Proto-West Germanic hammjan, from Proto-Germanic hamjaną — to press together; to hinder, to hamper; to...
daunim narapela (Tok Pisin): discrimination
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Ancestry of “daunim narapela”, step by step
daunim narapela traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tok Pisin daunim
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | daunim | To lower |
| 2 | Tok Pisin | -im | Indicates a transitive verb |
| 3 | English | ’em | (now only in unstressed position) |
| 4 | English | hem | Used to fill in the gap of a pause with a... |
| 5 | Middle English | hem | Third-person plural accusative pronoun: them;... |
| 6 | Old English | hem | hem, border |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | hammjan | To press; pinch; To obstruct; restrict; restrain;... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hamjaną | To press; pinch; To obstruct; restrict; restrain;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kem- | to press together; to hinder, to hamper; to... |
via Tok Pisin narapela
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | narapela | another |
| 2 | English | another | One more/further, in addition to a former number;... |
| 3 | Middle English | anoþer | Alternative spelling of another |
| 4 | Middle English | oþer | other |
| 5 | Old English | ōþer | other, second |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *anþar | second |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | anþeraz | second; other |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ánteros | other |