Where does “em tasol” come from?
em tasol (Tok Pisin) comes from Tok Pisin em, from English ’em, from English hem, from Middle English hem, from Old English hem, from Proto-West Germanic hammjan, from Proto-Germanic hamjaną, from Proto-Indo-European kem- — to press together; to hinder, to hamper; to...
em tasol (Tok Pisin): that's all, that's it
Definitions
- that's all, that's it
Ancestry of “em tasol”, step by step
em tasol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tok Pisin em
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | em | The third person singular pronoun refers to a... |
| 2 | English | ’em | (now only in unstressed position) |
| 3 | English | hem | Used to fill in the gap of a pause with a... |
| 4 | Middle English | hem | Third-person plural accusative pronoun: them;... |
| 5 | Old English | hem | hem, border |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | hammjan | To press; pinch; To obstruct; restrict; restrain;... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hamjaną | To press; pinch; To obstruct; restrict; restrain;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kem- | to press together; to hinder, to hamper; to... |
via Tok Pisin tasol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | tasol | just, only; but, however |
| 2 | English | that's all | Used to undercut the force of a suggestion, fact, etc.; that is all I want to say; there is no more to it |