Where does “etpela ten sikis” come from?
etpela ten sikis (Tok Pisin) comes from Tok Pisin sikis, from English Six, from Middle English six, from Old English six, from Proto-West Germanic sehs, from Proto-Germanic sehs, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.
etpela ten sikis (Tok Pisin): eighty-six
Definitions
- eighty-six
Ancestry of “etpela ten sikis”, step by step
etpela ten sikis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tok Pisin sikis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | sikis | six |
| 2 | English | Six | intelligence service |
| 3 | Middle English | six | six |
| 4 | Old English | six | six |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | sehs | six |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sehs | six |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |
via Tok Pisin etpela ten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | etpela ten | — |