Where does “faivpela ten faiv” come from?
faivpela ten faiv (Tok Pisin) comes from Tok Pisin faiv, from English five, from Middle English fyf, from Old English fīf, from Proto-West Germanic fimf, from Proto-Germanic fimf, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.
faivpela ten faiv (Tok Pisin): fifty-five
Definitions
- fifty-five
Ancestry of “faivpela ten faiv”, step by step
faivpela ten faiv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tok Pisin faiv
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | faiv | five |
| 2 | English | five | A numerical value equal to 5; the number... |
| 3 | Middle English | fyf | five |
| 4 | Old English | fīf | five |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | fimf | five |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fimf | five |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pénkʷe | five |
via Tok Pisin faivpela ten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | faivpela ten | — |