Where does “faivpela ten seven” come from?
faivpela ten seven (Tok Pisin) comes from Tok Pisin seven, from English seven, from Middle English seven, from Old English seofon, from Proto-West Germanic sebun, from Proto-Germanic sebun, from Proto-Germanic sebunt, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.
faivpela ten seven (Tok Pisin): fifty-seven
Definitions
- fifty-seven
Ancestry of “faivpela ten seven”, step by step
faivpela ten seven traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tok Pisin seven
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | seven | seven |
| 2 | English | seven | A numerical value equal to 7; the number... |
| 3 | Middle English | seven | seven; Alternative form of sweven |
| 4 | Old English | seofon | seven |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | sebun | seven |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sebun | seven |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sebunt | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | septḿ̥ | seven |
via Tok Pisin faivpela ten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | faivpela ten | — |