Where does “haus bilong ol waitpela binatang” come from?
haus bilong ol waitpela binatang (Tok Pisin) comes from Tok Pisin waitpela binatang, from Tok Pisin waitpela, from Tok Pisin wait, from English White, from English sox, from English socks, from English sock, from French soc — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
haus bilong ol waitpela binatang (Tok Pisin): termite mound
Definitions
- termite mound
Ancestry of “haus bilong ol waitpela binatang”, step by step
haus bilong ol waitpela binatang traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Tok Pisin waitpela binatang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | waitpela binatang | termite |
| 2 | Tok Pisin | waitpela | white |
| 3 | Tok Pisin | wait | white |
| 4 | English | White | Alternative letter-case form of white; An... |
| 5 | English | sox | plural of sock |
| 6 | English | socks | plural of sock; Third-person singular simple... |
| 7 | English | sock | A knitted or woven covering for the foot; A shoe... |
| 8 | French | soc | plowshare; Boston butt |
| 9 | Vulgar Latin | soccus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | sukkos | pig (snout) |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | suH- | pig, hog, swine |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |
via Tok Pisin bilong
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | bilong | of, belonging to; having a tendency to, known... |
| 2 | English | belong | To have its proper place; To be part of, or the... |
| 3 | Middle English | belongen | — |
| 4 | Middle English | be- | — |
| 5 | Old English | be- | a productive prefix usually used to form verbs... |
| 6 | Old English | hrōpan | to shout, proclaim; cry out, scream, howl; to cry... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | hrōpan | to cry out, to call, to shout |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hrōpaną | to cry out, call, shout |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via Tok Pisin haus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | haus | house; building |
| 2 | English | House | A particular chamber of political representation |
| 3 | Middle English | hous | house, residence; house of worship, temple;... |
| 4 | Old English | hūs | dwelling, shelter, house; house |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hūs | house |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hūsą | house |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |