Where does “hevi long skin” come from?

hevi long skin (Tok Pisin) comes from Tok Pisin long, from English along, from Old English andlang, from Old English and-, from Proto-West Germanic anda-, from Proto-Germanic anda-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.

hevi long skin (Tok Pisin): disability

Definitions

  1. disability

Ancestry of “hevi long skin”, step by step

hevi long skin traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Tok Pisin long

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tok PisinlongUsed to mark spatial direct objects that...
2EnglishalongBy the length of; in a line with the length of;...
3Old Englishandlangthroughout, all along; along
4Old Englishand-against, opposing; in return, back; facing,...
5Proto-West Germanicanda-against, opposing; in return, back; facing,...
6Proto-Germanicanda-against, opposing; un-, de-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Tok Pisin hevi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tok Pisinheviweight; problem; heavy
2EnglishheavyHaving great weight; Serious, somber; Not easy to...
3EnglishheaveTo lift with difficulty; to raise with some...
4Middle EnglishhevenTo raise, lift, heave; Alternative form of haven
5Old Englishhebbanto lift, raise
6Proto-West Germanichabbjanto have; to lift
7Proto-Germanichabjanąto have, to hold; to lift, heave
8Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyé-
9Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

via Tok Pisin skin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tok Pisinskinskin
2EnglishSkinThe outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human
3Middle EnglishskynThe skin; A layer or cover located in the inside...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts