Where does “klos meri” come from?
klos meri (Tok Pisin) comes from Tok Pisin klos, from English clothes, from Middle English cloþes, from Middle English cloþ, from Old English clāþ, from Proto-Germanic klaiþą, from Proto-Indo-European gleyt-, from Proto-Indo-European gley- — to be cold, to freeze.
klos meri (Tok Pisin): dress
Ancestry of “klos meri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Tok Pisin | klos | clothing |
| 2 | English | clothes | Items of clothing; apparel; plural of cloth; The... |
| 3 | Middle English | cloþes | Alternative form of clothes |
| 4 | Middle English | cloþ | Alternative form of cloth; cloth, garment |
| 5 | Old English | clāþ | cloth, clothes, covering, sail |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | klaiþą | cloth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gleyt- | to cling to, cleave, stick |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gley- | to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |