Where does “kolwara” come from?
kolwara (Tok Pisin) comes from Tok Pisin wara, from English water, from Middle English water, from Old English wæter, from Proto-West Germanic watar, from Proto-Germanic watōr, from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥, from Proto-Indo-European wed- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
kolwara (Tok Pisin): Fresh water
Definitions
- Fresh water
Ancestry of “kolwara”, step by step
kolwara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tok Pisin wara
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | wara | water; river, stream; flow of water |
| 2 | English | water | A substance found at room temperature and... |
| 3 | Middle English | water | water; water vapour, condensation; lake, pond,... |
| 4 | Old English | wæter | water |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | watar | water |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | watōr | water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wódr̥ | water |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |
via Tok Pisin kol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | kol | cold; called |
| 2 | English | call | A telephone conversation; a phone call; An... |
| 3 | Middle English | callen | to call |
| 4 | Old English | ceallian | to call; to cry out, shout |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *kalʀōn | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kalzōną | to call, shout |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kalzaz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gols- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gels- | voice, cry; to call; voice, cry; to call |