Where does “loliwara” come from?
loliwara (Tok Pisin) comes from Tok Pisin loli, from English lolly, from English LOL, from English content, from Middle English content, from Latin contentus, from Latin contineo, from Latin cōn- — resin.
loliwara (Tok Pisin): soft drink
Ancestry of “loliwara”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Tok Pisin | loli | candy |
| 2 | English | lolly | A piece of hard candy on a stick; a lollipop;... |
| 3 | English | LOL | Laughing out loud; Lots of laughs; Lots of love |
| 4 | English | content | satisfied; Satisfaction, contentment; pleasure;... |
| 5 | Middle English | content | — |
| 6 | Latin | contentus | stretched, strained, tense, tight, on the... |
| 7 | Latin | contineo | I hold or keep together/close, surround, contain;... |
| 8 | Latin | cōn- | — |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | — |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |