Where does “long wanem” come from?
long wanem (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.
long wanem (Tok Pisin): because; Used other than with a figurative or...
Definitions
- because; Used other than with a figurative or...
Ancestry of “long wanem”, step by step
long wanem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tok Pisin long
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | long | Used to mark spatial direct objects that... |
| 2 | English | along | By the length of; in a line with the length of;... |
| 3 | Old English | andlang | throughout, all along; along |
| 4 | Old English | and- | against, opposing; in return, back; facing,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | anda- | against, opposing; in return, back; facing,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | anda- | against, opposing; un-, de- |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Tok Pisin wanem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | wanem | what |
| 2 | English | [[what]] [[name]] | — |