Where does “maniman” come from?
maniman (Tok Pisin) comes from Tok Pisin man, from English MAN, from English manual, from Middle English manuel, from Anglo-Norman manuel, from Old French manual, from Latin manuālis, from Latin manus — human being; man; hand.
maniman (Tok Pisin): rich person
Definitions
- rich person
Ancestry of “maniman”, step by step
maniman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tok Pisin man
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | man | man; male |
| 2 | English | MAN | Initialism of Metropolitan Area Network |
| 3 | English | manual | A handbook; A booklet that instructs on the usage... |
| 4 | Middle English | manuel | — |
| 5 | Anglo-Norman | manuel | manual; done with the hands; handle; manual;... |
| 6 | Old French | manual | — |
| 7 | Latin | manuālis | hand |
| 8 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |
via Tok Pisin mani
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | mani | money |
| 2 | English | money | A legally or socially binding conceptual contract... |
| 3 | Middle English | moneye | Alternative form of money |
| 4 | Old French | moneie | Alternative form of monoie; money |
| 5 | Latin | Monēta | — |
| 6 | Latin | moneō | to warn, to advise |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | moneō | to remind, to warn |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | monéyeti | to cause to think, make think |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |