Where does “mitupela” come from?
mitupela (Tok Pisin) comes from Tok Pisin tu, from English two, from Middle English two, from Old English twā, from Old English twēġen, from Proto-West Germanic twai-, from Proto-Germanic twai, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
mitupela (Tok Pisin): us two
Definitions
- us two
Ancestry of “mitupela”, step by step
mitupela traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tok Pisin tu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | tu | two; too; also; as well |
| 2 | English | two | A numerical value equal to 2; this many dots;... |
| 3 | Middle English | two | two |
| 4 | Old English | twā | two |
| 5 | Old English | twēġen | two; twain |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | twai- | two |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | twai | two |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
via Tok Pisin mi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | mi | I, me. First person pronoun; refers to the person... |
| 2 | English | Me | Abbreviation of methyl; Alternative letter-case... |
| 3 | Middle English | me | me; myself; Alternative form of mi |
| 4 | Middle English | men | Alternative form of man; plural of mon |
| 5 | Old English | menn | plural of mann; men, persons, human beings;... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | manniz | nominative/vocative plural of *mann- |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | mann- | human, human being, person, individual; name of... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |