Where does “olsem na” come from?

olsem na (Tok Pisin) comes from Tok Pisin olsem, from English all, from Middle English all, from Old English eall, from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

olsem na (Tok Pisin): so that; and so; and thus; therefore

Definitions

  1. so that; and so; and thus; therefore

Ancestry of “olsem na”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tok Pisinolsemthus; as; to; as
2EnglishallEvery individual or anything of the given class,...
3Middle Englishallall; all, every
4Old Englisheallall; whole, entire; everything
5Proto-West Germanicallall
6Proto-Germanicallazall
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Germanic allaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic all →