Where does “pikbel” come from?
pikbel (Tok Pisin) comes from Tok Pisin bel, from English belly, from Middle English bely, from Old English bielġ, from Proto-West Germanic *balgi, from Proto-Germanic balgiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
pikbel (Tok Pisin): colitis
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Ancestry of “pikbel”, step by step
pikbel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tok Pisin bel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | bel | abdomen, belly; underside; the fuselage of an... |
| 2 | English | belly | The abdomen, especially a fat one; The stomach;... |
| 3 | Middle English | bely | belly |
| 4 | Old English | bielġ | bag |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *balgi | leather bag |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | balgiz | bag |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵʰ- | to swell |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Tok Pisin pik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | pik | pig; pick, pickaxe |
| 2 | English | pick | A tool used for digging; a pickaxe; A tool for... |
| 3 | Middle English | piken | To pick at; to use a edged tool on; To pierce or... |
| 4 | Middle English | pyke | A sharp round point or projection; A point or end... |
| 5 | Old English | pīc | pointed object, pick axe |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *pīk | — |
| 7 | Latin | pix | pitch, tar |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pik- | to be angry; pitch; resin |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pi- | sap, juice |