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

Definitions

  1. colitis

Ancestry of “pikbel”, step by step

pikbel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tok Pisin bel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tok Pisinbelabdomen, belly; underside; the fuselage of an...
2EnglishbellyThe abdomen, especially a fat one; The stomach;...
3Middle Englishbelybelly
4Old Englishbielġbag
5Proto-West Germanic*balgileather bag
6Proto-Germanicbalgizbag
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵʰ-to swell
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-

via Tok Pisin pik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tok Pisinpikpig; pick, pickaxe
2EnglishpickA tool used for digging; a pickaxe; A tool for...
3Middle EnglishpikenTo pick at; to use a edged tool on; To pierce or...
4Middle EnglishpykeA sharp round point or projection; A point or end...
5Old Englishpīcpointed object, pick axe
6Proto-Germanic*pīk
7Latinpixpitch, tar
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpik-to be angry; pitch; resin
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpi-sap, juice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-