Where does “sevenpela ten sikis” come from?
sevenpela ten sikis (Tok Pisin) comes from Tok Pisin sikis, from English Six, from Middle English six, from Old English six, from Proto-West Germanic sehs, from Proto-Germanic sehs, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.
sevenpela ten sikis (Tok Pisin): seventy-six
Definitions
- seventy-six
Ancestry of “sevenpela ten sikis”, step by step
sevenpela ten sikis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tok Pisin sikis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | sikis | six |
| 2 | English | Six | intelligence service |
| 3 | Middle English | six | six |
| 4 | Old English | six | six |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | sehs | six |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sehs | six |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |
via Tok Pisin sevenpela ten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | sevenpela ten | — |