Where does “stilim” come from?
stilim (Tok Pisin) comes from English steal, from Middle English stele, from Old English stela, from Proto-Germanic stelaną, from Proto-Indo-European tsel- — to sneak.
stilim (Tok Pisin): To steal
Ancestry of “stilim”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | steal | To take illegally, or without the owner's... |
| 2 | Middle English | stele | steel |
| 3 | Old English | stela | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | stelaną | to steal; to sneak |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tsel- | to sneak |