Where does “sua” come from?

sua (Tok Pisin) comes from English shore, from Middle English shore, from Middle Dutch schore, from Proto-Germanic skuriz, from Proto-Germanic skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

sua (Tok Pisin): sore; wound; shore

Definitions

  1. sore; wound; shore

Ancestry of “sua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshoreLand adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such...
2Middle Englishshorea prop; support
3Middle Dutchschoreshore; crack, rip, tear
4Proto-Germanicskuriz—
5Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeraną →Every word from Proto-Germanic skuriz →