Where does “tok kranki” come from?
tok kranki (Tok Pisin) comes from Tok Pisin kranki, from English cranky, from English -y, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
tok kranki (Tok Pisin): misinformation
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Ancestry of “tok kranki”, step by step
tok kranki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tok Pisin kranki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | kranki | incorrect, wrong |
| 2 | English | cranky | Weak, unwell; Not in good working condition;... |
| 3 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 4 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 5 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via Tok Pisin tok
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | tok | message; news; speech; announcement; rumour; word |
| 2 | English | talk | To communicate, usually by means of speech; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | talken | — |
| 4 | Old English | tealcian | to talk, chat |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | talkōną | to talk, chatter |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | talōną | to tell, speak, recount; to count, to reckon |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | del- | to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,... |