Where does “tok orait” come from?
tok orait (Tok Pisin) comes from Tok Pisin orait, from English alright, from English right, from Middle English right, from Old English riht, from Proto-West Germanic reht, from Proto-Germanic rehtaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵtós — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
tok orait (Tok Pisin): permission, consent
Definitions
- permission, consent
Ancestry of “tok orait”, step by step
tok orait traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tok Pisin orait
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | orait | then |
| 2 | English | alright | Alternative form of all right; satisfactory;... |
| 3 | English | right | Straight, not bent; Of an angle, having a size of... |
| 4 | Middle English | right | A good deed, right action; A just or equitable... |
| 5 | Old English | riht | straight; right, true, correct; rightful,... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | reht | straight; right, correct; morally upright, just |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | rehtaz | right, straight; morally upright, just |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵtós | straightened, right, upright |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
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,... |