Where does “tupela ten et” come from?
tupela ten et (Tok Pisin) comes from Tok Pisin et, from English eight, from Middle English eighte, from Old English eahta, from Proto-West Germanic ahtō, from Proto-Germanic ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
tupela ten et (Tok Pisin): twenty-eight
Definitions
- twenty-eight
Ancestry of “tupela ten et”, step by step
tupela ten et traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tok Pisin et
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | et | eight |
| 2 | English | eight | A numerical value equal to 8; the number... |
| 3 | Middle English | eighte | eight |
| 4 | Old English | eahta | eight |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | ahtō | eight |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ahtōu | eight |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | oḱtṓw | eight |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | aḱ- | sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,... |
via Tok Pisin tupela ten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | tupela ten | — |