Where does “tupela ten tri” come from?
tupela ten tri (Tok Pisin) comes from Tok Pisin tri, from English three, from Middle English thre, from Old English þrī, from Proto-West Germanic þrīʀ, from Proto-Germanic þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
tupela ten tri (Tok Pisin): twenty-three
Definitions
- twenty-three
Ancestry of “tupela ten tri”, step by step
tupela ten tri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tok Pisin tri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | tri | three |
| 2 | English | three | A numerical value after two and before four.... |
| 3 | Middle English | thre | three |
| 4 | Old English | þrī | three |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | þrīʀ | three |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þrīz | three |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |
via Tok Pisin tupela ten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | tupela ten | — |