Where does “wanmak” come from?
wanmak (Tok Pisin) comes from Tok Pisin mak, from English Mark, from German mark, from Latin Mārcus, from Latin Martīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.
wanmak (Tok Pisin): person having the same size
Definitions
- person having the same size
Ancestry of “wanmak”, step by step
wanmak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tok Pisin mak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | mak | shilling; sign, brand, mark, symbol; to mark |
| 2 | English | Mark | Abbreviation of Markarian |
| 3 | German | mark | mark any of various European monetary units |
| 4 | Latin | Mārcus | — |
| 5 | Latin | Martīnus | — |
| 6 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via Tok Pisin wan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | wan | The number one; One. Used with units of... |
| 2 | English | One | The number represented by the Arabic numeral 1; the numerical value equal to that cardinal number |
| 3 | Middle English | on | on, in; on; Alternative form of oon |
| 4 | Old English | on | on, in, at, among; from |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |