Where does “wanpisin” come from?
wanpisin (Tok Pisin) comes from Tok Pisin pisin, from English pidgin, from Chinese Pidgin English pidgin, from English business, from Middle English busines, from Old English bisiġnes, from Old English -nes, from Proto-West Germanic -nassī — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
wanpisin (Tok Pisin): person from the same tribe or clan
Definitions
- person from the same tribe or clan
Ancestry of “wanpisin”, step by step
wanpisin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tok Pisin pisin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | pisin | bird; clan; any pidgin or creole |
| 2 | English | pidgin | An amalgamation of two disparate languages, used... |
| 3 | Chinese Pidgin English | pidgin | business |
| 4 | English | business | A specific commercial enterprise or... |
| 5 | Middle English | busines | — |
| 6 | Old English | bisiġnes | business, busyness |
| 7 | Old English | -nes | Used to form abstract nouns, usually from... |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | -nassī | Used to form abstract nouns, usually from... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | -inassuz | -ness |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | -ī | -ness, -th |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
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 |