Where does “wetliva” come from?

wetliva (Tok Pisin) comes from Tok Pisin liva, from English Liver, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.

wetliva (Tok Pisin): lung

Definitions

  1. lung

Ancestry of “wetliva”, step by step

wetliva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tok Pisin liva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tok Pisinlivaliver; the mind, used in context of memory and...
2EnglishLiverFrom or pertaining to Liverpool
3English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
4Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
5Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
6Latin-ārefirst conjugation
7Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
8Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
11Chichewaiyehe, she

via Tok Pisin wet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tok Pisinwetwet; wait
2EnglishwetMade up of liquid or moisture, usually water; Of...
3Middle Englishwetwet, watery; wet, rainy; liquid, fluid
4Middle Englishwetento wet
5Old Englishwǣtanto wet, moisten, water
6Proto-Germanicwētijanąto wet; make wet
7Indo-European*wed-
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from English -erEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti