Where does “bi” come from?
bi (Translingual) comes from English Bislama, from Bislama Bislama, from French bêche-de-mer — sea cucumber.
Ancestry of “bi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bislama | A creole language spoken on the South Pacific island-nation of Vanuatu, derived from Indo-European (mainly from English) and Oceanic languages |
| 2 | Bislama | Bislama | the Bislama language |
| 3 | French | bêche-de-mer | sea cucumber |