Where does “xu làpi knewël” come from?
xu làpi knewël (Unami) comes from Tagalog lapi, from Spanish lápiz, from Italian lapis, from Latin lapis, from Proto-Italic *lapets — stone.
xu làpi knewël (Unami): see you later a farewell
Definitions
- see you later a farewell
Ancestry of “xu làpi knewël”, step by step
xu làpi knewël traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog lapi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | lapi | joining or attaching a part to a whole; affix |
| 2 | Spanish | lápiz | pencil |
| 3 | Italian | lapis | pencil; sanguine |
| 4 | Latin | lapis | a stone; a milestone; a boundary stone |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *lapets | stone |
via Unami [[new
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unami | [[new | — |
via Unami knewël]]
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unami | knewël]] | — |