Where does “jijip” come from?
jijip (Volapük) comes from Volapük jip, from English sheep, from Middle English sheep, from Old English sċēap, from Proto-West Germanic skāp, from Proto-Germanic skapą, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
jijip (Volapük): ewe
Ancestry of “jijip”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Volapük | jip | sheep |
| 2 | English | sheep | A woolly ruminant of the genus "Ovis"; A timid,... |
| 3 | Middle English | sheep | sheep |
| 4 | Old English | sċēap | sheep |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skāp | sheep |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skapą | shape |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |