Where does “sihijip” come from?
sihijip (Volapük) comes from Volapük hijip, 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 — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
sihijip (Volapük): Aries or the Ram (constellation)
Definitions
- Aries or the Ram (constellation)
Ancestry of “sihijip”, step by step
sihijip traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Volapük hijip
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volapük | hijip | ram |
| 2 | Volapük | jip | sheep |
| 3 | English | sheep | A woolly ruminant of the genus "Ovis"; A timid,... |
| 4 | Middle English | sheep | sheep |
| 5 | Old English | sċēap | sheep |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | skāp | sheep |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skapą | shape |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |
via Volapük si
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volapük | si | yes |