Where does “bus kanaka” come from?
bus kanaka (English) comes from Tok Pisin bus kanaka, from Tok Pisin kanaka, from German Kanake, from English Candy, from Middle English sugre candy, from Old French sucre candi, from Arabic قندي, from Arabic قَنْد — chip, piece, slice, bit, portion, fragment;...
bus kanaka (English): An uncivilised person; a person who follows a...
Definitions
- An uncivilised person; a person who follows a...
Ancestry of “bus kanaka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | bus kanaka | An uncivilised person; a person who follows a... |
| 2 | Tok Pisin | kanaka | aborigine; native; tribesman |
| 3 | German | Kanake | wog; Kanak or Canaque, a member of the indigenous... |
| 4 | English | Candy | A pet form of the female given name Candace or Candice |
| 5 | Middle English | sugre candy | Alternative form of suger candy |
| 6 | Old French | sucre candi | — |
| 7 | Arabic | قندي | a Pashtun |
| 8 | Arabic | قَنْد | hard candy made by boiling cane sugar; rock candy |
| 9 | Persian | کند | blunt; dull; slow |
| 10 | Sanskrit | खण्ड | chip, piece, slice, bit, portion, fragment;... |