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Where does “kastom” come from?

kastom (English) comes from Tok Pisin kastom, from English custom, from Middle English custume, from Anglo-Norman custume, from Latin cōnsuētūdō, from Latin cōnsuēscō, from Latin suēscō, from Proto-Indo-European swe-dʰh₁-sk- — to do, put, place.

kastom (English): In Melanesia, the assertion of traditional values...

Definitions

  1. In Melanesia, the assertion of traditional values...

Ancestry of “kastom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tok Pisinkastomkastom; traditional practices, especially as done...
2EnglishcustomFrequent repetition of the same behavior; way of...
3Middle Englishcustume—
4Anglo-Normancustumecustom; tradition
5Latincōnsuētūdō—
6Latincōnsuēscō—
7Latinsuēscō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswe-dʰh₁-sk-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
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