Where does “koriteira” come from?

koriteira (Rotokas) comes from Tok Pisin kontena, from English container, from Middle English conteyner.

koriteira (Rotokas): container

Definitions

  1. container

Ancestry of “koriteira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tok Pisinkontenacontainer
2EnglishcontainerSomeone who contains; something that contains; An...
3Middle Englishconteyner—
Every word from Middle English conteyner →Every word from English container →Every word from Tok Pisin kontena →