Where does “bokis ais” come from?
bokis ais (Tok Pisin) comes from Tok Pisin bokis, from English box, from Middle English box, from Old English box, from Proto-West Germanic *buhsā.
bokis ais (Tok Pisin): refrigerator
Ancestry of “bokis ais”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Tok Pisin | bokis | Box; cunt, female genitalia |
| 2 | English | box | Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or... |
| 3 | Middle English | box | A cylindrical jar; A case, container or strongbox |
| 4 | Old English | box | box; box tree |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *buhsā | — |