Where does “buk beten” come from?
buk beten (Tok Pisin) comes from Tok Pisin buk, from English Book, from German būch, from Middle High German buoch, from Old High German buoh, from Proto-Germanic bōk, from Proto-Germanic bakaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₃g- — to bake, to roast, to fry.
buk beten (Tok Pisin): prayer book
Definitions
- prayer book
Ancestry of “buk beten”, step by step
buk beten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tok Pisin buk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | buk | book |
| 2 | English | Book | the Bible |
| 3 | German | būch | book collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge; long work fit for publication |
| 4 | Middle High German | buoch | — |
| 5 | Old High German | buoh | book |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bōk | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bakaną | to bake |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₃g- | to bake, to roast, to fry |