Where does “bus” come from?

bus (Tok Pisin) comes from English Bush, from Middle English bush, from Old English busċ, from Latin bosca, from Late Latin busca, from Proto-West Germanic busk, from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

bus (Tok Pisin): bush

Definitions

bush

Ancestry of “bus”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	Bush	A place name
2	Middle English	bush	grove, wood; thicket, underbrush; bush; branch of...
3	Old English	busċ	—
4	Latin	bosca	firewood
5	Late Latin	busca	—
6	Proto-West Germanic	busk	bush, thicket
7	Proto-Germanic	buskaz	bush; thicket
8	Proto-Indo-European	bʰuH-	to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “bus”

bus kanaka
bus kanaka

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic buskaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic busk →