Where does “bus kanaka” come from?
bus kanaka (Tok Pisin) comes from Tok Pisin kanaka, from German Kanake, from English Candy, from Middle English sugre candy, from Old French sucre candi, from Arabic قندي, from Arabic قَنْد, from Persian کند — chip, piece, slice, bit, portion, fragment;...
bus kanaka (Tok Pisin): An uncivilised person; a person who follows a...
Definitions
- An uncivilised person; a person who follows a...
Ancestry of “bus kanaka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Tok Pisin | kanaka | aborigine; native; tribesman |
| 2 | German | Kanake | wog; Kanak or Canaque, a member of the indigenous... |
| 3 | English | Candy | — |
| 4 | Middle English | sugre candy | Alternative form of suger candy |
| 5 | Old French | sucre candi | — |
| 6 | Arabic | قندي | a Pashtun |
| 7 | Arabic | قَنْد | hard candy made by boiling cane sugar; rock candy |
| 8 | Persian | کند | blunt; dull; slow |
| 9 | Sanskrit | खण्ड | chip, piece, slice, bit, portion, fragment;... |
Words derived from “bus kanaka”