Where does “busnaip” come from?

busnaip (Tok Pisin) comes from English bush, from Middle English busshe, from Old English busc, 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.

busnaip (Tok Pisin): bush knife; machete

Definitions

  1. bush knife; machete

Ancestry of “busnaip”, step by step

busnaip traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bush

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbushA woody plant distinguished from a tree by its...
2Middle Englishbusshebush
3Old Englishbusc
4Latinboscafirewood
5Late Latinbusca
6Proto-West Germanicbuskbush, thicket
7Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via English knife

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishknifeA utensil or a tool designed for cutting,...
2Middle EnglishknyfA knife as a tool or instrument; the following...
3Old Englishcnīfknife
4Old Norseknífrknife
5Proto-Germanicknībazpincers; shears; knife
6Proto-Germanicknīpanąto pinch
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneybʰ-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH-Every word from Proto-Germanic buskazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic busk