Where does “hanpaus” come from?

hanpaus (Tok Pisin) comes from English pouch, from Middle English pouche, from Old Northern French pouche.

hanpaus (Tok Pisin): wallet

Definitions

  1. wallet

Ancestry of “hanpaus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpouchA small bag usually closed with a drawstring; A...
2Middle Englishpouche—
3Old Northern Frenchpouche—
Every word from Old Northern French pouche →