Where does “haus karai” come from?

haus karai (Tok Pisin) comes from Tok Pisin haus, from English House, from Middle English hous, from Old English hūs, from Proto-West Germanic hūs, from Proto-Germanic hūsą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

haus karai (Tok Pisin): place of mourning

Definitions

  1. place of mourning

Ancestry of “haus karai”, step by step

haus karai traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tok Pisin haus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tok Pisinhaushouse; building
2EnglishHouseA particular chamber of political representation
3Middle Englishhoushouse, residence; house of worship, temple;...
4Old Englishhūsdwelling, shelter, house; house
5Proto-West Germanichūshouse
6Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via Tok Pisin karai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tok PisinkaraiTo cry; To mourn
2EnglishcryTo shed tears; to weep; To utter loudly; to call...
3Middle Englishcriento shout; to cry out
4Old Frenchcrierto cry out; to shout
5Vulgar Latincritare
6LatinquiritoI call upon for help; I scream, shriek; I protest...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwey-to hiss, to whistle, to whisper; to shine, white,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH-Every word from Proto-Germanic hūsąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic hūs
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