Where does “haus samap” come from?

haus samap (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 samap (Tok Pisin): tailor shop

Definitions

  1. tailor shop

Ancestry of “haus samap”, step by step

haus samap 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 samap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tok Pisinsamapto sew or knit
2Englishsew upTo seal by sewing; To bring a matter to a full...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH-Every word from Proto-Germanic hūsąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic hūs