Where does “haus tambaran” come from?

haus tambaran (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 tambaran (Tok Pisin): ancestor worship house

Definitions

  1. ancestor worship house

Ancestry of “haus tambaran”, step by step

haus tambaran 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 tambaran

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tok Pisintambarandemon; spirit; ghost
2Tolaitabaran
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH-Every word from Proto-Germanic hūsąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic hūs