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Where does “hetkota” come from?

hetkota (Tok Pisin) comes from English headquarters, from English quarters, from English quarter, from Middle English quarter, from Anglo-Norman quarter, from Latin quartarius, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos — and.

hetkota (Tok Pisin): headquarter

Definitions

  1. headquarter

Ancestry of “hetkota”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishheadquartersThe military installation from which troops are...
2Englishquartersplural of quarter; Housing, barracks or other...
3Englishquarter"A fourth part of something."; "Place or...
4Middle Englishquarter—
5Anglo-Normanquarter—
6Latinquartarius—
7Latinquārtus—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
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