Where does “kanaka” come from?
kanaka (Tok Pisin) comes from German Kanake, from English Candy, from Middle English sugre candy, from Old French sucre candi, from Arabic قندي, from Arabic قَنْد, from Persian کند, from Sanskrit खण्ड — chip, piece, slice, bit, portion, fragment;...
kanaka (Tok Pisin): aborigine; native; tribesman
Definitions
- aborigine; native; tribesman
Ancestry of “kanaka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kanake | wog; Kanak or Canaque, a member of the indigenous... |
| 2 | English | Candy | A pet form of the female given name Candace or Candice |
| 3 | Middle English | sugre candy | Alternative form of suger candy |
| 4 | Old French | sucre candi | — |
| 5 | Arabic | قندي | a Pashtun |
| 6 | Arabic | قَنْد | hard candy made by boiling cane sugar; rock candy |
| 7 | Persian | کند | blunt; dull; slow |
| 8 | Sanskrit | खण्ड | chip, piece, slice, bit, portion, fragment;... |