Where does “kos” come from?
kos (Tok Pisin) comes from English cause, from Middle English cause, from Old French cause, from Latin causa, from Old Latin caussa, from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂.
kos (Tok Pisin): cost; cause
Ancestry of “kos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cause | The source of, or reason for, an event or action;... |
| 2 | Middle English | cause | cause |
| 3 | Old French | cause | cause |
| 4 | Latin | causa | cause, reason; case, claim, contention; motive,... |
| 5 | Old Latin | caussa | cause, reason, purpose; case, claim; Archaic form... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kawd-teh₂ | — |