Where does “laisens” come from?

laisens (Tok Pisin) comes from English license, from English ls — Initialism of letterspacing; plural of l.

laisens (Tok Pisin): license

Definitions

  1. license

Ancestry of “laisens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlicenseA legal document giving official permission to do...
2EnglishlsInitialism of letterspacing; plural of l
Every word from English ls →Every word from English license →
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