Where does “mabol” come from?

mabol (Tok Pisin) comes from English marble, from Middle English marble, from Old French marbre, from Latin marmor, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος, from Indo-European *mer-.

mabol (Tok Pisin): marble

Definitions

  1. marble

Ancestry of “mabol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmarbleA rock of crystalline limestone; A small ball,...
2Middle Englishmarble
3Old Frenchmarbremarble
4Latinmarmora block or piece of marble; pulverized marble,...
5Ancient Greekμάρμαροςcrystalline rock; marble
6Indo-European*mer-
Every word from Indo-European *mer-Every word from Ancient Greek μάρμαροςEvery word from Latin marmor