Where does “pilaia” come from?

pilaia (Tok Pisin) comes from English player, from Middle English pleyer, from Old English pleġere — player, athlete, wrestler.

pilaia (Tok Pisin): player

Definitions

  1. player

Ancestry of “pilaia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishplayerOne that plays; One who is playful; one without...
2Middle EnglishpleyerOne who makes entertainment for themselves; One...
3Old Englishpleġereplayer, athlete, wrestler
Every word from Old English pleġere →Every word from Middle English pleyer →Every word from English player →