Where does “rabis” come from?

rabis (Tok Pisin) comes from English rubbish, from Middle English rǒbǒus — rubbish.

rabis (Tok Pisin): trash, rubbish, waste

Definitions

  1. trash, rubbish, waste

Ancestry of “rabis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrubbishRefuse, waste, garbage, junk, trash; An item, or...
2Middle Englishrǒbǒusrubbish

Words derived from “rabis”

Every word from Middle English rǒbǒus →Every word from English rubbish →