Where does “sak” come from?
sak (Tok Pisin) comes from English shark, from German Schurke — villain, scoundrel.
sak (Tok Pisin): shark
Ancestry of “sak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | shark | A scaleless, predatory fish of the superorder... |
| 2 | German | Schurke | villain, scoundrel |