Where does “toksave” come from?

toksave (Tok Pisin) comes from Tok Pisin tok, from English talk, from Middle English talken, from Old English tealcian, from Proto-Germanic talkōną, from Proto-Germanic talōną, from Proto-Indo-European del- — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

toksave (Tok Pisin): declaration, statement, notice, information

Definitions

  1. declaration, statement, notice, information

Ancestry of “toksave”, step by step

toksave traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tok Pisin tok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tok Pisintokmessage; news; speech; announcement; rumour; word
2EnglishtalkTo communicate, usually by means of speech; To...
3Middle Englishtalken
4Old Englishtealcianto talk, chat
5Proto-Germanictalkōnąto talk, chatter
6Proto-Germanictalōnąto tell, speak, recount; to count, to reckon
7Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

via Tok Pisin save

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tok Pisinsaveto know; to understand; to make a practice or...
2Portuguesesabe
3PortugueseSaberto know
4Old Portuguesesaber
5Latinsapĕre
Every word from Proto-Indo-European del-Every word from Proto-Germanic talōnąEvery word from Proto-Germanic talkōną