Where does “wokhat” come from?

wokhat (Tok Pisin) comes from Frankish -hard, from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.

wokhat (Tok Pisin): hard work

Definitions

  1. hard work

Ancestry of “wokhat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankish-hardhardy, bold
2Proto-Germanicharduzhard; brave
3Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
4Proto-Turkic*keŕ-to travel, tour
Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ-
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