Where does “yau pas” come from?

yau pas (Tok Pisin) comes from Tok Pisin pas, from English pouch, from Middle English pouche, from Old Northern French pouche.

yau pas (Tok Pisin): deaf

Definitions

  1. deaf

Ancestry of “yau pas”, step by step

yau pas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tok Pisin pas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tok Pisinpaspouch; closed; shut; sealed
2EnglishpouchA small bag usually closed with a drawstring; A...
3Middle Englishpouche—
4Old Northern Frenchpouche—

via Tok Pisin yau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tok Pisinyauear
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiani-kahu—
3Proto-Austronesiani-kaSu—
Every word from Old Northern French pouche →Every word from Middle English pouche →Every word from English pouch →